Manually Curated Related Posts - Display

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<?php

/**
 * Display Related Posts
 * @author Bill Erickson
 * @link http://www.billerickson.net/manually-curated-related-posts/
 */
function be_related_posts() {
 	// Make Sure plugin is active
 	if ( !function_exists( 'p2p_register_connection_type' ) )
		return;

	global $post;
	if( isset( $post->connected ) && !empty( $post->connected ) ):
		echo '<div class="related-posts">';
		$count = 1;
		foreach( $post->connected as $related ):
			if( $count < 6 ) {	
				echo '<div class="related-post">';
				echo '<a class="image" href="' . get_permalink( $related->ID ) . '">';
				$cat = wp_get_object_terms( $related->ID, 'category', array( 'count' => 1 ) );
				echo '<span class="category">' . $cat[0]->name . '</span>';
				echo get_the_post_thumbnail( $related->ID, 'be_home_small' );
				echo '</a>';
				echo '<a class="title" href="' . get_permalink( $related->ID ) . '">' . $related->post_title . '</a>';
				echo '</div>';
				$count++;
			}
		endforeach;
		echo '</div>';
	endif;
}