' . wp_kses_post( $recent_title ) . ''; echo '

'; $recent_sub_title = get_theme_mod('recent_section_subtitle', __('Your latest posts displayed inside a nice slider. You can customize what the slider looks like.', 'cafe-express')); echo '

' . wp_kses_post( $recent_sub_title ) . '

'; ?>

$recent_posts_amount, 'post__not_in' => get_option("sticky_posts"), )); echo '

'; while ($the_query -> have_posts()) : $the_query -> the_post(); echo '

'; echo '

'; if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) : the_post_thumbnail('post-thumbnail-large'); else: echo '

'; endif; echo '

'; echo '

' . get_the_title() . '

'; echo '

' . excerpt(14) . '

'; echo '

'; endwhile; echo '

'; //end owl-carousel ?>