Khairil Zhafri

Honestly, I am not so familiar with the ($postclass = ($post == $posts[0])) bit. I have tried to use it but it made the following lines so complicated.

You can still use what I suggest.

<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
 <?php query_posts("showposts=1"); // show one latest post only ?>
  <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
   <div class="entry-head firstpost">
   LATEST POST:
   <!-- all the usual template tags here i.e. title, excerpts, date, etc.  -->
   </div>
  <?php endwhile; ?>
 <?php query_posts("showposts=4&offset=1"); // show 4 latests posts excluding the latest ?>
  <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
   <div class="entry-head">
   <!-- all the usual template tags here i.e. title, excerpts, date, etc.  -->
   </div>
 <?php endwhile; ?>
<?php else: ?>
 <!-- Error message when no post published -->
<?php endif; ?>

It may be a bit longer since you repeat most of the template tags twice but it works.

Oh, forgot to mention. I use domain pointers. Set new.net to point at main.com.

I have thought of a similar idea. Then I tried to add the following in wp-config.php and it works.

$hostname = $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'];
$hostname = str_replace('www.', '', $hostname);
if ($hostname == 'new.net') {
define('WP_SITEURL', 'https://new.net');
define('WP_HOME', 'https://new.net');
}

What exactly you are trying to do?

Is it something like this? Then, I’ve offered a solution.

Just instal on a subdomain. This is what I usually do:

My main site is: https://www.mainsite.com

Thenk I have an idea of a new project using WP, so I install it at:

thenewproject.com.mainsite.com

sometimes i have too many such ideas, i do like this:

thenewproject.com.1.mainsite.com
theotherproject.net.1.mainsite.com
thenewproject.com.2.mainsite.com
theotherproject.net.2.mainsite.com

my hosting allowed multiple domains, so I just add the projects as new domains. you can still use subdomains.

I was trying to do something similar and discovered something pretty simple. You may try the following:

<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
 <?php query_posts("showposts=1"); // show one latest post only ?>
  <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
   <!-- the latest post here -->
  <?php endwhile; ?>
 <?php query_posts("showposts=4&offset=1"); // show 4 latests posts excluding the latest ?>
  <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
   <!-- the subsequent posts here -->
 <?php endwhile; ?>
<?php else: ?>
 <!-- Error message when no post published -->
<?php endif; ?>

Hope it helps. ??