<?php $banner_title = get_theme_mod( 'hot_news_banner_news_title', __( 'Main News', 'hot-news' ) ); ?>
<div class="banner-grid-outer">
	<?php if ( ! empty( $banner_title ) ): ?>
		<div class="widget-header">
			<h3 class="widget-title"><?php echo esc_html( $banner_title ); ?></h3>
		</div>
	<?php endif; ?>
	<div class="banner-main-grid">
		<?php
		$banner_query = new WP_Query( $banner_args );
		if ( $banner_query->have_posts() ) {
			while ( $banner_query->have_posts() ) :
				$banner_query->the_post();

				?>
				<div class="post-item overlay-post" style="background-image: url('<?php echo esc_url( get_the_post_thumbnail_url( get_the_ID(), 'full' ) ); ?>');">
					<div class="blog-banner">
						<div class="post-overlay">
							<div class="post-item-content">
								<div class="entry-cat">
									<?php the_category( '', '', get_the_ID() ); ?>
								</div>
								<h2 class="entry-title">
									<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
								</h2>
								<ul class="entry-meta">
									<li class="post-author"> <a href="<?php echo esc_url( get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ) ); ?>"><span class="far fa-user"></span><?php echo esc_html( get_the_author() ); ?></a></li>
									<li class="post-date"> <span class="far fa-calendar-alt"></span><?php echo esc_html( get_the_date() ); ?></li>
									<li class="post-comment"><span class="far fa-comment"></span><?php echo absint( get_comments_number( get_the_ID() ) ); ?></li>
								</ul>
							</div>   
						</div>
					</div>
				</div>
				<?php
			endwhile;
			wp_reset_postdata();
		}
		?>
	</div>
</div>
