Custom Query with WP_Query for Related Posts
Display related posts based on custom query parameters.
<?php
function display_related_posts() {
if (is_single()) {
global $post;
$categories = wp_get_post_categories($post->ID);
$args = array(
'category__in' => $categories,
'post__not_in' => array($post->ID),
'posts_per_page' => 5,
'orderby' => 'rand'
);
$related_posts = new WP_Query($args);
if ($related_posts->have_posts()) {
echo '<div class="related-posts"><h3>Related Posts</h3><ul>';
while ($related_posts->have_posts()) {
$related_posts->the_post();
echo '<li><a href="' . get_permalink() . '">' . get_the_title() . '</a></li>';
}
echo '</ul></div>';
wp_reset_postdata();
}
}
}
add_action('wp_footer', 'display_related_posts');
?>
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