loop.php

<?php
    global $coolist_options;

    $args_featured = array(
	'meta_query'	=> array(
		array(
                    'key' => 'themewaves_coolist_options',
                    'compare' => 'LIKE',
                    'value' => 'featured',
		)
	)
    );
    $args_trending = array(
	'meta_query'	=> array(
		array(
                    'key' => 'themewaves_coolist_options',
                    'compare' => 'LIKE',
                    'value' => 'trending',
		)
	)
    );
    $args_recent = array();
    $args_recent1 = array(
	'meta_query'	=> array(
            'relation' => 'OR',
            array(
                    'key'     => 'themewaves_coolist_options',
                    'compare' => 'NOT EXISTS'
            ),
            array(
                'key' => 'themewaves_coolist_options',
                'compare' => 'NOT LIKE',
                'value' => 'featured',
            )
	)
    );
    $args_recent2 = array(

        'meta_query'	=> array(
            'relation' => 'OR',
            array(
                'key'     => 'themewaves_coolist_options',
                'compare' => 'NOT EXISTS'
            ),
            array(
                'relation' => 'AND',
		array(
                    'key' => 'themewaves_coolist_options',
                    'compare' => 'NOT LIKE',
                    'value' => 'trending',
		),
                array(
                    'key' => 'themewaves_coolist_options',
                    'compare' => 'NOT LIKE',
                    'value' => 'featured',
		)
            )
        )

    );

    $args = array();
    if(!empty($coolist_options['cat_name']) && $coolist_options['cat_name']!='all_cats'){
        $args['category_name'] = $coolist_options['cat_name'];
    }

    $row_class = '';
    $blog_rows0 = 1;
    if(is_page() && $coolist_options['cat_name'] != 'all_cats'){
        if(!empty($coolist_options['row_title']) && !empty($coolist_options['cat_name'])){
            $row_title = coolist_option('row_title', esc_html__('Coolist %s', 'coolist'));
            $viewall = coolist_option('row_viewall', esc_html__('View all', 'coolist'));
            $cat_obj = get_category_by_slug( $coolist_options['cat_name'] );
            echo '<div class="row-title"><h3>'.sprintf( esc_html($row_title), ('<span>'.esc_html($cat_obj->cat_name).'</span>') ).'</h3>';
            echo '<a href="'.esc_url( get_category_link( $cat_obj->cat_ID ) ).'">'.esc_html($viewall).'</a></div>';
        }
    } else {
        $paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? intval(get_query_var('paged')) : 1;
        $args['paged'] = $paged;
        global $page;
        if (is_page() && is_front_page() && $page) {
            $args['paged'] = $page;
        }

        $row_class = ' blog-infinite';
        $title_recent = $title_recent1 = $title_recent2 = coolist_option('whats_new', esc_html__('What\'s New', 'coolist'));
        $title_featured = coolist_option('whats_hot', esc_html__('What\'s Hot', 'coolist'));
        $title_trending = coolist_option('whats_rising', esc_html__('What\'s Rising', 'coolist'));
        $blog_rows0 = coolist_option('posts_per_page', 6);
        $coolist_options['pagination'] = coolist_option('blog_pagination', 'infinite');
    }

    $crLt = !empty($coolist_options['blog_layout']) ? $coolist_options['blog_layout'] : 'style_1';
    if(!empty($coolist_options['category_layout'])){
        $crLt = $coolist_options['category_layout'];
    }

    $rowlayouts = coolist_blog_layout();
    $rowlayout = empty($coolist_options['sidebar']) ? $rowlayouts[$crLt]['layout'] : $rowlayouts[$crLt]['layout1'];
    $tab_title = '';
    $tab_active = ' active';

    echo '<div class="blog-row '.esc_attr($crLt.$row_class).'">';
    if(isset($rowlayout[0])){
        $i = 0;
        foreach ($rowlayout as $pposts){
            if(!empty($coolist_options['post__not_in'])){
                $args['post__not_in'] = $coolist_options['post__not_in'];
            }
            $blog_rows = $blog_rows0;
            if(is_array($pposts['position'])){
                $position = $pposts['position'][0];
                if($position != 'list') {
                    $blog_rows = $blog_rows * count($pposts['position']);
                }
                $pposts['position'] = $position;

            }

            switch ($pposts['position']) {
                case 'list':
                    $args['posts_per_page'] = ($blog_rows * 3);
                    if(!empty($coolist_options['category_list']) && $coolist_options['category_list'] == 'style_2'){
                        $args['posts_per_page'] = ($blog_rows * 4);
                        $pposts['position'] = 'list2';
                    }
                    break;
                default:
                    $args['posts_per_page'] = $blog_rows;
                    break;
            }
            $meta_query = 'args_'.$pposts['query'];

            if(empty($row_title) && isset($title_recent)){
                $title = 'title_'.$pposts['query'];
                $tab_title .= '<h5 class="tab-title'.esc_attr($tab_active).'" data-href="blog-column-'.esc_attr($i).'">'.esc_html($$title).'</h5>';
            }
            if($pposts['position'] == 'large' && !empty($coolist_options['category_large']) && $coolist_options['category_large'] == 'style_2'){
                $pposts['position'] = 'large2';
            } elseif($pposts['position'] == 'grid' && !empty($coolist_options['category_grid']) && $coolist_options['category_grid'] == 'style_2'){
                $pposts['position'] = 'grid2';
            }

            $newargs = array_merge($args, $$meta_query);

            query_posts( $newargs );

            if(have_posts()){
                echo '<div class="blog-column'.esc_attr($tab_active).'" data-id="blog-column-'.esc_attr($i).'">';
                if(!empty($$title)){
                    echo '<h5 class="column-title">'.esc_html($$title).'</h5>';
                }
                echo '<div class="column-posts">';

                while ( have_posts() ) { the_post();
                    get_template_part('content', $pposts['position']);
                }

                if(!empty($coolist_options['pagination'])){
                    coolist_pagination();
                }
                echo '</div>';
                echo '</div>';
            }

            wp_reset_query();
            $i++;
            $tab_active = '';
        }
        if($tab_title){
            echo '<div class="tw-blog-tab">'.($tab_title).'</div>';
        }
    }

    echo '</div>';