$query = "
SELECT wposts.*
FROM $wpdb->posts wposts
WHERE wposts.post_status = ‘publish’
AND wposts.post_type = ‘post’
AND wposts.post_date < '$post->post_date’
ORDER BY wposts.post_date DESC
LIMIT $num_backlinks
“;
$posts = $wpdb->get_results($query, OBJECT);
foreach($posts as $post):
setup_postdata($post);
$url = thumbnail_for(’vidthumb_small’, ‘_sm.jpg’);
?>