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// example 1 ( plain call )
the_essence_posts_list();

// example 2 ( with options )
the_essence_posts_list(
  array(
    'orderby' => 'date',
    'order'   => 'DESC',
    'amount'  => 8,
    'columns' => 3,
    'category' => array( 4, 5, 6 ),
  )
);

// Check https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query for more info on accepted values for orderby and order
// amount is simply the amount of posts you want to show
// columns is the amount of posts shown per row
// category accepts IDs in array form