content.php

<?php 
// THUMBNAIL
$post_img = '';
$thumbnail_src = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id( get_the_ID() ), 'political_about_625x415' );
if ($thumbnail_src) {
    $post_img = '<img class="blog_post_image" src="'. esc_url($thumbnail_src[0]) . '" alt="'.esc_attr(get_the_title()).'" />';
    $post_col = 'col-md-6';
}else{
    $post_col = 'col-md-12 no-featured-image';
}
?>

<article id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class('single-post col-md-12 list-view blogloop-v1'); ?> > 
    <div class="blog_custom">
        
        <?php /*POST THUMBNAIL*/ ?>
        <?php if ($post_img) { ?>
            <!-- POST THUMBNAIL -->
            <div class="col-md-6 post-thumbnail">
                <a href="<?php echo esc_url(get_the_permalink()); ?>" class="relative">
                    <?php echo wp_kses_post($post_img); ?>
                </a>
            </div>
        <?php } ?>

        <!-- POST DETAILS -->
        <div class="<?php echo esc_attr($post_col); ?> post-details">
            <div class="post-details-padding">
                <!-- POST TITLE -->
                <h3 class="post-name row">
                    <a title="<?php the_title_attribute() ?>" href="<?php echo esc_url(get_the_permalink()); ?>">
                        <?php if(is_sticky(get_the_ID())){ ?>
                            <!-- STICKY POST LABEL -->
                            <span class="post-sticky-label">
                                <i class="fa fa-bookmark"></i>
                            </span>
                        <?php } ?>
                        <!-- POST TITLE -->
                        <?php the_title() ?>
                    </a>
                </h3>
                
                <!-- POST METAS (DATE / TAGS / AUTHOR / COMMENTS) -->
                <div class="post-category-comment-date row">
                    <!-- POST META: DATE -->
                    <div class="post-date">
                        <a title="<?php the_title_attribute() ?>" href="<?php echo esc_url(get_the_permalink()); ?>">
                            <i class="icon-calendar"></i>
                            <?php echo esc_html(get_the_date()); ?>
                        </a>
                    </div>
                    <!-- POST META: TAGS -->
                    <span class="post-tags">
                        <?php echo get_the_term_list( get_the_ID(), 'category', '<i class="icon-tag"></i>', ', ' ); ?>
                    </span>
                    <!-- POST META: AUTHOR -->
                    <span class="post-author"><i class="icon-user icons"></i><a href="<?php echo esc_url(get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ), get_the_author_meta( 'user_nicename' ) )); ?>"><?php echo esc_html(get_the_author()); ?></a></span>
                    <!-- POST META: COMMENTS -->
                    <span class="post-comments"><i class="icon-bubbles icons"></i><a href="<?php echo esc_url(get_the_permalink().'#comments'); ?>"><?php comments_number( '0', '1', '%' ); ?></a></span>  
                </div>

                <!-- POST CONTENT / EXCERPT -->
                <div class="post-excerpt row">
                <?php
                    /* translators: %s: Name of current post */
                    the_content( sprintf(__( 'Read More <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>', 'political' ),
                        the_title( '<span class="screen-reader-text">"', '"</span>', false )
                    ) );
                ?>
                <?php
                    wp_link_pages( array(
                        'before' => '<div class="page-links">' . esc_html__( 'Pages:', 'political' ),
                        'after'  => '</div>',
                    ) );
                ?>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</article>