Related Posts section. * * @since 3.5.0 * @return void */ public function astra_related_posts_markup() { if ( astra_target_rules_for_related_posts() ) { $this->astra_get_related_posts(); } } /** * Related Posts markup. * * @since 3.5.0 * @return bool */ public function astra_get_related_posts() { global $post; $post_id = $post->ID; $related_posts_title = astra_get_option( 'related-posts-title' ); $related_post_meta = astra_get_option( 'related-posts-meta-structure' ); $related_post_structure = astra_get_option_meta( 'related-posts-structure' ); $exclude_ids = apply_filters( 'astra_related_posts_exclude_post_ids', array( $post_id ), $post_id ); $related_posts_total_count = absint( astra_get_option( 'related-posts-total-count', 2 ) ); $module_container_width = astra_get_option( 'related-posts-container-width' ); $module_container_width = 'inside' === astra_get_option( 'related-posts-box-placement' ) ? '' : 'ast-container--' . $module_container_width; $related_category_style = astra_get_option( 'related-posts-category-style' ); $related_tag_style = astra_get_option( 'related-posts-tag-style' ); // Get related posts by WP_Query. $query_posts = $this->astra_get_related_posts_by_query( $post_id ); if ( $query_posts ) { if ( ! $query_posts->have_posts() ) { return apply_filters( 'astra_related_posts_no_posts_avilable_message', '', $post_id ); } // Added flag to load wrapper section 'ast-single-related-posts-container' only once, because as we removed 'posts__not_in' param from WP_Query and we conditionally handle posts__not_in below so it needs to verify if there are other posts as well to load, then only we will display wrapper. $related_posts_section_loaded = false; do_action( 'astra_related_posts_loop_before' ); /** * WP_Query posts loop. * * Used $post_counter & ( $post_counter < $total_posts_count ) condition to manage posts in while loop because there is case where manual 'post__not_in' condition handling scenario fails within loop. * * # CASE EXAMPLE - If total posts set to 4 (where 'post__not_in' not used in WP_Query) so there is a chance that out of those 4 posts, 1 post will be currently active on frontend. * * So what will happen in this case - Within following loop the current post will exclude by if condition & only 3 posts will be shown up. * * To avoid such cases $post_counter & ( $post_counter < $total_posts_count ) condition used. * * @since 3.5.0 */ $post_counter = 1; $total_posts_count = $related_posts_total_count + 1; while ( $query_posts->have_posts() && $post_counter < $total_posts_count ) { $query_posts->the_post(); $post_id = get_the_ID(); $separator = astra_get_option( 'related-metadata-separator', '/' ); $output_str = astra_get_post_meta( $related_post_meta, $separator, 'related-posts' ); if ( is_array( $exclude_ids ) && ! in_array( $post_id, $exclude_ids ) ) { if ( false === $related_posts_section_loaded ) { if ( is_customize_preview() ) { echo '