# Different HTML structure for different post categories in the same loop?

**URL:** <https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/different-html-structure-for-different-post-categories-in-the-same-loop/7361>\
**Category:** Pinegrow WP\
**Tags:** wordpress\
**Created:** [December 10, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/different-html-structure-for-different-post-categories-in-the-same-loop/7361 "2022-12-10T03:09:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beardmancer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/beardmancer/32/5055_2.png) [@Beardmancer](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Beardmancer)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/different-html-structure-for-different-post-categories-in-the-same-loop/7361/1 "2022-12-10T03:09:42Z")

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I have something I want to try, but after some research I’m not sure where to start.

Let’s say I have a post category called **Photos** , for which each post should display an image in the loop, similar to this:

```auto
<div class="category-photos">
  <img src="feature-image-here"></img>
</div>

```

Also, in the same loop, I want to show posts from a category called “Trips”, which should each contain a headline element:

```auto
<div class="category-trips">
  <h2>The Title of the Post</h2>
</div>

```

I want these different structures to be presented in chronological order in the same loop, mixed together. However, posts from each category will require a different structure, with images for **Photos** and headlines for **Trips**.

Is there a way to do this with Wordpress Actions like The Loop or Show Posts - Smart? If not, is there a way to write a custom loop for my Wordpress theme in Pinegrow? I’m not confident in my ability to do the latter, but maybe I could cobble it together by creating two separate loops, then copying and pasting the code preview into a custom php if statement?

I’m open to any ideas.

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**Author:** ![Beardmancer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/beardmancer/32/5055_2.png) [@Beardmancer](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Beardmancer)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/different-html-structure-for-different-post-categories-in-the-same-loop/7361/2 "2022-12-10T03:39:20Z")

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Ha—I’ve been thinking and experimenting on this for weeks with no luck, and of course minutes after I posted the question I found a possible lead. There is a WP Conditional called **IF In\_category** that seems to allow filtering the use of different HTML elements for posts in specific categories.

It’s late and I’ll have to stop for the night before I have it working right. In the meantime, if anyone knows of documentation for **IF In\_category** or some other solution that might work, I would be very interested.

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**Author:** ![miasmith](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/miasmith/32/6293_2.png) [@miasmith](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/miasmith)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/different-html-structure-for-different-post-categories-in-the-same-loop/7361/3 "2024-05-16T09:22:29Z")

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Thanks @Beardmancer it is really helpful.