WordPress Category Recent Posts

recent-posts-category.php

<!-- Add before endwhile in single.php or as a plugin -->
<aside class="bgcolor4">
  <div class="container">
    <h3 class="custom-title"><?php esc_html_e('Similar articles you may like... ', 'tower') ?></h3>
    <div class="row">
      <?php 

      $cats = wp_get_post_categories( get_the_ID(), ['fields'=>'ids',]);
      
        $relatedPosts = get_posts(
          [ 'numberposts'=> 3,
            'category'=> implode(',', $cats),
            'post__not_in'=> [get_the_ID(),],
          ]);
        global $post;
          if ( $relatedPosts ) {
        foreach ($relatedPosts as $post) {
          setup_postdata($post); ?>
          
            <div class="single-recent-row"> 
            
            <a class="single-recent-posts-link" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_post_thumbnail() ?></a>
            <a class="single-recent-posts-link" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark"><h4 class="single-recent-row-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h4></a>
            
            <?php get_template_part( 'template-parts/content', 'author' ); ?>
            
          </div>

          <?php

        }
        wp_reset_postdata();
      } else {
        echo "No other articles in this category...for now"; 
      }
      ?>
    </div>
  </div>
</aside>