Modified Related Posts

<!-- Modified to create post rows to control number of posts -->

<?php $related = alx_related_posts(); ?>

<?php if ( $related->have_posts() ): ?>

<h4 class="heading">
    <i class="fa fa-hand-o-right"></i><?php _e('You may also like...','hueman'); ?>
</h4>

<ul class="related-posts group">

<!-- ====================================================== -->
<!--  Initialize post counter; set up the post row          -->
<?php $i = 1; echo '<div class="post-row">'; ?>
<!-- ====================================================== -->

    <?php while ( $related->have_posts() ) : $related->the_post(); ?>
    <li class="related post-hover">
        <article <?php post_class(); ?>>

            <div class="post-thumbnail">
                <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>">
                    <?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ): ?>
                        <?php the_post_thumbnail('thumb-medium'); ?>
                    <?php elseif ( ot_get_option('placeholder') != 'off' ): ?>
                        <img src="<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/img/thumb-medium.png" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" />
                    <?php endif; ?>
                    <?php if ( has_post_format('video') && !is_sticky() ) echo'<span class="thumb-icon small"><i class="fa fa-play"></i></span>'; ?>
                    <?php if ( has_post_format('audio') && !is_sticky() ) echo'<span class="thumb-icon small"><i class="fa fa-volume-up"></i></span>'; ?>
                    <?php if ( is_sticky() ) echo'<span class="thumb-icon small"><i class="fa fa-star"></i></span>'; ?>
                </a>
                <?php if ( comments_open() && ( ot_get_option( 'comment-count' ) != 'off' ) ): ?>
                    <a class="post-comments" href="<?php comments_link(); ?>"><span><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i><?php comments_number( '0', '1', '%' ); ?></span></a>
                <?php endif; ?>
            </div><!--/.post-thumbnail-->

            <div class="related-inner">

                <h4 class="post-title">
                    <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
                </h4><!--/.post-title-->

                <div class="post-meta group">
                    <p class="post-date"><?php the_time('j M, Y'); ?></p>
                </div><!--/.post-meta-->

            </div><!--/.related-inner-->

        </article>
    </li><!--/.related-->

<!-- ====================================================== -->
<!--  If displayed 3 posts, close row and start new row     -->
<!--  Increment post counter                                -->
<?php if($i % 3 == 0) { echo '</div><div class="post-row">'; } $i++; ?>
<!-- ====================================================== -->

    <?php endwhile; ?>

<!-- ====================================================== -->
<!--  Close last post row                                   -->
<?php echo '</div>'; ?>
<!-- ====================================================== -->

    <?php wp_reset_postdata(); ?>

</ul><!--/.post-related-->
<?php endif; ?>

<?php wp_reset_query(); ?>