portal-hr-newsletter-feed.php

<?
defined('ABSPATH') OR exit;
/**
 * @package WordPress
 * @subpackage WP-Skeleton
 */
?>

<div class="news-feed">
    <?
    wp_reset_query();
    $i = 1;
    $max_num = 4;

    $current_date = '';
    $args = array(
        'posts_per_page' => 5,
        'post_type' => 'cougar-corner',
        'order' => 'DESC',
        'orderby' => 'date',
    );
    $loop = new WP_Query($args);
    //news feed goes here, use inc var to label each, need to ensure gap integrity on individual boxes.
    if ($loop->have_posts()) { ?>
        <div class="literal sixteen columns alpha omega">
            <img src="<? bloginfo('template_url'); ?>/images/HR_enewsletter heading.jpg" alt="Highland College Cougar Corner."/>
        </div><?
        while ($loop->have_posts() && $i <= $max_num) : $loop->the_post();
            $news_excerpt = mstar_custom_excerpt($words = 10, $link_text = 'read more', $allowed_tags = '', $smileys = 'no', $link = '', $echo = false);
            $allowed_tags = '<a>,<i>,<em>,<b>,<span>';
            $news_excerpt = preg_replace('/\[.*\]/', '', strip_tags($news_excerpt, $allowed_tags));
            $post_date = get_the_date( 'F j, Y' ); ?>
            <div class="news-feed-item col<? echo $i; ?>">
                <div class="news-excerpt">
                    <a href="<? echo get_permalink(); ?>">
                        <? the_title(); ?>
                    </a>
                </div>
            </div> <?

            $i++;
        endwhile;
        echo "<div class='button-holder'><a href='".get_permalink(353534)."' class='blue-btn'>all updates</a></div>";
        wp_reset_query();
    }
    ?>
</div>