Comments on: Alternate Background Color of Blog Posts

By: Christian Ross

Christian Ross — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:04:47 +0000

Again, thanks for the help. Works like a champ. Still some tweaking and browser testing/adjusting to work on but thought I'd at least show it off. http://christianross.net I wrote a quick note about the process on the 19th but plan to do a better one in the next couple of days. I'll make sure to give credit where it is due.

By: David Cooley

David Cooley — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:52:00 +0000

Christian, Glad I could help, and thanks for the coffee !

I would love to see what you do with it.

By: Christian Ross

Christian Ross — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:47:17 +0000

David, you rock!

The code works perfect! I changed the styling to suit my needs but other than that it is spot on.

Just threw a cup of coffee your way via PayPal.

Thanks for the help and the speed at which it was provided.

By: David Cooley

David Cooley — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:30:47 +0000

Christian, Interesting idea, I just had to test it. Since the default order is newest post first, you can just loop through starting at the first post. Here is the working code to change colors for 5 posts on a page. Color posts by date The first post stays your default color, then it starts fading grey, it could be expanded and improved, I just spent a few minutes to test it.

By: Christian Ross

Christian Ross — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:41:33 +0000

Any idea how to adjust the CSS for each post on the index.php by age? I am hoping to have 5 posts listed and as they get older fade slightly in color.

Thanks in advance.

By: netfuel

netfuel — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:11:06 +0000

I used this with blueprint CSS to append the “last” on alternating posts. The result is a wonderful grid of posts. It worked ravishingly. Thanks!

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How To: Alternating Your Post Background Colors | [Blog Tutorials] — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:14:06 +0000

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By: Marry

Marry — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:26:23 +0000

making comments coloured is a very nice thing, but i think colouring posts is also going to be a fun

By: dizi izle

dizi izle — Mon, 05 May 2008 08:14:13 +0000

thank you

Let you know once we get it working.

By: Jim Mirkalami

Jim Mirkalami — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:55:32 +0000

Nice! Alternating colors makes it easier to read because you can identify the beginning and end easier. Thatnk you for the short howto.