File: /var/www/html/wp-content/themes/hitmag-pro/template-parts/related-posts.php
<?php
$related_posts_method = get_theme_mod( 'related_posts_method', 'category' );
if ( $related_posts_method == 'category' ) :
$categories = get_the_category();
if ( $categories ) : ?>
<div class="hm-related-posts">
<div class="wt-container">
<h4 class="widget-title"><?php _e( 'Related Posts', 'hitmag-pro' ); ?></h4>
</div>
<div class="hmrp-container">
<?php
$first_category = esc_attr( $categories[0]->term_id );
$args = array(
'cat' => array($first_category),
'post__not_in' => array($post->ID),
'posts_per_page' => 3,
'ignore_sticky_posts' => true
);
$related_posts = new WP_Query($args);
if( $related_posts->have_posts() ) :
while ($related_posts->have_posts()) : $related_posts->the_post(); ?>
<div class="hm-rel-post">
<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>">
<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'hitmag-grid' ); ?>
</a>
<h3 class="post-title">
<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>">
<?php the_title(); ?>
</a>
</h3>
<p class="hms-meta"><?php echo hitmag_pro_posted_datetime(); ?></p>
</div>
<?php
endwhile;
endif;
wp_reset_postdata();
?>
</div>
</div>
<?php
endif;
elseif ( $related_posts_method == 'tags' ) :
$tags = wp_get_post_tags( $post->ID );
if ( $tags ) : ?>
<div class="hm-related-posts">
<div class="wt-container">
<h4 class="widget-title"><?php _e( 'Related Posts', 'hitmag-pro' ); ?></h4>
</div>
<div class="hmrp-container">
<?php
$tag_ids = array();
foreach( $tags as $individual_tag ) {
$tag_ids[] = $individual_tag->term_id;
}
$args = array(
'tag__in' => $tag_ids,
'post__not_in' => array( $post->ID ),
'posts_per_page' => 3,
'ignore_sticky_posts' => true
);
$related_posts = new WP_Query($args);
if( $related_posts->have_posts() ) :
while ($related_posts->have_posts()) : $related_posts->the_post(); ?>
<div class="hm-rel-post">
<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>">
<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'hitmag-grid' ); ?>
</a>
<h3 class="post-title">
<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>">
<?php the_title(); ?>
</a>
</h3>
<p class="hms-meta"><?php echo hitmag_pro_posted_datetime(); ?></p>
</div>
<?php
endwhile;
endif;
wp_reset_postdata();
?>
</div>
</div>
<?php endif;
endif;