';
$post_link = get_permalink($post->ID);
$post_image = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID ), 'single-post-thumbnail' );
$return_string .= '
';
$return_string .= '';
$return_string .= '';
$return_string .= '
';
$categories = get_the_category($post->ID);
$separator = ' ';
$output = '';
if($categories) {
foreach($categories as $category) {
$output .= '
name ) ) . '">' . esc_html($category->cat_name) . '' . esc_html($separator);
}
$return_string .= trim($output, $separator);
}
$return_string .= '
';
$return_string .= '
';
$post_author = get_the_author_meta( 'display_name' , $post->post_author );
$post_date = get_the_date('F j, Y',$post->ID);
$return_string .= '';
$return_string .= '