'post', 'posts_per_page' => absint(get_theme_mod('best_news_slider_number','3')), 'category_name' => esc_attr(get_theme_mod('best_news_slider_category_name','')), 'author' => esc_attr(get_theme_mod ('best_news_news_slider_authorlist','')), 'orderby' => array( esc_attr(get_theme_mod('best_news_news_slider_order', 'date')) => 'DSC', 'date' => 'DSC'), 'order' => 'DSC', ); $sliderloop = new WP_Query($args); while ($sliderloop->have_posts()) : $sliderloop->the_post(); $slider_img_url = get_the_post_thumbnail_url( get_the_ID() ); ?>