Post divider in the loop

this will need some changes to the css styles, and possibly changes to the php structure and html.

details depend on the used theme.

for example I am looking to make so after say 5 vertical posts there are 3posts that line up horizontal with smaller headlines, and then the vertical post feed continues.

one possiblity would be to add a counter variable to the loop; and add special css classes to post 6 to 8; then style these posts in narrower container divs, with different title sizes; or even change the post output for these posts;

if you need an example, it might be more productive to do this with an actual theme in mind.

I am using the Mimbo magazine theme. If you could provide an example I will most likely be able to do it.

i have a problem with the way mimbo shows posts on the front page and your question; after the featured post, the theme only seems to show 4 posts with excerpt, then the rest as titles only; how does your idea fit in with that?
also, the theme has a very narrow central column; how could this take three posts side-by-side?

in general, the index.php already uses a postcounter, which you could use;
a possible integration into index.php of the ‘mimbo’ theme:
https://pastebin.com/SevbcS6K

styles to use for example:

.narrow.recent-excerpts { width: 30%; float:left; margin-right: 5%; }
.narrow.recent-excerpts h4 { font-size:90%; }
.narrow-7 { margin-right:0!important; }

(totally untested)

I have modified the theme to make it show 30 posts on the frontpage in the with this code :elseif( $postcount > 0 && $postcount <= 30)

I tried implementing the code as below but nothing happened. Is there anything that I have missed, it seems to me that it should work this way. And the css classes aswell.

I tried the code below:

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https://pastebin.com/gPEezjty

:elseif( $postcount > 0 && $postcount <= 30)

in this case, try to add the (slightly adapted) edited area directly after that line;

see:
https://pastebin.com/SAWFdqMY

I get this error message when using the code:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in …/index.php on line 55

my mistake:

please add a ?> after this section:

else {
//MAIN EDIT ENDS HERE (there is more edit to close the if/else later)

so it should look like:

else {
//MAIN EDIT ENDS HERE (there is more edit to close the if/else later)
?>

Unfortunately that did not do it either, I get a different error saying:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ELSE in …/index.php on line 79

Do you know why that is?

my mistake again ??

(a forgotten php opening tag)

this should do:
https://pastebin.com/y4319zDC

Thats works yes! Ironically I just realized that my question was a little bit of target. What I really wanted to fix was so that the posts that has a thumbnail image, align next to eachother 3 in one row and positioned after the fifth post. Posts without thumbnail image should just continue in the normal flow.

Can we just change the if statement?

that the posts that has a thumbnail image, align next to eachother 3 in one row and positioned after the fifth post. Posts without thumbnail image should just continue in the normal flow.

this is just a bit beyond my imagination – can you post a link to your site to illustrate your idea?