Pockets

function custom_alsolikequery_shortcode($atts) {


   // EXAMPLE USAGE:
   // [loop the_query="showposts=100&post_type=page&post_parent=453"]

   // Defaults
   extract(shortcode_atts(array(
      "the_query" => ''
   ), $atts));

   // de-funkify query
   $the_query = preg_replace('~&#x0*([0-9a-f]+);~ei', 'chr(hexdec("\\1"))', $the_query);
   $the_query = preg_replace('~&#0*([0-9]+);~e', 'chr(\\1)', $the_query);

   // query is made



    remove_all_filters('posts_orderby');
   query_posts($the_query);

   // Reset and setup variables
   $output = '';
   $temp_title = '';
   $temp_link = '';
   $temp_url = '';

   // the loop

   $exclude = $GLOBALS['current_id'];

$args = array(

	'post__not_in' => array($exclude), 'post_type'=>'our-work', 'orderby'=>'rand', 'posts_per_page'=>'3'



);
query_posts($args);
if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();





      $temp_title = get_the_title($post->ID);
      $temp_link = get_permalink($post->ID);
	  $img_url = wp_get_attachment_url( get_post_thumbnail_id($post->ID) );


      // output all findings - CUSTOMIZE TO YOUR LIKING
      $output .= "<li class='workitem workitem2' style='background:url($img_url); background-repeat: no-repeat!important;
	background-size: cover!important;
	background-position: center center!important;'><a href='$temp_link'><span>$temp_title</span></a></li>



	  ";

   endwhile; else:

      $output .= "nothing found.";

   endif;

   wp_reset_query();
   return $output;

}
add_shortcode("loopalsolike", "custom_alsolikequery_shortcode");