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I am trying to add a WP Query code that will list all the post in my wordpress blog.

This code will be in a custom template under my created page in my wordpress blog.

The purpose of this wp query code is to display all post on a unique div classes and has a different html/php structure. For example, Post # 1 will display the title and the excerpt while the Post # 2 will display the title and the content and so on.

Below is the aforementioned code:

<?php /*** Template Name: Custom Page - Blog */ get_header(); ?>

<!-- START of WP Query -->

<?php $the_query = new WP_Query( array("post_type"=>'post')); ?>

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

<?php while ($the_query->have_posts()) : $the_query->the_post(); ?>

<?php $count++; ?>

<?php if ($count == 1) : ?>
<div class="item1">
 <span>Post 1 </span><?php the_title(); ?>
</div><!-- .item# --> 

<?php elseif ($count == 2) : ?> 
<div class="item2">
<span>Post 2 </span><?php the_title(); ?>
</div><!-- .item# --> 

<?php elseif ($count == 3) : ?> 
<div class="item3">
 <span>Post 3 </span><?php the_title(); ?>
</div><!-- .item# --> 

<?php elseif ($count == 4) : ?> 
<div class="item4">
 <span>Post 4 </span><?php the_title(); ?>
</div><!-- .item# --> 

<?php elseif ($count == 5) : ?> 
<div class="item5">
 <span>Post 5</span><?php the_title(); ?>
</div><!-- .item# -->

<?php elseif ($count <= 7) : ?> 
<div class="item6">
 <span>Post 6 to 7 </span><?php the_title(); ?>
</div><!-- .item# -->

<?php elseif ($count >= 8 && $count <= 16) : ?> 
<div class="item6">
 <span>Post 8 to 15 </span><?php the_title(); ?>
</div><!-- .item# -->

<?php elseif ($count >= 17) : ?> 
<div class="item6">
 <span>Post 16 onwards - </span><?php the_title(); ?><?php the_excerpt(); ?>
</div><!-- .item# -->


 <?php
 global $wp_query;

 $big = 999999999; // need an unlikely integer

 echo paginate_links( array(
 'base' => str_replace( $big, '%#%', esc_url( get_pagenum_link( $big ) ) ),
 'format' => '?paged=%#%',
 'current' => max( 1, get_query_var('paged') ),
 'total' => $wp_query->max_num_pages
 ) );
 ?>


<?php else : ?>

<?php endif; ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php else : ?>
<p><?php esc_html_e( 'Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.' ); ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>

<!-- END of WP Query -->

The issue with the code above is its not properly displaying what I want. It displays the post # 1 to 5 but after that it doesnt follow the conditions $count >= 5 || $count <= 7, $count >= 8 || $count <= 15, $count >= 8 || $count <= 15 and $count >= 16.

Also the code for numbered pagination doesn't work. It don't display anything:

<?php
global $wp_query;

 $big = 999999999; // need an unlikely integer

 echo paginate_links( array(
 'base' => str_replace( $big, '%#%', esc_url( get_pagenum_link( $big ) ) ),
 'format' => '?paged=%#%',
 'current' => max( 1, get_query_var('paged') ),
 'total' => $wp_query->max_num_pages
 ) );
?>

Also, here's the link of my webpage so you can see what's happening when the code is implemented.

any ideas? any help that you can offer is very much appreciated. Thank you very much!

You should review PHP Logical Operators. The || operator in the elseif ($count >= 5 || $count <= 7) condition will pull anything >= 5 OR anything <=7, which is any and all numbers. The same applies to the following condition with 8 and 15, so the following solution should fix your problem:

Post 1

<?php elseif ($count == 2) : ?> 
<div class="item2">
<span>Post 2</span><?php the_title(); ?><?php the_content(); ?>
</div><!-- .item# --> 

<?php elseif ($count == 3) : ?> 
<div class="item3">
 <span>Post 3</span><?php the_title(); ?><?php the_author(); ?>
</div><!-- .item# --> 

<?php elseif ($count == 4) : ?> 
<div class="item4">
 <span>Post 4</span><?php the_title(); ?><?php the_title(); ?>
</div><!-- .item# --> 

<?php elseif ($count == 5) : ?> 
<div class="item5">
 <span>Post 5</span><?php the_title(); ?>
</div><!-- .item# -->

<?php elseif ($count >= 5 && $count <= 7) : ?> 
<div class="item6">
 <span>Post 6 to 7</span><?php the_title(); ?>
</div><!-- .item# -->

<?php elseif ($count >= 8 && $count <= 15) : ?> 
<div class="item6">
 <span>Post 8 onwards - </span><?php the_title(); ?><?php the_excerpt(); ?>
</div><!-- .item# -->

<?php elseif ($count >= 16) : ?> 
<div class="item6">
 <span>Post 8 onwards - </span><?php the_title(); ?><?php the_excerpt(); ?>
</div><!-- .item# -->

NOTE:
The better solution is to omit the second part of these comparisons, because we already know that it is >= 5 for the first one and >= 8 for the second one. Easiest, cleanest solution looks like this:

...

<?php elseif ($count <= 7) : ?> 
<div class="item6">
 <span>Post 6 to 7</span><?php the_title(); ?>
</div><!-- .item# -->

<?php elseif ($count <= 15) : ?> 
<div class="item6">
 <span>Post 8 onwards - </span><?php the_title(); ?><?php the_excerpt(); ?>
</div><!-- .item# -->

...

EDIT
The question has changed, and the above code may hold some value, so I am keeping it, but the last two conditions should look like this:

From the previous conditions, we already know that $count is >= 8, so removing that portion of the second-to-last condition will work fine:

<?php elseif ($count <= 16) : ?> 
<div class="item6">
 <span>Post 8 to 16 </span><?php the_title(); ?>
</div><!-- .item# -->

From the previous conditions, we already know that all remaining values for $count will be >= 17, so a simple 'else' will work fine:

<?php else : ?> 
<div class="item6">
 <span>Post 16 onwards - </span><?php the_title(); ?><?php the_excerpt(); ?>
</div><!-- .item# -->