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1. seanjacob
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   Related = Identical tags

   So I am able to display two related posts in a post. But if I can't find any related posts I want to display any other posts in the category.

   $the_cat = get_the_category();
    $cat_id = $the_cat[0]->cat_ID;
    $the_query = new WP_Query(array('category__in' => $cat_id, 'post__not_in' => array($id), 'orderby' => 'rand', 'posts_per_page' => 2, 'tag' => 'Omega,Seamaster'));
   if( have_posts() ) : while ($the_query->have_posts()) : $the_query->the_post();

   The long way I can do this is count to see how many related posts I retrieve and then run another query if I need to.

2. seanjacob
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   I ended up doing it the long way, let me if you find better.

   <?php
         $the_cat = get_the_category();
         $cat_id = $the_cat[0]->cat_ID;
         $c = 0;
         $the_query = new WP_Query(array('post__not_in' => array($id), 'orderby' => 'rand', 'posts_per_page' => 2, 'tag' => 'Omega,Seamaster'));
         if( have_posts() ) : while ($the_query->have_posts()) : $the_query->the_post();
       ?>
         <div class="featured-article">
           <img src="<?php echo wp_get_attachment_url(get_post_meta($post->ID, 'banner', true)); ?>" />
           <h3 class="featured-article-title"><?php the_title() ?></h3>
           <h4 class="featured-article-details"><?php if(get_the_author_id() != 5) { ?>written by <?php the_author(); ?> - <?php } else { ?>Posted <?php } ?><?php the_time('jS M Y'); ?></h4>
           <?php echo get_excerpt(50); ?>
           <?php $c++ ?>
           <?php $last_post = $post->ID; ?>
         </div>
       <?php endwhile; wp_reset_postdata(); endif; ?>
   
       <?php
         $i = 2-$c;
         if ($i > 0){ $the_query = new WP_Query(array('category__in' => $cat_id, 'post__not_in' => array($id, $last_post), 'orderby' => 'rand', 'posts_per_page' => $i));
         if( have_posts() ) : while ($the_query->have_posts()) : $the_query->the_post();
       ?>
         <div class="featured-article">
           <img src="<?php echo wp_get_attachment_url(get_post_meta($post->ID, 'banner', true)); ?>" />
           <h3 class="featured-article-title"><?php the_title() ?></h3>
           <h4 class="featured-article-details"><?php if(get_the_author_id() != 5) { ?>written by <?php the_author(); ?> - <?php } else { ?>Posted <?php } ?><?php the_time('jS M Y'); ?></h4>
           <?php echo get_excerpt(50); ?>
         </div>
       <?php endwhile; wp_reset_postdata(); endif; ?>
       <?php } ?>

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