function evolve_posts_slider()
{
?>
<div id="slide_holder">
<div class="slide-container">
<ul id="slides">
<?php
$number_items = evolve_get_option('evl_posts_number', '5');
$slider_content = evolve_get_option('evl_posts_slider_content', 'recent');
$slider_content_category = '';
$slider_content_category = evolve_get_option('evl_posts_slider_id', '');
//make array categories into string with commas.
if (is_array($slider_content_category)) {
$slider_content_category = implode(",", $slider_content_category);
}
if ($slider_content == "category" && !empty($slider_content_category)) {
$slider_content_ID = $slider_content_category;
} else {
$slider_content_ID = '';
}
$args = array('cat' => $slider_content_ID, 'showposts' => $number_items, 'ignore_sticky_posts' => 1);
query_posts($args);
if (have_posts()) {
$featured = new WP_Query($args);
while ($featured->have_posts()) {
$featured->the_post();
?>
<li class="slide">
<?php
if (has_post_thumbnail()) {
echo '<div class="featured-thumbnail"><a href="';
the_permalink();
echo '">';
the_post_thumbnail('slider-thumbnail');
echo '</a></div>';
} else {
$image = evolve_get_first_image();
if ($image) {
echo '<div class="featured-thumbnail"><a href="';
the_permalink();
echo '"><img src="' . $image . '" alt="';
the_title();
echo '" /></a></div>';
}
}
?>
<h2 class="featured-title">
<a class="title" href="<?php
the_permalink();
?>
">
<?php
$title = the_title('', '', false);
$length = evolve_get_option('evl_posts_slider_title_length', 40);
echo evolve_truncate($title, $length, '...');
?>
</a>
</h2>
<p><?php
$excerpt_length = evolve_get_option('evl_posts_slider_excerpt_length', 40);
echo evolve_excerpt_max_charlength($excerpt_length);
?>
</p>
<a class="button post-more" href="<?php
the_permalink();
?>
"><?php
_e('Read more', 'evolve');
?>
</a>
</li>
<?php
}
?>
<?php
} else {
?>
<li><?php
_e('<h2 style="color:#fff;">Oops, no posts to display! Please check your post slider Category (ID) settings</h2>', 'evolve');
?>
</li>
<?php
}
?>
<?php
wp_reset_query();
?>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<?php
}
}
//if ($image):
?>
<?php
}
//if (has_post_thumbnail()) :
?>
<?php
}
//if ($evolve_featured_images == "1"):
?>
<?php
echo evolve_excerpt_max_charlength(350);
?>
<div class="entry-meta entry-footer">
<div class="read-more btn btn-right icon-arrow-right">
<a href="<?php
the_permalink();
?>
"><?php
_e('READ MORE', 'evolve');
?>
</a>
</div>
<?php
