<?php
    if ( is_single()) {
        $categories = get_the_category();
        if ($categories) {
            $category = $categories[0]; //foreach ($categories as $category)
            $cat = $category->cat_ID;
        }
        $args=array(
            'cat' => $cat,
            'order' => 'DESC',
            'post__not_in' => array($post->ID),
            'posts_per_page'=>2,
            'caller_get_posts'=>1
        );
    } else if(is_front_page()) {
        $args = array(
            'order' => 'DESC',
            'orderby' => 'date',
            'posts_per_page'=>3,
            'post_type' => 'post',
            'caller_get_posts'=>1
        );
    }

    $my_query = null;
    $my_query = new WP_Query($args);
    if( $my_query->have_posts() ) {
        while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>
        <div class="col-xs-12 <?php if(is_front_page()) { echo 'col-sm-4 col-md-4'; } else { echo 'col-sm-6 col-md-6'; } ?>">
            <div class="recent-blog-post-item">
                <?php if(has_post_thumbnail()) : ?>
                <div class="blog-post-featured-img">
                    <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>
                        ">
                        <div class="featured-banner" style="background: url(<?php the_post_thumbnail_url( 'full' ); ?> ) no-repeat center center; background-size: cover;">
                        </div>
                    </a>
                </div>
                <?php endif; ?>

                <div class="blog-post-content recent-meta-text">
                    <div class="recent-meta-title">
                        <a href="<? the_permalink()?>
                            " rel="bookmark" title="
                            <?php the_title(); ?>
                            ">
                            <h4>
                                <?php the_title(); ?></h4>
                        </a>
                    </div>

                    <div class="blog-post-meta">
                        <div class="meta-text">
                            <div class="meta-author">
                                <a href="<?php echo get_author_posts_url(get_the_author_meta('ID')); ?>"><?php the_author(); ?></a>
                            </div>

                            <time class="meta-time" datetime="<?php echo date(DATE_W3C); ?>">
                                <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> <?php the_time('F jS, Y'); ?>
                            </time>
                        </div>
                    </div><!-- end blog post meta -->

                    <div class="recent-meta-excerpt">
                        <div class="excerpt-fix">
                            <?php echo excerpt(25);?>
                        </div>

                        <a class="read-more" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>
                            ">Read More <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i>
                        </a>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <!-- end recent meta text -->
            </div>
            <!-- end recent blog post item -->
        </div>
    <?php endwhile; wp_reset_query();
    } else { ?>
        <div class="col-md-12">
            <?php _e('Sorry! There are no related articles based on this category.', 'roster-list'); ?>
        </div>
    <?php
    }