homepage.php

<?php
/*
Template Name: Homepage
*/
?>

<?php get_header(); ?>

<section class="content">

    <?php get_template_part('inc/page-title'); ?>

    <div class="pad group">

        <?php get_template_part('inc/featured'); ?>

        <?php
            // remove default pre_get_posts action
            remove_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'alx_pre_get_posts' );

            // set posts per page variable
            $nbr_posts = 6;

            // get featured image post ids and set query arguments
            if ( ot_get_option('featured-posts-count') != '0' ) :
                // Get featured post ids
                $featured_post_ids = alx_get_featured_post_ids();
                // Exclude posts
                if ( $featured_post_ids && !ot_get_option('featured-posts-include') ) :
                    $args = array( 'post__not_in' => $featured_post_ids, 'posts_per_page' => $nbr_posts );
                else:
                    $args = array( 'posts_per_page' => $nbr_posts );
                endif;
            endif;

            // run query for home page
            $homepage_posts = new WP_Query( $args );

            // reinstate default pre_get_posts action
            add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'alx_pre_get_posts' );
        ?>

        <?php if ( $homepage_posts->have_posts() ) : ?>

            <?php if ( ot_get_option('blog-standard') == 'on' ): ?>
                <?php while ( $homepage_posts->have_posts() ): $homepage_posts->the_post(); ?>
                    <?php get_template_part('content-standard'); ?>
                <?php endwhile; ?>
            <?php else: ?>
            <div class="post-list group">
                <?php $i = 1; echo '<div class="post-row">'; while ( $homepage_posts->have_posts() ): $homepage_posts->the_post(); ?>
                    <?php get_template_part('content'); ?>
                <?php if($i % 2 == 0) { echo '</div><div class="post-row">'; } $i++; endwhile; echo '</div>'; ?>
            </div><!--/.post-list-->
            <?php endif; ?>

        <?php endif; ?>

    </div><!--/.pad-->

</section><!--/.content-->

<?php get_sidebar(); ?>

<?php get_footer(); ?>