A better standard related posts

<div class="section section-post-related">
        <div class="section_wrapper clearfix">

            <?php
                $thispostid = get_the_ID();
                if( mfn_opts_get( 'blog-related' ) ){

                    $tags = wp_get_post_tags($thispostid);
                    if ($tags) {
                        $tag_ids = array();
                        foreach($tags as $individual_tag):
                            $tag_ids[] = $individual_tag->term_id;
                        endforeach;
                        $args=array(
                            'tag__in' => $tag_ids,
                            'post__not_in' => array($post->ID),
                            'posts_per_page'=>3,
                            'caller_get_posts'=>1,
                        );
                    } else if( $aCategories = wp_get_post_categories( $thispostid )) {

                        $args = array(
                            'category__in'          => $aCategories,
                            'ignore_sticky_posts'   => true,
                            'no_found_rows'         => true,
                            'post__not_in'          => array( get_the_ID() ),
                            'posts_per_page'        => 3,
                            'post_status'           => 'publish',
                        );
                    }


                    $query_related_posts = new WP_Query( $args );
                    if( $query_related_posts->have_posts() ){

                        echo '<div class="section-related-adjustment">';
                            echo '<h4>'. $translate['related'] .'</h4>';

                            while ( $query_related_posts->have_posts() ){
                                $query_related_posts->the_post();

                                $classes_rel = '';
                                if( ! mfn_post_thumbnail( get_the_ID() ) ) $classes_rel .= 'no-img';

                                echo '<div class="column one-third post-related '. implode( ' ', get_post_class( $classes_rel ) ).'">';

                                    if( get_post_format() == 'quote'){

                                        echo '<blockquote>';
                                            echo '<a href="'. get_permalink() .'">';
                                                the_title();
                                            echo '</a>';
                                        echo '</blockquote>';

                                    } else {

                                        echo '<div class="image_frame scale-with-grid">';
                                            echo '<div class="image_wrapper">';
                                                echo mfn_post_thumbnail( get_the_ID() );
                                            echo '</div>';
                                        echo '</div>';

                                    }

                                    echo '<div class="date_label">'. get_the_date() .'</div>';

                                    echo '<div class="desc">';
                                        if( get_post_format() != 'quote') echo '<h4><a href="'. get_permalink() .'">'. get_the_title() .'</a></h4>';
                                    echo '</div>';

                                echo '</div>';
                            }

                        echo '</div>';
                    }
                    wp_reset_postdata();
                }
            ?>

        </div>
    </div>