function widget($args, $instance)
{
$defaults = array('title' => '', 'category' => 0, 'tags' => '', 'postcount' => 5, 'offset' => 0, 'sticky' => 1);
$instance = wp_parse_args($instance, $defaults);
$query_args = array();
if (0 !== $instance['category']) {
$query_args['cat'] = $instance['category'];
}
if (!empty($instance['tags'])) {
$tag_slugs = explode(',', $instance['tags']);
$tag_slugs = array_map('trim', $tag_slugs);
$query_args['tag_slug__in'] = $tag_slugs;
}
if (!empty($instance['postcount'])) {
$query_args['posts_per_page'] = $instance['postcount'];
}
if (0 !== $instance['offset']) {
$query_args['offset'] = $instance['offset'];
}
if (1 === $instance['sticky']) {
$query_args['ignore_sticky_posts'] = true;
}
$widget_loop = new WP_Query($query_args);
echo $args['before_widget'];
if (!empty($instance['title'])) {
echo $args['before_title'];
if ($instance['category'] != 0) {
echo '<a href="' . esc_url(get_category_link($instance['category'])) . '" class="mh-widget-title-link">';
}
echo esc_html(apply_filters('widget_title', $instance['title']));
if ($instance['category'] != 0) {
echo '</a>';
}
echo $args['after_title'];
}
?>
<ul class="mh-custom-posts-widget clearfix"><?php
while ($widget_loop->have_posts()) {
$widget_loop->the_post();
?>
<li class="mh-custom-posts-item mh-custom-posts-small clearfix">
<div class="mh-custom-posts-thumb">
<a href="<?php
the_permalink();
?>
" title="<?php
the_title_attribute();
?>
"><?php
if (has_post_thumbnail()) {
the_post_thumbnail('mh-magazine-lite-small');
} else {
echo '<img class="mh-image-placeholder" src="' . get_template_directory_uri() . '/images/placeholder-small.png' . '" alt="No Picture" />';
}
?>
</a>
</div>
<header class="mh-custom-posts-header">
<p class="mh-custom-posts-small-title">
<a href="<?php
the_permalink();
?>
" title="<?php
the_title_attribute();
?>
">
<?php
the_title();
?>
</a>
</p>
<div class="mh-meta mh-custom-posts-meta">
<?php
mh_magazine_lite_loop_meta();
?>
</div>
</header>
</li><?php
}
wp_reset_postdata();
?>
</ul><?php
echo $args['after_widget'];
}
} else {
echo '<img class="mh-image-placeholder" src="' . get_template_directory_uri() . '/images/placeholder-medium.png' . '" alt="No Picture" />';
}
?>
</a>
</div>
<div class="mh-loop-content clearfix">
<header class="mh-loop-header">
<h3 class="entry-title mh-loop-title">
<a href="<?php
the_permalink();
?>
" rel="bookmark">
<?php
the_title();
?>
</a>
</h3>
<div class="mh-meta mh-loop-meta">
<?php
mh_magazine_lite_loop_meta();
?>
</div>
</header>
<div class="mh-loop-excerpt">
<?php
the_excerpt();
?>
</div>
</div>
</article>