First post full width, rest in two columns

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Here is my loop

<?php if ( have_posts() ) : ?>

        <?php /* Start the Loop */ ?>

<?php $i = 0; while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();  ?>
    <?php if ($i++ == 0) : ?>

        <div class="entry-content-main">
        <?php get_template_part( 'content', get_post_format() ); ?>
        </div>

    <?php else: ?>

        <div class="entry-content-rest">
        <?php get_template_part( 'content', get_post_format() ); ?>
        </div>

    <?php endif; ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>

and my css

.entry-content-rest {
    width: 48.5%;
    float: left;
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
    border-radius: 7px;
    }

This displays my content as follow

Post1

Post2      Post3

Post4      Post5

My problem is, say post 2 is longer (have more contents) than post 3, then my columns is displayed way wacky like this

Post1

Post2      Post3

open       Post4

Post5      Post6

Any suggestions to fix this

3 Answers
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you could rewrite the full code and use the build-in loop counter $wp_query->current_post to fix the css classses and add a class for the first post per row to clear the float to prevent the ‘wacky sticking’;

example:

<?php if ( have_posts() ) : ?>

<?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();  ?>
        <?php /* Start the Loop */ ?>

        <div class="entry-content-<?php echo (( $wp_query->current_post == 0 ) ? 'main' : 'rest' ); if( $wp_query->current_post%2 == 1 ) echo ' left-post'; ?>">
        <?php get_template_part( 'content', get_post_format() ); ?>
        </div>

<?php endwhile; ?>

additional css:

.left-post { clear: left; }

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