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Add the code below to functions.php to properly set up the archive template with AQL (Advanced Query Loop) block.

For the hero/featured post, use the AQL query type set to “Default”.

For the section below the hero, use the AQL query type set to “Custom”, and only define the posts_per_page value (e.g., how many posts to show).

//* Modify the AQL 'posts_per_page' argument to limit the top query to only show 1 latest post in all archives
function modify_aql_query_to_show_only_one_latest_post_in_archives( $query_args, $block_query, $inherited ) {
	if ( $inherited && is_archive() ) {
		$query_args[ 'posts_per_page' ] = 1;
	}
	return $query_args;
}
add_filter( 'aql_query_vars', 'modify_aql_query_to_show_only_one_latest_post_in_archives', 10, 3 );

//* Modify the AQL query to show latest posts in all archives
function modify_aql_query_to_show_latest_posts_in_archives( $query_args, $block_query, $inherited ) {
	if ( ! $inherited && is_archive() ) {

		//* get the queried object based on the archive type
		$current_object = get_queried_object();

		if ( isset( $current_object->term_id ) && ( is_category() || is_tag() ) ) {
			
			//* handle category or tag archives
			$taxonomy = is_category() ? 'category' : 'post_tag';
			$term_id = $current_object->term_id;

			//* get the latest post in the taxonomy term
			$latest_post = get_posts( array(
				'posts_per_page'	=> 1,
				'tax_query'			=> array(
					array(
						'taxonomy'	=> $taxonomy,
						'field'		=> 'term_id',
						'terms'		=> $term_id,
					),
				),
				'orderby'			=> 'date',
				'order'				=> 'DESC',
				'fields'			=> 'ids'
			) );

			//* exclude the latest post from the query
			if ( ! empty( $latest_post ) ) {
				$query_args['post__not_in'] = array( $latest_post[0] );
			}

			//* add the current term to the query
			$query_args['tax_query'][] = array(
				'taxonomy'	=> $taxonomy,
				'field'		=> 'term_id',
				'terms'		=> $term_id,
			);
		}
		else if ( isset( $current_object->ID ) && is_author() ) {

			//* handle author archives
			$author_id = $current_object->ID;

			//* get the latest post from the author
			$latest_post = get_posts( array(
				'posts_per_page'	=> 1,
				'author'			=> $author_id,
				'orderby'			=> 'date',
				'order'				=> 'DESC',
				'fields'			=> 'ids',
			) );

			//* exclude the latest post from the query
			if ( ! empty( $latest_post ) ) {
				$query_args['post__not_in'] = array( $latest_post[0] );
			}

			//* add the author to the query
			$query_args['author'] = $author_id;
		}
	}

	return $query_args;
}
add_filter( 'aql_query_vars', 'modify_aql_query_to_show_latest_posts_in_archives', 10, 3 );