<?php $editor_pick_title = get_theme_mod( 'hot_news_editor_pick_title', __( 'Editor Pick', 'hot-news' ) ); ?>
<div class="editor-pick-wrapper">
	<?php if ( ! empty( $editor_pick_title ) ): ?>
		<div class="widget-header">
			<h3 class="widget-title"><?php echo esc_html( $editor_pick_title ); ?></h3>
		</div>
	<?php endif; ?>
	<div class="editor-pick-content-wrapper">
		<div class="editor-pick-container">
			<?php
			$editor_pick_query = new WP_Query( $editor_pick_args );
			if ( $editor_pick_query->have_posts() ) {
				while ( $editor_pick_query->have_posts() ) :
					$editor_pick_query->the_post();
					?>
					<div class="post-item post-list">
						<div class="post-item-image">
							<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
								<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'post-thumbnail' ); ?>
							</a>
						</div>
						<div class="post-item-content">
							<div class="entry-cat no-bg">
								<?php the_category( '', '', get_the_ID() ); ?>
							</div>
							<h3 class="entry-title">
								<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
							</h3>  
							<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>
					<?php
				endwhile;
				wp_reset_postdata();
			}
			?>
		</div>
	</div>
</div>
