Snags next and previous posts in Wordpress. Intended for a single.php template. Can also pull images with a <?php the_post_thumbnail('thumbnail'); ?> or a catch first img function.

Wordpress-Next-and-Previous-Posts

<!-- Single Next/Last Post nav
================================================== -->
<section class="post-nav">
	<div class="row">
<?php $prevPost = get_previous_post(true);
	if($prevPost) {
		$args = array(
			'posts_per_page' => 1,
			'include' => $prevPost->ID
		);
	$prevPost = get_posts($args);
		foreach ($prevPost as $post) {
	setup_postdata($post);
?>
		<div class="col">
			<a class="link-page" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
				<span	class="icon icon-left-caret"></span>
				<time><?php the_date('F j, Y'); ?></time>
				<h4><?php the_title(); ?></h4>
				<p><?php echo get_excerpt(); ?></p>
			</a>
		</div>
<?php
	wp_reset_postdata();
	} //end foreach
	} // end if

	$nextPost = get_next_post(true);
		if($nextPost) {
			$args = array(
				'posts_per_page' => 1,
				'include' => $nextPost->ID
	);
	$nextPost = get_posts($args);
		foreach ($nextPost as $post) {
	setup_postdata($post);
?>
		<div class="col">
			<a class="link-page" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
				<span	class="icon icon-right-caret"></span>
				<time><?php the_date('F j, Y'); ?></time>
				<h4><?php the_title(); ?></h4>
				<p><?php echo get_excerpt(); ?></p>
			</a>
		</div>
    <?php
wp_reset_postdata();
} //end foreach
} // end if
?>
</div>
</section><!-- .navigation -->



<?php endwhile; // End the loop ?>