manual_related and include_post_ids stopped working

Fixes #206

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+

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,

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,
 		);
 
 		/**

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