slowtwitch-news/archive.php

<?php get_header() ?>
<div class="st-article-section-topper"></div>
<div class="st-main-grid">
    <div class="st-article-archives">
        <?php
        $count = $wp_the_query->post_count;
        $article_number = 0;
        custom_breadcrumbs();
        if (have_posts()) {
            while (have_posts()) {
                the_post(); 
                $category = get_the_category()[0];
                $count++;
                $article_number++;
                if ($article_number == 1) {
                    $author = get_userdata( $post->post_author );
                ?>
                <article class="st-article-archive-article st-article-archive-article-featured">
                    <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="st-article-section-wide-article__image-link">
                        <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
                    </a>
                    <div class="st-article-section-wide-article__text-container">
                        <a href="<?php echo home_url($category->slug); ?>"
                            class="st-article-section-wide-article__category-link"><?php echo $category->name; ?></a>
                        <a class="st-article-section-wide-article__title" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
                            <h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3>
                        </a>
                        <p class="st-article-section-wide-article__excerpt"><?php the_excerpt(); ?></p>
                        <a href="<?php echo get_author_posts_url( $post->post_author ); ?>" class="st-article-section-main-article__author-link">by <?php echo $author->display_name; ?>, <?php the_time('F j, Y'); ?></a>
                    </div>
                    </a>
                </article>
                <?php
                } else {
                ?>
                <article class="st-article-archive-article">
                    <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="st-article-section-wide-article__image-link">
                        <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
                    </a>
                    <div class="st-article-section-wide-article__text-container">
                        <a href="<?php echo home_url($category->slug); ?>"
                            class="st-article-section-wide-article__category-link"><?php echo $category->name; ?></a>
                        <a class="st-article-section-wide-article__title" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
                            <h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3>
                        </a>
                        <p class="st-article-section-wide-article__excerpt"><?php the_excerpt(); ?></p>
                    </div>
                    </a>
                </article>
                <?php
                }
            }
        }
        
        wp_reset_postdata();
        ?>
        <!-- HERE IS WHERE THE AD WILL GO -->
    </div>
    <?php list_pagination($count); ?>
</div>

<?php get_footer() ?>