We are working on a site where the first query on archive is displayed featured.
<?php $firstonly = 0; // Set the variable to 0 so we can check for it later. if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?> <h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2> <?php if ($firstonly < 1) { // Check if it's been displayed echo "Show only on First"; $firstExcerpt++; // Changes the variable so that next time, it won't show }; ?> <?php endwhile; endif; ?>