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  • How i can add related posts on pages/posts based on category along with category of posts without using plugin. please help me………….

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  • Related Posts by Category

    <?php
$orig_post = $post;
global $post;
$categories = get_the_category($post->ID);
if ($categories) {
    $category_ids = array();
    foreach ($categories as $individual_category)
        $category_ids[] = $individual_category->term_id;

    $args = array(
        'category__in' => $category_ids,
        'post__not_in' => array($post->ID),
        'posts_per_page' => 2, // Number of related posts that will be shown.
        'caller_get_posts' => 1
    );

    $my_query = new wp_query($args);
    if ($my_query->have_posts()) {
        echo '<div id="related_posts"><h3>Related Posts</h3><ul>';
        while ($my_query->have_posts()) {
            $my_query->the_post();
            ?>

            <li><div class="relatedthumb"><a href="<? the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?></a></div>
                <div class="relatedcontent">
                    <h3><a href="<? the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>
            <?php the_time('M j, Y') ?>
                </div>
            </li>
            <?
        }
        echo '</ul></div>';
    }
}
$post = $orig_post;
wp_reset_query();
?>
    Thread Starter hannaparimala

    (@hannaparimala)

    help me where i need to add this.
    and cam we give specific category in code?

    Define your cat id hear ‘category__in’ => array(2, 6),

    <?php
    $orig_post = $post;
    global $post;
    $args = array(
        'category__in' => array(2, 6),
        'post__not_in' => array($post->ID),
        'posts_per_page' => 2,
        'caller_get_posts' => 1
    );

    $my_query = new wp_query($args);
    if ($my_query->have_posts()) {
        echo '<div id="related_posts"><h3>Related Posts</h3><ul>';
        while ($my_query->have_posts()) {
            $my_query->the_post();
            ?>

            <li><div class="relatedthumb"><a href="<? the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?></a></div>
                <div class="relatedcontent">
                    <h3><a href="<? the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>
                    <?php the_time('M j, Y') ?>
                </div>
            </li>
            <?
        }
        echo '</ul></div>';
    }

    $post = $orig_post;
    wp_reset_query();
?>
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