'post',
'posts_per_page' => get_theme_mod( 'slider_limit', best_reloaded_setting_defaults( 'slider_limit' ) ),
'post__not_in' => get_option( 'sticky_posts' ),
);
if ( get_theme_mod( 'slider_category', best_reloaded_setting_defaults( 'slider_category' ) ) ) {
$args['category__in'] = get_theme_mod( 'slider_category', best_reloaded_setting_defaults( 'slider_category' ) );
}
$loop = new WP_Query( $args );
$i = 0;
// set a global to track post IDs we don't want output in other loops on this page.
global $best_do_not_get_duplicates;
// set the variable to an array - if it's not already.
if ( ! is_array( $best_do_not_get_duplicates ) ) {
$best_do_not_get_duplicates = array();
}
if ( $loop->have_posts() ) : while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post();
// store the post ID in global array for use in other loops in home template.
$best_do_not_get_duplicates[] = get_the_ID();
?>