featured-content-slider.php

<?php
/**
 * Featured Post Slider
 *
 */

// Get our Featured Content posts
$slider_posts = courage_get_featured_content();

// Check if there is Featured Content
if ( empty( $slider_posts ) and current_user_can( 'edit_theme_options' ) ) : ?>

	<p class="post-slider-empty-posts">
		<?php esc_html_e( 'There is no featured content to be displayed in the slider. To set up the slider, go to Appearance &#8594; Customize &#8594; Theme Options, and add a featured tag in the Post Slider section. The slideshow displays all your posts which are tagged with that keyword.', 'courage' ); ?>
	</p>

	<?php
	return;
endif;

// Limit the number of words in slideshow post excerpts
add_filter( 'excerpt_length', 'courage_slideshow_excerpt_length' );

// Display Slider
?>
	<div id="post-slider-container">

		<div id="post-slider-wrap" class="clearfix">

			<div id="post-slider" class="zeeflexslider">

				<ul class="zeeslides">

			<?php foreach ( $slider_posts as $post ) : setup_postdata( $post ); ?>

				<li id="slide-<?php the_ID(); ?>" class="zeeslide">

					<?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) : ?>

						<div class="slide-image">
							<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'courage-slider-image', array( 'loading' => false ) ); ?>
						</div>

					<?php else: ?>

						<div class="slide-image">
							<img src="<?php echo esc_url( get_template_directory_uri() . '/images/default-slider-image.png' ); ?>" class="wp-post-image" alt="default-image" />
						</div>

					<?php endif; ?>

					<div class="slide-content">

						<?php the_title( sprintf( '<h2 class="slide-title"><a href="%s" rel="bookmark">', esc_url( get_permalink() ) ), '</a></h2>' ); ?>

						<div class="slide-entry">
							<a href="<?php esc_url( the_permalink() ); ?>" rel="bookmark"><span><?php the_excerpt(); ?></span></a>
						</div>

					</div>

				</li>

			<?php endforeach; ?>

				</ul>

			</div>

			<div class="post-slider-controls"></div>

		</div>

	</div>

<?php
// Remove excerpt filter
remove_filter( 'excerpt_length', 'courage_slideshow_excerpt_length' );

// Reset Postdata
wp_reset_postdata();