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ID) ? $post->ID : uniqid());
$today = date('Ymd'); // ACF date format
$q = new WP_Query([
'post_type' => 'post',
'post_status' => 'publish',
'posts_per_page' => 10,
'ignore_sticky_posts' => true,
'category__in' => array(12,13,14),
'meta_key' => 'event_date',
'orderby' => 'meta_value_num',
'order' => 'DESC'
]);
if ($q->have_posts()) {
$posts = $q->posts; // don't touch global $post
$per_slide = 2; // 2 cards per slide (matches your markup)
$total_posts = count($posts);
$total_slides = (int) ceil($total_posts / $per_slide);
?>
if (!$thumb_url) {
$thumb_url = 'https://placehold.co/800x350?text=News';
}
$cats = get_the_category($p->ID);
$cat_name = '';
$cat_link = '';
if (!empty($cats) && !is_wp_error($cats)) {
$cat_name = $cats[0]->name;
$cat_link = get_category_link($cats[0]->term_id);
if (is_wp_error($cat_link)) {
$cat_link = '';
}
}
?>
ID);
if($eventdate) {
$date = date_create($eventdate);
$dateformatted = date_format($date,'m/d/Y');
}
?>
ID); ?>
