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Related post Query using multiple categories.
<?php
function relatedPostsbyCategory()
{
$original_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>
<?php
}
echo '</ul></div>';
}
}
$post = $original_post;
wp_reset_query();
}
?>
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