Genesis Grid Loop - Part 2

functions.php

<?php

/**
 * Prepare the grid loop.
 * 
 * Takes care of existing query arguments for the page e.g. if it's a category
 * archive page, then the "cat" argument is carried into the grid loop, unless
 * it's overwritten in the $grid_args.
 *  
 * @author Gary Jones
 * @link   http://code.garyjones.co.uk/genesis-grid-loop-advanced/
 *
 * @uses genesis_grid_loop() Requires Genesis 1.5
 */
function child_do_grid_loop() {

	global $query_string, $paged;

	// Ensure the arguments for the normal query for the page are carried forwards
	parse_str( $query_string, $query_args );
			
	// Create an array of arguments for the loop - can be grid-specific, or
	// normal query_posts() arguments to alter the loop
	$grid_args = array(
		'features'              => 1,
		'feature_image_size'    => 0,
		'feature_image_class'   => 'alignleft post-image',
		'feature_content_limit' => 0,
		'grid_image_size'       => 'grid-thumbnail',
		'grid_image_class'      => 'alignleft post-image',
		'grid_content_limit'    => 0,
		'more'                  => __( 'Continue reading &#x2192;', 'genesis' ),
		'posts_per_page'        => 6
	);

	// Make sure the first page has a balanced grid
	if ( 0 == $paged )
		// If first page, add number of features to grid posts, so balance is maintained
		$grid_args['posts_per_page'] += $grid_args['features'];
	else
		// Keep the offset maintained from our page 1 adjustment
		$grid_args['offset'] = ( $paged - 1 ) * $grid_args['posts_per_page'] + $grid_args['features'];

	// Merge the standard query for this page, and our preferred loop arguments
	genesis_grid_loop( array_merge( $query_args, $grid_args ) );

}