'post', 'posts_per_page' => 3, 'post_status' => 'publish', 'no_found_rows' => 1, 'ignore_sticky_posts' => 1, ); // Check for category. if (!empty($article_list_post_category)) : $article_list_args_1['tax_query'] = array( array( 'taxonomy' => 'category', 'field' => 'term_id', 'terms' => $article_list_post_category, ), ); endif; $count = 1; $article_list_post_1 = new WP_Query($article_list_args_1); if ($article_list_post_1->have_posts()) : while ($article_list_post_1->have_posts()) : $article_list_post_1->the_post(); ?>