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/**
 * Pagination
 */
function WpDevs_pagination($pages = '', $range = 4)
    {  
         $showitems = ($range * 2)+1;  

         global $paged;
         if(empty($paged)) $paged = 1;

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<?php if (function_exists("WpDevs_pagination")) {
    WpDevs_pagination($wp_query->max_num_pages);
} ?>

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/**
 * Replaces the excerpt "more" text by a link
 */
function thirteenmag_excerpt_more($more) {
       global $post;
	return '<a class="moretag" href="'. get_permalink($post->ID) . '"> Read the full article <i class="fa fa-share"></i> </a>';
}
add_filter('excerpt_more', 'thirteenmag_excerpt_more');

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/**
 * Register widgetized area and update sidebar with default widgets
 */
function thirteenmag_widget_areas() {
	register_sidebar( array(
        'name' => __( 'Top Sidebar', 'thirteenmag' ),
        'id' => 'right_sidebar',
        'before_widget' => '<div class="single_widget fix">',
        'after_widget' => '</div>',

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<?php dynamic_sidebar('right_sidebar'); ?>

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<?php
if ( is_home() ) {
	query_posts( 'cat=-3' );
}
?>

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<?php
if ( is_home() ) {
	query_posts( 'cat=-1,-2,-3' );
}
?>

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/**
 * Filters wp_title to print a neat <title> tag based on what is being viewed.
 *
 * @param string $title Default title text for current view.
 * @param string $sep Optional separator.
 * @return string The filtered title.
 */
function WpDevs_wp_title( $title, $sep ) {
	if ( is_feed() ) {
		return $title;

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/**
*Custom Post Types
*/

	function wpdevs_custom_post() {

		register_post_type( 'news-posts',
			array(
				'labels' => array(
						'name' => __( 'News Posts', 'hellothirteen' ),

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<!--NEWS SECTION-->

<?php 
	global $post;
	$args = array ('post_type'=> 'news-posts','posts_per_page' =>3); 
	$the_query = new WP_Query($args); ?>
<?php if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : ?>

			<?php while ($the_query->have_posts()) : $the_query->the_post(); ?>