Home Page Template carousel

<?php
/**
 *
 Template Name: Home Page
 *
 * @package WordPress
 * @subpackage Toolbox
 * @since Toolbox 0.1
 */


get_header(); ?>

        <div id="primary" class="full-width">
            <div id="content" role="main">
            <?php $pageCheck = $post->ID; ?>
            <?php   if ( get_post_meta($pageCheck, '728 x 90', true) ) :?>
                <div class="ad id-<?php echo $pageCheck; ?>">
                    <?php echo get_post_meta($pageCheck, '728 x 90', true); ?>
                </div>
             <? endif ; ?>
            <div id="hero">
                <script type="text/javascript">
                    jQuery(document).ready(function(){
                        jQuery("#featured-slider").easySlider({
                            hoverPause: true,
                            auto: true,
                            continuous: true,
                            speed: 400,
                            pause: 6000,
                            numeric: true,
                            numericId: 'controls'
                        });
                    });
                </script>
                <div id="featured-slider">
                    <ul>
                    <?php
                    $sliderargs =   array(
                    'posts_per_page' => 5, // get four posts for each section we want to show
                    'post_type' => array('recipe','la_foodie','nyc_foodie','mixology','chefs_table'));
                    $my_query = new WP_Query($sliderargs); ?>
                    <?php while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>
                        <li>
                            <div class="left"><?php $alt_tag = get_the_title($post->ID); ?>
                                <?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { ?>
                                <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>">
                                <?php the_post_thumbnail('featured-image', array('alt' => 'View the Recipe', 'title' => $alt_tag )); ?>
                                </a>
                            </div>
                            <?php } ?>
                            <div class="right">
                                <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
                                <p><?php new_excerpt(180); ?></p>
                                <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>">Read More &gt;</a>
                            </div>
                        </li>
                    <?php endwhile; ?>
                    </ul>
                </div>
            </div>
<?php

global $post;

$total_sections = 4; // the total number of sections that you want in your slider

$args = array(
'posts_per_page'    => $total_sections * 4, // get four posts for each section we want to show
'post_type'         => array('post','recipe','la_foodie','nyc_foodie','mixology','chefs_table')

);



$carousel_query = new WP_Query($args);

if ($carousel_query->have_posts()) {
  $slider = array();
  $section = array();


  while ($carousel_query->have_posts()) {
    $carousel_query->the_post();



    // Not sure what you actually want to put in the grid for each post...so edit here as you need to...

    $html = sprintf('<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="%1$s" title="%2$s">%2$s</a></h2><a href="%1$s" title="%2$s">%3$s</a>',
    get_permalink(), get_the_title(),get_the_post_thumbnail( $post->ID, 'thumbnail'));
    $section[] = $html;




    // for the third and sixth array slots, put in ad code

    // since our original WP_Query pulled randomly, then the actual ads that get pulled for

    // these slots will be...random!

    if( count($section) == 2 || count($section) == 5 ) {

      $fields = array('300 x 250 Bottom', '300 x 250 Top');
      $adcode = get_post_meta( $post->ID, $fields[array_rand($fields, 1 )], true );
      $section[] = $adcode;

    }



    // If we've got a group of 6....

    if( count($section) == 6 ) {

      shuffle($section);      // We need to mix up the six so that the ads could be anywhere

      $slider[] = $section;  // store the group in our slider list

      $section = array();    // and reset the section

    }

  }



  // This is belt and braces since you should have pulled exactly the

  // right amount of posts, but if you haven't then the while loop will

  // have bailed out before the group got added to the slider

  if( !empty($section) ) {

    shuffle($section);      // We need to mix up the six so that the ads could be anywhere

    $slider[] = $section;

  }



  // By now you should have an array of size $total_sections, each with an array of 6 inside

  // So you can do you html loop


     $i = 1;

     echo '<ul id="slider">';

     foreach( $slider as $section ) {

        echo '<li id="section_'.$i.'"><ul>';



        foreach( $section as $box ) {

            echo '<li class="section_box">'.$box.'</li>';

        }



        echo '</ul></li>';

        $i++;

     }

     echo '</ul>';

  }

?>






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

<?php get_footer(); ?>