Even odd classes in WordPress loop

even_odd_classes.php

<?php

// WP_Query Arguments
$args = array(
  'order' => 'DESC',
  'posts_per_page' => 5
);

// The Loop
$query = new WP_Query( $args );
   while ( $query->have_posts() ) : $query->the_post();
  
      // The count (must be inside the loop)
      $count++;
      $even_odd_class = ( ($count % 2) == 0 ) ? "even" : "odd"; 

?>

	<div class="<?php echo $even_odd_class; ?>">
		<p>Some content</p>
	</div>

<?php endwhile; wp_reset_postdata(); ?>

you can avoid your counter and do

 $even_odd_class = $wp_query->current_post % 2 == 0 ? 'even' : 'odd';

thanks

This is a super example, and also works wonderfully. But now I would like to have this Even and Odd in the standard Worpress loop, so here:

if( have_posts() ):
while( have_posts() ) : the_post();

is this possible? If so, is it also possible to add a second class for even and odd?