A page using Pods filters() and other handy functions

page-thing-to-do.php

<?php
/**
 * Template Name: Things to Do
 *
 * @package visitnci
 */

get_header(); ?>

<div id="primary" class="content-area">

    <main id="main" class="site-main" role="main">

            <?php if ( have_posts() ) : ?>
        
                <?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>

                    <?php $src = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id($post->ID), array( 1000, 470 ), false, '' ); ?>

                    <div class="hero-wrapper" data-parallax="scroll" data-image-src="<?=$src['0'];?>">
                        <div class="row">
                            <div class="columns small-12">
                                <h3 data-start="transform:translate3d(0px, 0%, 0px)" data-top="transform:translate3d(0px, 100%, 0px)">
                                    Go <span>Play</span> Outside
                                </h3>
                                <div class="icon yellow" data-start="transform:translate3d(0px, 0%, 0px)" data-top="transform:translate3d(0px, 300%, 0px)">
                                    <?=file_get_contents(get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/img/mountains.svg');?>
                                </div>
                                <p data-start="transform:translate3d(0px, 0%, 0px)" data-top="transform:translate3d(0px, 200%, 0px)">
                                    Mom always said “Go Play Outside.” 
                                </p>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>

                    <div class="row">
                    
                        <?php 
                        $things_to_do = pods( 'things_to_do' ); 
                        $limit = 9;

                        $params = array( 
                            'fields' => array( 
                                    'region',
                                    'activity',
                                    'legend_items'
                                ),
                            'label' => 'Update Results'
                        );
                        
                        echo $things_to_do->filters( $params ); 

                        $params = array( 
                            'limit' => $limit,
                            'orderby' => 'vnci_member.meta_value DESC'
                        );

                        $things_to_do->find( $params ); 

                        ?>

                        <?php 

                        if ( isset($_GET["pg"]) ) {
                            $page = intval($_GET["pg"]);
                        } else {
                            $page = 1;
                        }

                        $total = $things_to_do->total();

                        if ( $total > 0 ) :

                            $start = ( $limit * $page ) - ( $limit - 1 );

                            if ( $total < $limit ) {
                                $end = ( $start + $total ) - 1;
                            } else {
                                $end = $start + ( $limit - 1 );
                            }
                            ?>

                            <h2>
                                Search Results
                                <span>Showing <?=$start;?> - <?=$end;?> of <?=$things_to_do->total_found();?></span>
                            </h2>

                            <ul class="pods-form-filters-results small-block-grid-1 medium-block-grid-2 large-block-grid-3">
     
                            <?php while ( $things_to_do->fetch() ) : ?>

                                <li class="box-grid-list-item">
                                    
                                    <?php 
                                    $primary_image = $things_to_do->field( 'primary_image' );

                                    $attr = array(
                                        'alt' => trim( strip_tags( $primary_image['post_title']) ),
                                        'title' => trim( strip_tags( $primary_image['post_title'] ) )
                                    );
                                    $thumbnail = pods_image( $primary_image, 'thumbnail', 0, $attr, true );

                                    echo $thumbnail;
                                    ?>

                                    <h4><?php echo $things_to_do->display( 'title' ); ?></h4>

                                    <p class="region"><?php echo $things_to_do->display( 'region' ); ?></p>

                                    <?php if ( !empty($things_to_do->field('content')) ) : ?>
                                        <p class="description"><?php echo trim_content($things_to_do->field( 'content' ), 275); ?></p>
                                    <?php endif; ?>

                                    <a href="<?php echo $things_to_do->display( 'permalink' ); ?>" alt="<?php echo $things_to_do->display( 'title' ); ?>" class="btn">Learn More</a>

                                    <?php if ( $things_to_do->field('vnci_member') ): ?>
                                        <p class="member"> <a href=""></a><span class="icon-hellscanyon"></span>Featured Member</p>
                                    <?php endif; ?>

                                </li>
                            <?php endwhile;

                            echo '</ul>'; 

                            // Add some pagination 
                            $params = array(
                                'type' => 'paginate',
                                'next_text' => '>',
                                'prev_text' => '<'
                            );
                            
                            echo $things_to_do->pagination( $params );

                        else : ?>
                            <h2>Nothing Found</h2>
                            <p>Sorry about that, it looks like we don't have what you're looking for.</p>
                        <?php endif; ?>

                    </div>

                <?php endwhile; ?>

            <?php else: ?>
                
                <?php echo "Nothing Found"; ?>

            <?php endif; ?>

    </main><!-- #main -->

</div><!-- #primary -->

<?php get_footer(); ?>