__( 'Displays Posts in a Carousel Style', 'albar' ), ) ); } function widget( $args, $instance ) { if ( $instance['category'] ) { $carousel_cats = 'cat=' . $instance['category'] . '&'; } $query = new WP_Query( $carousel_cats . 'posts_per_page=-1' ); $output = ''; $output .= $args['before_widget']; $output .= $args['before_title']; $output .= '
'; while ( $query->have_posts() ) : $query->the_post(); $carouselimage = get_the_post_thumbnail( get_the_ID(), 'blog_standard_img' ); $output .= '
'; if ( $instance['show-featured-image'] == 'on' ) : $output .= '
'; $output .= ''; $output .= $carouselimage; $output .= '
'; endif; if( $instance['show-title'] == 'on' ) : $output .= '

' . get_the_title() . '

'; endif; if( $instance['show-meta'] == 'on' ) : $output .= '
'; if ( 'post' == get_post_type() ) : $output .= ' ' . get_the_date(); endif; //if ( ! post_password_required() && ( comments_open() || '0' != get_comments_number() ) ) : $output .= '' . get_comments_number( __( '0', 'kaira' ), __( '1', 'kaira' ), __( '%', 'kaira' ) ) . ''; //endif; $output .= '
'; endif; if($instance['show-excerpt'] == 'on') : if ( get_the_excerpt() > $instance['excerpt-length'] ) : $output .= '

' . substr( strip_tags( get_the_excerpt() ), 0, $instance['excerpt-length'] )."

"; else: $output .= '

' . get_the_excerpt() . '

'; endif; endif; $output .= '
'; endwhile; $output .= '
'; if($instance['carousel-pagination'] == 'numbers') : $output .= '
'; elseif ($instance['carousel-pagination'] == 'dots') : $output .= '
'; endif; $output .= '
'; $output .= '
'; $output .= $args['after_title']; $output .= $args['after_widget']; echo $output; } function form( $instance ) { $instance = wp_parse_args( $instance, array( 'category' => '', 'columns' => '4', 'show-featured-image' => 'on', 'show-title' => 'on', 'show-excerpt' => 'on', 'excerpt-length' => 200, 'show-meta' => 'on', 'carousel-pagination' => 'dots' ) ); ?>

post categories you want to show in this carousel. Eg: "4,6,8". Or leave blank to show ALL posts.', 'albar' ) ?>