ID; $related_posts_text = get_theme_mod( 'related_posts_text', __( 'You May Also Like', 'blogbyte' ) ); $orderby = esc_attr( get_theme_mod( 'related_posts_orderby', 'date' ) ); // Covert id to ID to make it work with query if ( 'id' == $orderby ) { $orderby = 'ID'; } $category_ids = array(); $categories = get_the_category( $post_id ); if ( ! empty( $categories ) ) : foreach ( $categories as $cat ) : $category_ids[] = $cat->term_id; endforeach; endif; if ( ! empty( $category_ids ) ) : $related_posts_args = array( 'category__in' => $category_ids, 'post_type' => 'post', 'post__not_in' => array( $post_id ), 'posts_per_page' => absint( get_theme_mod( 'no_of_related_posts', 3 ) ), 'ignore_sticky_posts' => 1, 'orderby' => $orderby, 'order' => esc_attr( get_theme_mod( 'related_posts_order', 'desc' ) ), ); $related_posts_query = new WP_Query( $related_posts_args ); if ( $related_posts_query->have_posts() ) : $show_related_posts_category = get_theme_mod( 'show_related_posts_category' ); if ( $show_related_posts_category ) { $related_posts_category_style = get_theme_mod( 'related_posts_category_style', 'style_1' ); $related_posts_category_color_display = get_theme_mod( 'related_posts_category_color_display', 'none' ); $related_posts_category_limit = get_theme_mod( 'related_posts_category_limit', 1 ); } $related_post_meta = get_theme_mod( 'related_post_meta', array( 'date' ) ); $related_post_meta_settings = array( 'date_format' => get_theme_mod( 'related_posts_date_format', 'format_2' ), 'author_image' => get_theme_mod( 'enable_related_posts_author_image' ), 'show_icons' => get_theme_mod( 'show_related_post_meta_icon' ), ); $enable_related_posts_desc = get_theme_mod( 'enable_related_posts_desc', true ); $related_posts_desc_length = get_theme_mod( 'related_posts_desc_length', 15 ); $enable_related_posts_read_more_btn = get_theme_mod( 'enable_related_posts_read_more_btn' ); $related_posts_read_more_btn_text = get_theme_mod( 'related_posts_read_more_btn_text' ); $read_more_style = get_theme_mod( 'related_posts_read_more_style', 'style_2' ); $read_more_icon = get_theme_mod( 'related_posts_read_more_icon' ); $show_post_format_icon = get_theme_mod( 'show_related_posts_post_format_icon' ); ?>