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  1. <?php $orig_post = $post;
  2.     global $post;
  3.     $categories = get_the_category($post->ID);
  4.     if ($categories) {
  5.     $category_ids = array();
  6.     foreach($categories as $individual_category) $category_ids[] = $individual_category->term_id;
  7.  
  8.     $args=array(
  9.     'category__in' => $category_ids,
  10.     'post__not_in' => array($post->ID),
  11.     'posts_per_page'=> 2, // Number of related posts that will be shown.
  12.     'caller_get_posts'=>1
  13.     );
  14.  
  15.     $my_query = new wp_query( $args );
  16.     if( $my_query->have_posts() ) {
  17.     echo '<div id="related_posts"><h3>Related Posts</h3><ul>';
  18.     while( $my_query->have_posts() ) {
  19.     $my_query->the_post();?>
  20.  
  21.     <li><div class="relatedthumb"><a href="<? the_permalink()?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?></a></div>
  22.     <div class="relatedcontent">
  23.     <h3><a href="<? the_permalink()?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>
  24.     <?php the_time('M j, Y') ?>
  25.     </div>
  26.     </li>
  27.     <?
  28.     }
  29.     echo '</ul></div>';
  30.     }
  31.     }
  32.     $post = $orig_post;
  33.     wp_reset_query(); ?>

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