gistfile1.php

<?php
  global $post;
  $placeholder_args = array( 'post_type' => 'slides', 'posts_per_page'=>1 );
  $loop_slides_placeholder = new WP_Query( $placeholder_args );	
      if ( $loop_slides_placeholder->have_posts() ) : $postCount = 1; while ( $loop_slides_placeholder->have_posts() ) : $postCount++; ?>
<div <?php if($postCount == 1) { ?>id="featured_placeholder"<?php } else { ?>class="featured"<?php } ?> >
	<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
	<?php
	  $args = array( 'post_type' => 'slides', 'posts_per_page'=>9999 );
	  $loop_slides = new WP_Query( $args );	
	      while ( $loop_slides->have_posts() ) : $loop_slides->the_post();
	          $postid = get_the_ID();	
	          if(has_excerpt()) {
	              $datacaption = 'data-caption="#slide-'.$postid.'"';
	          } else { 
	              $datacaption = '';
	          }
	          if(has_post_thumbnail()) {	
			$urlbox = get_url_desc_box();
			$urlcolor = get_color_desc_box();
	              $imgid = get_post_thumbnail_id($postid);
	              $alt = get_post_meta($imgid , '_wp_attachment_image_alt', true);
	              $imgurl = wp_get_attachment_image_src( $imgid, 'home_slider' );
		
	              echo '<img class="lazy orbit-slide" src="'.$imgurl[0].'"  '.$datacaption.' alt="'.$alt.'" />';
	          } else {
	              echo '<div class="orbit-slide" '.$datacaption.'>';
	              echo get_the_content();
	              echo '</div>';
	          }
	          if(has_excerpt()) {
	              $output = '<span class="orbit-caption" id="slide-'.get_the_ID().'">';
			$output .= '<span>'.'<a class="slide_place_holder '.$urlcolor[0].'" href="'. $urlbox[0] .'" title="'. get_the_title() .'">'. '<span class="slider_title">'.get_the_title() .'</span>'. '</a>'.'</span><span class="slide_excerpt">'. get_the_excerpt().'</span>';
			$output .= '</span>';
	              echo $output;
	          }
	      endwhile;
	  ?>
</div>
<?php wp_reset_query(); ?>