showcase.php 2011 / recent posts removed

<?php
/**
 * Template Name: Showcase Template
 * Description: A Page Template that showcases Sticky Posts, Asides, and Blog Posts
 *
 * The showcase template in Twenty Eleven consists of a featured posts section using sticky posts,
 * another recent posts area (with the latest post shown in full and the rest as a list)
 * and a left sidebar holding aside posts.
 *
 * We are creating two queries to fetch the proper posts and a custom widget for the sidebar.
 *
 * @package WordPress
 * @subpackage Twenty_Eleven
 * @since Twenty Eleven 1.0
 */

// Enqueue showcase script for the slider
wp_enqueue_script( 'twentyeleven-showcase', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/showcase.js', array( 'jquery' ), '2011-04-28' );

get_header(); ?>

        <div id="primary" class="showcase">
            <div id="content" role="main">

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

                <?php
                    /**
                     * We are using a heading by rendering the_content
                     * If we have content for this page, let's display it.
                     */
                    if ( '' != get_the_content() )
                        get_template_part( 'content', 'intro' );
                ?>

                <?php endwhile; ?>

                <?php
                    /**
                     * Begin the featured posts section.
                     *
                     * See if we have any sticky posts and use them to create our featured posts.
                     * We limit the featured posts at ten.
                     */
                    $sticky = get_option( 'sticky_posts' );

                    // Proceed only if sticky posts exist.
                    if ( ! empty( $sticky ) ) :

                    $featured_args = array(
                        'post__in' => $sticky,
                        'post_status' => 'publish',
                        'posts_per_page' => 10,
                        'no_found_rows' => true,
                    );

                    // The Featured Posts query.
                    $featured = new WP_Query( $featured_args );

                    // Proceed only if published posts exist
                    if ( $featured->have_posts() ) :

                    /**
                     * We will need to count featured posts starting from zero
                     * to create the slider navigation.
                     */
                    $counter_slider = 0;

                    // Compatibility with versions of WordPress prior to 3.4.
                    if ( function_exists( 'get_custom_header' ) )
                        $header_image_width = get_theme_support( 'custom-header', 'width' );
                    else
                        $header_image_width = HEADER_IMAGE_WIDTH;
                ?>

                <div class="featured-posts">
                    <h1 class="showcase-heading"><?php _e( 'Featured Post', 'twentyeleven' ); ?></h1>

                <?php
                    // Let's roll.
                    while ( $featured->have_posts() ) : $featured->the_post();

                    // Increase the counter.
                    $counter_slider++;

                    /**
                     * We're going to add a class to our featured post for featured images
                     * by default it'll have the feature-text class.
                     */
                    $feature_class = 'feature-text';

                    if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) {
                        // ... but if it has a featured image let's add some class
                        $feature_class = 'feature-image small';

                        // Hang on. Let's check this here image out.
                        $image = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID ), array( $header_image_width, $header_image_width ) );

                        // Is it bigger than or equal to our header?
                        if ( $image[1] >= $header_image_width ) {
                            // If bigger, let's add a BIGGER class. It's EXTRA classy now.
                            $feature_class = 'feature-image large';
                        }
                    }
                    ?>

                    <section class="featured-post <?php echo $feature_class; ?>" id="featured-post-<?php echo $counter_slider; ?>">

                        <?php
                            /**
                             * If the thumbnail is as big as the header image
                             * make it a large featured post, otherwise render it small
                             */
                            if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) {
                                if ( $image[1] >= $header_image_width )
                                    $thumbnail_size = 'large-feature';
                                else
                                    $thumbnail_size = 'small-feature';
                                ?>
                                <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php printf( esc_attr__( 'Permalink to %s', 'twentyeleven' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_post_thumbnail( $thumbnail_size ); ?></a>
                                <?php
                            }
                        ?>
                        <?php get_template_part( 'content', 'featured' ); ?>
                    </section>
                <?php endwhile; ?>

                <?php
                    // Show slider only if we have more than one featured post.
                    if ( $featured->post_count > 1 ) :
                ?>
                <nav class="feature-slider">
                    <ul>
                    <?php

                        // Reset the counter so that we end up with matching elements
                        $counter_slider = 0;

                        // Begin from zero
                        rewind_posts();

                        // Let's roll again.
                        while ( $featured->have_posts() ) : $featured->the_post();
                            $counter_slider++;
                            if ( 1 == $counter_slider )
                                $class = 'class="active"';
                            else
                                $class = '';
                        ?>
                        <li><a href="#featured-post-<?php echo $counter_slider; ?>" title="<?php printf( esc_attr__( 'Featuring: %s', 'twentyeleven' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ); ?>" <?php echo $class; ?>></a></li>
                    <?php endwhile; ?>
                    </ul>
                </nav>
                <?php endif; // End check for more than one sticky post. ?>
                </div><!-- .featured-posts -->
                <?php endif; // End check for published posts. ?>
                <?php endif; // End check for sticky posts. ?>

                <!-- section recent posts was here and is deleted -->

                <div class="widget-area" role="complementary">
                    <?php if ( ! dynamic_sidebar( 'sidebar-2' ) ) : ?>

                        <?php
                        the_widget( 'Twenty_Eleven_Ephemera_Widget', '', array( 'before_title' => '<h3 class="widget-title">', 'after_title' => '</h3>' ) );
                        ?>

                    <?php endif; // end sidebar widget area ?>
                </div><!-- .widget-area -->

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

<?php get_footer(); ?>