$theme_options['slider_cat'], 'post_status' => 'publish', 'posts_per_page' => 3 ); } else{ $slider_args = array( 'post_status' => 'publish', 'posts_per_page' => 3 ); } $slider_query = new WP_Query( $slider_args ); if ( $slider_query->have_posts() ) : ?>

have_posts() ) : $slider_query->the_post(); ?>