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hello,

I have tried to figure out a way but I can’t seem to.

I would like it so it doesn’t repeat the “1.” 5 times, I want it to increase to 1-5 in each <li> item. Is it possible and how can I achieve it if it is?

{exp:weblog:entries weblog="recent_artwork" orderby="date" sort="desc" limit="5"}
                <li><a href="http://{recent_artwork_link}"><strong>1. </strong>{title}</a></li>
{/exp:weblog:entries}

I can’t just add a field for a number as the list will be updated with new items frequently.

Thanks!

You can leave out the number and just you the ol tag outside of exp:weblog:entries.

<ol>
{exp:weblog:entries weblog="recent_artwork" orderby="date" sort="desc" limit="5"}
<li><a href="http://{recent_artwork_link}">{title}</a></li>
{/exp:weblog:entries}
</ol>

How about using the {count} variable instead?

<strong>{count}. </strong>

How about using the {count} variable instead?

Yeah, even better! :D

I actually prefer your method - if you’re using a list; then an ordered list will do this semantically.  My method is better if you’re not using a list already.

What you could do to clean yours up in case there are no entries that meet the requirements:

{exp:weblog:entries weblog="recent_artwork" orderby="date" sort="desc" limit="5"}

{if count == "1"}
<ol>
{/if}

<li><a href="http://{recent_artwork_link}">{title}</a></li>

{if count == total_results}
</ol>
{/if}

{/exp:weblog:entries}

Plenty of options here. =)

thank you so much for the quick help, the {count} worked perfect! 😊

oh and btw, I can’t have a <ol> because of the certain style I need. So I am forced with the <li>

I’m not really following that - it is invalid to use li without an ol or ul.  If you want to validate your pages, you need to tell it what type of list and style it via CSS.

But we’re out of EE land now, so I’ll defer to the more experienced designers. =)

Semantically speaking, using an li tag without an ol or ul container will produce invalid code.

But, it won’t prevent the code li tags from displaying…just prevent it from validating.

Unless you’re surrounding the li tags with the ul tags…then I guess that makes sense…not wanting to use the default ol list styles, maybe?

ahh I’m sorry, I am half asleep, been coding this site in EE all night,  got me all weird 😛

I mean that I can’t use a <ol> because I can’t get a certain style with it that I can by using the <ul>.

sorry for the confusion!

Ah, then count is a good option. =)

thank you lisa for your help 😊 and TechWench 😊