$attributes['perPage'] ?? 8, 'offset' => $attributes['offset'] ?? 0, 'categories' => $attributes['categories'] ?? array(), 'tags' => $attributes['tags'] ?? array(), 'author' => $attributes['author'] ?? 0, 'sticky' => $attributes['sticky'] ?? 'default', 'ratio' => $attributes['imageRatio'] ?? '66', 'featured' => ! empty( $attributes['featuredFirst'] ) ? 1 : 0, ) ); $heading = trim( (string) ( $attributes['heading'] ?? '' ) ); $columns = min( 6, max( 1, (int) ( $attributes['columns'] ?? 4 ) ) ); // Feature the newest post as a FIXED element above the grid; the grid then // paginates the rest of the stream (offset + 1) so the feature never repeats. // AJAX pagination swaps only the grid — the feature stays put on every page. if ( $cfg['featured'] ) { $featured_post = bw_blog_featured_post( $cfg, '' ); $featured_html = $featured_post ? bw_blog_render_featured_card( $featured_post, $cfg['ratio'] ) : ''; $grid_cfg = $cfg; $grid_cfg['offset'] = $cfg['offset'] + 1; $result = bw_blog_query( $grid_cfg, 1, '' ); } else { $featured_html = ''; $result = bw_blog_query( $cfg, 1, '' ); } $posts = $result['posts']; // Optional vertical red rule at 33% across the feature (only meaningful with // the feature on). Set on the wrapper so it survives AJAX card swaps. $classes = 'bw-blog'; if ( $cfg['featured'] && ! empty( $attributes['featuredRule'] ) ) { $classes .= ' bw-blog--rule'; } $wrapper = get_block_wrapper_attributes( array( 'class' => $classes, 'style' => '--bw-blog-cols:' . $columns, ) ); $search_svg = ''; echo '
'; echo '
'; if ( '' !== $heading ) { echo '

' . esc_html( $heading ) . '

'; } if ( ! empty( $attributes['showSearch'] ) ) { echo '
' . '' . '' . '
'; } echo '
'; // The feature is fixed across pages: AJAX pagination never touches it, only a // new search refreshes it. CSS hides this wrapper when empty (feature off). echo '
' . $featured_html . '
'; echo '
' . bw_blog_render_cards( $posts, $cfg['ratio'] ) . '
'; if ( ! empty( $attributes['showPagination'] ) ) { echo '
' . bw_blog_render_paginator( $result['total_pages'], 1 ) . '
'; } echo '
';