template_news.php

<?php

/**
* Template Name: News Template
* Description: Used as a page template to show page contents, followed by a loop through
* each non-empty category that has at least 1 published post and displays the latest posts'
* content and featured image with a link to the category archive page below the list.
*/

add_action( 'genesis_entry_content', 'sk_custom_content' );
function sk_custom_content() {

	$categories = get_categories();

	echo '<div class="category-loop">';

	foreach ( $categories as $category ) {
		echo '<div class="category-item">';

			// Category title
			echo '<h3 class="category-title">' . $category->name . '</h3>';

			$args = array(
				'cat' => $category->term_id,
				'posts_per_page' => 3
			);

			// The Query
			$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );

			while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) {
				$the_query->the_post();
				echo '<div class="cat-listing ' . $category->slug . '-item">';
					echo '<h4>'. get_the_title() . '</h4>';

					echo '<p class="cat-date entry-meta">';
						echo the_date();
					echo '</p>';

					if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { // check if the post has a Post Thumbnail assigned to it.
						the_post_thumbnail( 'full', array( 'class' => 'alignright' )  );
					}

					// echo the_content();
					echo the_excerpt();

					if( function_exists( 'social_warfare' ) ):
						social_warfare();
					endif;
				echo '</div>';
			}

			echo '<a class="category-more" href="' . get_category_link( $category->term_id ) . '">More from the "' . $category->name . '" category …</a>';

			/* Restore original Post Data */
			wp_reset_postdata();

		echo '</div><!-- .category-item -->';
	}

	echo '</div>';

}

genesis();