Title: Output
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Output

 *  Resolved [Philip](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prose976/)
 * (@prose976)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/output/)
 * Hello. Fantastic plugin, but I would like to address a couple of difficulties
   I am experiencing with it.
 * 1. I don’t quite understand how to create my own layout with html.
    2. This may
   be part of question #1, but I need to control the “output” or spacing before 
   the widget.
 * I would appreciate any guidance, tips, trick or references you may have to help
   me customize my output and control what my results look like.
 * Thanks a million.
 * Philip
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/)
 * (@hcabrera)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/output/#post-4949364)
 * Hi Phillip,
 * This can be achieved in three different ways:
 * **Suggested method** (maximum flexibility, but requires a bit of coding knowledge):
   [here](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/first-thumbnail-bigger-with-post-excerpt)
   I posted a sample code that retrieves the thumbnail and excerpt only for the 
   first post, and then it just returns the regular output. You can use this example
   as a base for your custom list. Be aware that the filter will change in the future,
   since this feature is completely experimental on version 2.3.7 (it wasn’t even
   announced on the changelog, but it works).
 * **Method 2** (slightly less flexible but still does the job with a little bit
   of work): the widget allows customization by enabling the _Custom HTML markup_
   feature. The **post html** field uses special tags called _Content tags_ (see
   more at _wp-admin > Settings > WordPress Popular Posts > FAQ,_ scroll down to
   the end of the page) to format the output.
 * **Method 3:** similarly to the widget counterpart, the [wpp shortcode](http://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/installation/)
   uses the special parameters `wpp_start`, `wpp_end` and `post_html` to let people
   customize the HTML output of the list (see more at _wp-admin > Settings > WordPress
   Popular Posts > FAQ,_ scroll down to the end of the page).
 * Be aware that using any of the methods above will make the listing lose its default
   CSS styling – so you would also need to customize the CSS part on your own (for
   example, by adding your own CSS classes to the HTML output and then style the
   list to your liking).
 * I’m know that the above might be a bit complex/overwhelming for the regular non-
   geek user, so if you need any help please let me know.

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 * Last reply from: [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/)
 * Last activity: [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/output/#post-4949364)
 * Status: resolved