Posts_in_notifications.php

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Latest Posts in Gravity Forms email notifications -  https://jetsloth.com/labs/how-to-add-post-articles-to-your-gravity-forms-email-notifications/
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function custom_email_latest_posts_shortcode( $atts, $content = null ) {
	$content = do_shortcode( shortcode_unautop( $content ) );
	if ( '</p>' == substr( $content, 0, 4 )
		&& '<p>' == substr( $content, strlen( $content ) - 3 ) )
		$content = substr( $content, 4, strlen( $content ) - 7 );

	$output = '';
	$args = array(
		'post_type' => 'post',
		'posts_per_page' => 4,
		'post_status' => 'publish',
		'fields' => 'ids'
	);
	$posts_query = new WP_Query($args);
	if ($posts_query->post_count > 0):
		ob_start();
		foreach($posts_query->posts as $post_id):
			?>
			<table width="50%" align="left" cellpadding="10">
				<tbody>
				<tr>
					<td valign="top">
						<a href="<?php echo get_permalink($post_id); ?>" style="width: 100%; display: inline-block; height:200px; background: url(<?php echo get_the_post_thumbnail_url($post_id, 'medium'); ?>); background-size:cover!important; background-position: center center;"></a>
					</td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td align="center" valign="top">
						<a style="font-size: 16px; font-family: inherit;  color: #ffffff; padding-bottom: 35px;  padding-top:10px; text-decoration: none; line-height: 23px;" href="<?php echo get_permalink($post_id); ?>">
							<p><?php echo get_the_title($post_id); ?></p>
						</a>
					</td>
				</tr>
				</tbody>
			</table>
		<?php
		endforeach;
		$output = ob_get_clean();
	endif;
	return $output;
}
add_shortcode( 'email_latest_posts', 'custom_email_latest_posts_shortcode' );