From 6392a921bc815b1e60b2c2f6235318087d8a5b52 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ajay D'Souza <ajaydsouza@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 21:01:32 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] manual_related and include_post_ids stopped working

Fixes #206
---
 contextual-related-posts.php           | 2 +-
 includes/class-crp.php                 | 2 +-
 includes/frontend/class-shortcodes.php | 4 ++--
 readme.txt                             | 7 ++++++-
 4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contextual-related-posts.php b/contextual-related-posts.php
index 82eba6c..9e53542 100644
--- a/contextual-related-posts.php
+++ b/contextual-related-posts.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: Contextual Related Posts
  * Plugin URI:  https://webberzone.com/plugins/contextual-related-posts/
  * Description: Display related posts on your website or in your feed. Increase reader retention and reduce bounce rates
- * Version:     3.5.3
+ * Version:     3.5.4-beta1
  * Author:      WebberZone
  * Author URI:  https://webberzone.com
  * License:     GPL-2.0+
diff --git a/includes/class-crp.php b/includes/class-crp.php
index 0af1400..dfd79cf 100644
--- a/includes/class-crp.php
+++ b/includes/class-crp.php
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public function prepare_query_args( $args = array() ) {
 
 		$defaults = array(
 			'include_cat_ids'  => 0,
-			'include_post_ids' => 0,
+			'include_post_ids' => null,
 			'offset'           => 0,
 			'postid'           => false,
 			'strict_limit'     => true,
diff --git a/includes/frontend/class-shortcodes.php b/includes/frontend/class-shortcodes.php
index 9eeaccc..c31430e 100644
--- a/includes/frontend/class-shortcodes.php
+++ b/includes/frontend/class-shortcodes.php
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ public static function related_posts( $atts, $content = null ) { // phpcs:ignore
 			'is_shortcode'      => 1,
 			'offset'            => 0,
 			'include_cat_ids'   => '',
-			'include_post_ids'  => '',
+			'include_post_ids'  => null,
 			'related_meta_keys' => '',
 			'include_words'     => '',
-			'manual_related'    => '',
+			'manual_related'    => null,
 		);
 
 		/**
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 34624a9..a674d50 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -153,10 +153,15 @@ If you enable thumbnails, the plugin will try to find the correct thumbnail in t
 
 == Changelog ==
 
-= 3.5.3 =
+= 3.5.4 =
 
 Release post: [https://webberzone.com/announcements/contextual-related-posts-v3-5-0/](https://webberzone.com/announcements/contextual-related-posts-v3-5-0/)
 
+* Fixes:
+    * `include_post_ids` and `manual_related` were not being passed correctly to the query
+
+= 3.5.3 =
+
 * Modifications:
     * Updated Freemius SDK to 2.7.3
     * Updated Contextual Related Posts block apiVersion to 3