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Post Index Helpers

A variety of template tags related to the index/position of a post within a loop's listing of posts.

By Scott Reilly·Loop·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 11 months ago
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As of April 2026, Post Index Helpers is a WordPress loop plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 5.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Top alternative: Elementor Custom Skin.

0/5Rating
10active installs
5.5K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010

Overview

This plugin provides thirteen handy template tags that relate to the index/position of a post within a loop’s listing of posts.

Some of the template tags provided by this plugin relate to the position of the current post within the current loop:

  • c2c_is_first()
  • c2c_is_last()
  • c2c_is_at_index()
  • c2c_is_even()
  • c2c_is_odd()
  • c2c_get_the_index()
  • c2c_is_index_within()
  • c2c_the_index()

Other functions help you get a post (or posts) at a given position in the current loop:

  • c2c_get_post_by_index()
  • c2c_get_posts_by_index()

While the remaining three functions relate to index information about the loop in general:

  • c2c_get_last_index()
  • c2c_is_post_in_loop()
  • c2c_is_valid_index()

Please see the Template Tags section (in some places found under the Other Notes section) for descriptions of all the…

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Compatibility

WordPress2.8+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5
PHPfalse+ required

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Changelog

1.4.5 (2025-04-19)

  • Change: Note compatibility through WP 6.8+
  • Change: Note compatibility through PHP 8.3+
  • Change: Update copyright date (2025)
  • Unit tests:
    • Change: Explicitly define return type for overridden methods

    …and 1 more changes

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Scott ReillyScott Reilly
Plugin Info
Version
1.4.5
Last Updated
Apr 20, 2025
WP Requires
2.8+
Tested Up To
6.8.5
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
5.5K+
Added
Sep 13, 2010
Business
Free

Tags

looppostindexpositiontemplate tags

Developer

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Scott Reilly
63 plugins0.1M+ total installs
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