<?php
/**
 * @package     Riffles
 * @link        http://www.u-hg.com/
 * @author      RiffleHatch
 * @copyright   Copyright (c)2014 RiffleHatch
 */
?>
       <?php
            global $post;
            $cat_now = get_the_category($post->ID);
            $nowid = get_the_ID();
            $nowcat_id = array();
            $item_cat = get_category_by_slug('item');
            $item_cat_id = $item_cat->cat_ID;
            foreach($cat_now as $cat):
                $newid = get_category_by_slug("itemnew");
                $newid = $newid->cat_ID;
                $recoid = get_category_by_slug("itemreco");
                $recoid = $recoid -> cat_ID;
                $c_id = $cat -> cat_ID;
                $cat_child = get_term_children($c_id, 'category');
                if($cat_child != true && $newid != $cat -> cat_ID  && $recoid != $cat -> cat_ID){
                array_push( $nowcat_id, $cat -> cat_ID);
                }
            endforeach ;
            $related_items = get_posts( array(
                'post_type' => 'post',
                'category_name' => '$item',
                'category__in' => $nowcat_id,
                'posts_per_page' => '4',
                'exclude' => $nowid,
                'orderby' => 'rand'
            )); ?>
        <?php if ( $related_items ) : ?>
        <aside class="related-item row clear">
            <h2 class="related">YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...</h2>
            <ul class="block itemlist">
                <?php foreach( $related_items as $post ): setup_postdata( $post ); ?>
                    <?php get_template_part('thumbnail-box'); ?>
                <?php endforeach; wp_reset_postdata(); ?>
            </ul>
        </aside> 
        <?php endif; ?>