List of Recent Posts

list-recent-posts

<?php
$args = array(
 'posts_per_page' => '4',
 'exclude' => array( $post->ID )
);
// get posts
$posts = get_posts( $args );

// check if any posts are returned
if ( $posts ) { ?>

 <section class="recent-posts clear">

 <?php foreach ($posts as $post ) { ?>
 
 <?php setup_postdata( $post ); ?>
 
 <article id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class( 'left' ); ?>>
 
 <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>">
 <?php post_thumbnail( 'thumbnail' );?>
 </a>
 
 <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>">
 <?php the_title(); ?>
 </a>
 
 </article>
 
 <?php } ?>

 </section>
 
<?php }
/* Restore original Post Data */
wp_reset_postdata();
?>