Similar/latest ads

Hello,
I think you could create your own shortcode with a custom wp_query:

$args = array( 'post_type' => 'advert'
                'orderby' => 'date',
                'posts_per_page' => $posts_number,
	        'order'   => 'DESC' ) ;

$query = new WP_Query( $args );

and for the related ads, add the category parameter and test against the actual post’s category:

$args = array( 'post_type' => 'advert'
               'advert-category' => $actual_post_cat
               'orderby' => 'date',
               'posts_per_page' => $posts_number,
	       'order'   => 'DESC' ) ;

I hope this help.

Thanks beirdostudio.

Not sure just how to use this for now. Is this the whole code or do I need something else to actually “print”/display it on frontend.

You would need to define a shortcode and run the loop on that query, i could give you the whole code when i get home but you could try to do it yourself meanwhile.
WP_Query
Add_shortcode

here is a working example, add this code to your functions.php file:

function wa426_latest_ads($atts) {

    $args = array('post_type' => 'advert',
        'orderby' => 'date',
        'posts_per_page' => $atts['count'],
        'order' => 'DESC');
    $wa_query = new WP_Query($args);

    // The Loop
    if ($wa_query->have_posts()) {
        echo '<ul>';
        while ($wa_query->have_posts()) {
            $wa_query->the_post();
            echo '<li>' . get_the_title() . '</li>';
        }
        echo '</ul>';
    } else {
        // no posts found
    }
    /* Restore original Post Data */
    wp_reset_postdata();
}

add_shortcode('wa426_latest_ads', 'wa426_latest_ads');

then, call the shortcode wherever you need it:

[wa426_latest_ads count="3"]

where count is the number of ads you want to show.

for the related ads, you can make a custom single.php for the ads and add the query wherever you need it in that single page (under the post for example), don’t forget to add the 'advert-category' => $actual_post_cat to this last query so it will only get latest ads of the same category.

you can get $actual_post_cat with :

$actual_post_cat = get_the_terms ( $post, 'advert-category' );

in case you don’t know how or where to make the single file, you need to make a copy of your theme’s single.php and call it single-advert.php

Amazing, that works like a charm, I tried to make it myself but I was unable, this code yours is working, thank you again.

The only thing now I need to figure out is how to call the advert image.

Hi, after $wa_query->the_post(); you should be able to get image URL using following code

$image = adverts_get_main_image( get_the_ID() );
if($image):
    echo '<img src="'.esc_attr($image).'" alt="" class="" />';
endif;

Great work with the shortcode @beirdostudio, this is really useful!