$post_ids, 'posts_per_page' => absint( $theme_options['slider_limit'] ), 'no_found_rows' => true, ); $slider_query = new WP_Query( $query_arguments ); // Check if there are posts. if ( $slider_query->have_posts() ) : // Limit the number of words in slideshow post excerpts. add_filter( 'excerpt_length', 'napoli_slider_excerpt_length' ); ?>