microkid related post

<?php $related_posts = MRP_get_related_posts( $post->ID );
             if(!empty($related_posts)) {
             foreach($related_posts as $key => $value) {
             $related_post = get_post($key);

	     echo "<div class='pic_column'>";
	     echo "<img src='";
		echo p75GetThumbnail($related_post->ID);
		echo "' />";
		echo "</div>";
		echo "<h6>";
		echo "$related_post->post_title";
		echo "</h6>";
		echo "<p>";
		echo the_excerpt($related_post->ID);
		echo "</p>";

                }
                }?>

im using this code..i can get the thumbnail but for execrpt still not working..
any help? thanks

anyone?? any help would be great :)thanks

the exercpt still show the main post’s excerpt..not the related one
can anyone tell me to fix this..

thanks in advance

anyone…?

anyone..? thanks

OK i already found it..hahaha

<?php $related_posts = MRP_get_related_posts( $post->ID );
             if(!empty($related_posts)) {
             foreach($related_posts as $key => $value) {
             $related_post = get_post($key);

	     echo "<div class='pic_column'>";
	     echo "<img src='";
		echo p75GetThumbnail($related_post->ID);
		echo "' />";
		echo "</div>";
		echo "<h6>";
		echo "$related_post->post_title";
		echo "</h6>";
		echo "<p>";
		echo "$related_post->post_content";
		echo "</p>";

                }
                }?>

but now i need to show the category..can anyone help? thanks in advance

OK got it..

<?php $related_posts = MRP_get_related_posts( $post->ID );
                   if(!empty($related_posts)) {
				   foreach($related_posts as $key => $value) {
				   $related_post = get_post($key);$category = get_the_category() ;
				   $category = get_the_category($related_post->ID);
						echo $category[0]->cat_name;
						echo "<div class='pic_column'>";
						echo "<a href='";
						echo get_permalink($related_post->ID);
						echo "'><img src='";
						echo p75GetThumbnail($related_post->ID);
						echo "' /></a>";
						echo "</div>";
						echo "<h6>";
						echo "$related_post->post_title";
						echo "</h6>";
						echo "<p>";
						echo "$related_post->post_content";
						echo "</p>";
					}
					}?>