XYZ's Blog

function wpc_elementor_shortcode( $atts ) { 
     $args = shortcode_atts(array("cat" => 5, "posts_per_page" => 4), $atts);
     echo ("<ul class=\"newul\">");
     query_posts($args); 
     if(have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); 
     echo "<li class=\"newli\">";
     if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) {
            echo ("<img class=\"newimg\" src=\"");
            the_post_thumbnail_url("codilight_lite_block_2_medium");
            echo ("\">");
        }
     the_title( sprintf( '<h2 class="entry-title newtitle"><a href="%s">', esc_url( get_permalink() ) ), '</a></h2>' );
    
    if (has_excerpt()) {
      echo  ("<div class=\"excdiv\">".get_the_excerpt()."</div>"); 
    }
    
     echo "</li>";
     endwhile; 
     endif; 
     wp_reset_query(); 
     echo ("</ul>");
}
add_shortcode( 'my_elementor_php_output', 'wpc_elementor_shortcode');