<?php 
$enable_featured_category = sportsx_get_option('enable_featured_category');
$featured_category_title = sportsx_get_option('featured_category_title');
?>
<?php if ($enable_featured_category ) { ?>
<section class="wpi-section wpi-categories-section">
    <div class="wrapper">
        <?php if ($featured_category_title): ?>
            <header class="wpi-section-header">
                <h2 class="section-header-title">
                    <?php echo esc_html($featured_category_title); ?>
                </h2>
            </header>
        <?php endif; ?>
        <div class="wpi-section-content categories-section-content">

            <?php for ($i = 1; $i <= 4; $i++) {
            $featured_category = sportsx_get_option('featured_category_' . $i);
            $cat_info = get_category($featured_category);
            if (!empty($cat_info)) {
            $term_link = get_category_link($cat_info);
            if (!empty( $cat_info->count)) {
              $post_count = $cat_info->count;
            } else {
              $post_count = '';
            }
            if (!empty( $cat_info->name)) {
              $term_name = $cat_info->name;
            }else {
              $term_name = '';
            }
            if (!empty( $cat_info->term_id)) {
              $thumbnail_id = get_term_meta($cat_info->term_id, 'thumbnail_id', true);
            }else {
              $thumbnail_id = '';
            }
            ?>
            <div class="wpi-category-panel">
                <div class="entry-category-image">
                    <a class="post-thumbnail" href="<?php echo esc_url($term_link); ?>" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">
                        <?php
                        echo wp_get_attachment_image($thumbnail_id, 'medium_large');
                        ?>
                    </a>
                </div>
                <div class="entry-category-details category-details-vertical">
            
                    <span class="entry-category-count"><?php echo absint($post_count); echo __(' Articles','sportsx');?> </span>
                    <h2 class="entry-category-title">
                        <a href="<?php echo esc_url($term_link); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php echo esc_html($term_name); ?></a>
                    </h2>
                </div>
                <?php
                $category_post_args = array(
                    'post_type' => 'post',
                    'post_status' => 'publish',
                    'no_found_rows' => 1,
                    'ignore_sticky_posts' => 1,
                    'posts_per_page' => 1,
                );
                $category_post_args['tax_query'][] = array(
                    'taxonomy' => 'category',
                    'field' => 'term_id',
                    'terms' => absint($cat_info->term_id),
                );
                $category_post = new WP_Query($category_post_args);
                while ($category_post->have_posts()) :
                $category_post->the_post(); ?>
                    <div class="entry-category-details category-details-horizontal">
                        <span class="entry-category-label"> <?php echo __('Latest:','sportsx');?> </span>
                        <header class="entry-header">
                            <?php the_title('<h3 class="entry-title entry-title-small"><a href="' . esc_url(get_permalink()) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h3>'); ?>
                        </header>
                    </div>
                <?php endwhile;
                wp_reset_postdata();
                ?>
            </div>
            <?php } ?>
            <?php } ?>
        </div>
    </div>
</section>
<?php } ?>