'_thumbnail_id', 'compare' => 'EXISTS' ] ] : []; // Query Args $args = array( 'post_type' => array( 'post' ), 'orderby' => 'rand', 'order' => 'DESC', 'posts_per_page' => ashe_options( 'featured_slider_amount' ), 'ignore_sticky_posts' => 1, 'meta_query' => $meta_query, ); if ( ashe_options( 'featured_slider_display' ) === 'category' ) { $args['cat'] = ashe_options( 'featured_slider_category' ); } if ( ashe_is_preview() ) { array_pop($args); $preview_count = 0; $preview_images = array( get_template_directory_uri() .'/assets/images/image_5.jpg', get_template_directory_uri() .'/assets/images/image_3.jpg', get_template_directory_uri() .'/assets/images/image_6.jpg' ); } $sliderQuery = new WP_Query(); $sliderQuery->query( $args ); // Loop Start if ( $sliderQuery->have_posts() ) : while ( $sliderQuery->have_posts() ) : $sliderQuery->the_post(); if ( ashe_is_preview() ) { $featured_image = $preview_images[$preview_count]; $preview_count++; } else { $featured_image = get_the_post_thumbnail_url(); } ?>