<?php $query2 = new WP_Query( array( 'post_type' => 'events', 'paged' => $paged ) );
if ( $query2->have_posts() ) : ?>
<?php while ( $query2->have_posts() ) : $query2->the_post(); ?>
<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
<?php
//Platinum sponsors
$platinum = new WP_Query( array(
'connected_type' => 'sponsors_to_event', // the name of your connection type
'connected_items' => $post,
'nopaging' => true,
'cat'=>18,
) );
// Display connected sponsors
if ( $platinum->have_posts() ) : ?>
<?php while ( $platinum->have_posts() ) : $platinum->the_post(); ?>
<?php the_title(); ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php
// Prevent weirdness
wp_reset_postdata();
endif;
//Platinum sponsors
$gold = new WP_Query( array(
'connected_type' => 'sponsors_to_event',
'connected_items' => $post,
'nopaging' => true,
'cat'=>17,
'connected_direction' => 'any'
) );
// Display connected sponsors
if ( $gold->have_posts() ) : ?>
<?php while ( $gold->have_posts() ) : $gold->the_post(); ?>
<?php the_title(); ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php
// Prevent weirdness
wp_reset_postdata();
endif;
?>
<?php endwhile; wp_reset_postdata(); ?>
<!-- show pagination here -->
<?php else : ?>
<!-- show 404 error here -->
<?php endif; ?>