' ' . esc_attr($attributes['className']) : '') . '">';

        // possible values for "Time Range" and "Order by"
        $time_units = ['minute', 'hour', 'day', 'week', 'month'];
        $range_values = ['daily', 'last24hours', 'weekly', 'last7days', 'monthly', 'last30days', 'all', 'custom'];
        $order_by_values = ['comments', 'views', 'avg'];

        $theme_data = $this->themer->get_theme($theme);

        if ( ! isset($theme_data['json']) ) {
            $theme = '';
        }

        $query_args = [
            'title' => strip_tags($title), // phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.strip_tags_strip_tags -- We want the behavior of strip_tags
            'limit' => ( ! empty($limit) && Helper::is_number($limit) && $limit > 0 ) ? $limit : 10,
            'offset' => ( ! empty($offset) && Helper::is_number($offset) && $offset >= 0 ) ? $offset : 0,
            'range' => ( in_array($range, $range_values) ) ? $range : 'daily',
            'time_quantity' => ( ! empty($time_quantity) && Helper::is_number($time_quantity) && $time_quantity > 0 ) ? $time_quantity : 24,
            'time_unit' => ( in_array($time_unit, $time_units) ) ? $time_unit : 'hour',
            'freshness' => empty($freshness) ? false : $freshness,
            'order_by' => ( in_array($order_by, $order_by_values) ) ? $order_by : 'views',
            'post_type' => empty($post_type) ? 'post' : $post_type,
            'pid' => rtrim(preg_replace('|[^0-9,]|', '', $pid), ','), /** Deprecated */
            'exclude' => rtrim(preg_replace('|[^0-9,]|', '', $exclude), ','),
            'taxonomy' => empty($tax) ? 'category' : $tax,
            'term_id' => rtrim(preg_replace('|[^0-9,;-]|', '', $term_id), ','),
            'author' => rtrim(preg_replace('|[^0-9,]|', '', $author), ','),
            'shorten_title' => [
                'active' => ( (bool) $attributes['shorten_title'] && ! empty($title_length) && Helper::is_number($title_length) && $title_length > 0 ),
                'length' => ( ! empty($title_length) && Helper::is_number($title_length) ) ? $title_length : 0,
                'words' => (( ! empty($title_by_words) && Helper::is_number($title_by_words) && $title_by_words > 0 )),
            ],
            'post-excerpt' => [
                'active' => ( (bool) $attributes['display_post_excerpt'] && ! empty($excerpt_length) && Helper::is_number($excerpt_length) && $excerpt_length > 0 ),
                'length' => ( ! empty($excerpt_length) && Helper::is_number($excerpt_length) ) ? $excerpt_length : 0,
                'keep_format' => ( ! empty($excerpt_format) && Helper::is_number($excerpt_format) && $excerpt_format > 0 ),
                'words' => ( ! empty($excerpt_by_words) && Helper::is_number($excerpt_by_words) && $excerpt_by_words > 0 ),
            ],
            'thumbnail' => [
                'active' => ( 'predefined' == $thumbnail_build && (bool) $attributes['display_post_thumbnail'] ) ? true : ( ! empty($thumbnail_width) && Helper::is_number($thumbnail_width) && $thumbnail_width > 0 ),
                'width' => ( ! empty($thumbnail_width) && Helper::is_number($thumbnail_width) && $thumbnail_width > 0 ) ? $thumbnail_width : 0,
                'height' => ( ! empty($thumbnail_height) && Helper::is_number($thumbnail_height) && $thumbnail_height > 0 ) ? $thumbnail_height : 0,
                'build' => 'predefined' == $thumbnail_build ? 'predefined' : 'manual',
                'size' => empty($thumbnail_size) ? '' : $thumbnail_size,
            ],
            'rating' => (bool) $attributes['rating'],
            'stats_tag' => [
                'comment_count' => (bool) $attributes['stats_comments'],
                'views' => (bool) $attributes['stats_views'],
                'author' => (bool) $attributes['stats_author'],
                'date' => [
                    'active' => (bool) $attributes['stats_date'],
                    'format' => empty($stats_date_format) ? 'F j, Y' : $stats_date_format
                ],
                'taxonomy' => [
                    'active' => (bool) $attributes['stats_taxonomy'],
                    'name' => empty($taxonomy) ? 'category' : $taxonomy,
                ]
            ],
            'markup' => [
                'custom_html' => (bool) $attributes['custom_html'],
                'wpp-start' => empty($wpp_start) ? '' : $wpp_start,
                'wpp-end' => empty($wpp_end) ? '' : $wpp_end,
                'title-start' => empty($header_start) ? '' : $header_start,
                'title-end' => empty($header_end) ? '' : $header_end,
                'post-html' => empty($post_html) ? '<li>{thumb} {title} <span class="wpp-meta post-stats">{stats}</span></li>' : $post_html
            ],
            'theme' => [
                'name' => empty($theme) ? '' : $theme
            ]
        ];

        // Post / Page / CTP filter
        $query_args['exclude'] = $query_args['pid'];

        $ids = array_filter(explode(',', $query_args['exclude']), 'is_numeric');
        // Got no valid IDs, clear
        if ( empty($ids) ) {
            $query_args['pid'] = '';
            $query_args['exclude'] = '';
        }

        // Taxonomy filter
        $ids = array_filter(explode(',', $query_args['term_id']), 'is_numeric');
        // Got no valid term IDs, clear
        if ( empty($ids) ) {
            $query_args['term_id'] = '';
        }

        // Author filter
        $ids = array_filter(explode(',', $query_args['author']), 'is_numeric');
        // Got no valid IDs, clear
        if ( empty($ids) ) {
            $query_args['author'] = '';
        }

        // Has the user set a title?
        if ( 
            ! empty($query_args['title'])
            && ! empty($query_args['markup']['title-start'])
            && ! empty($query_args['markup']['title-end'])
        ) {
            $header_html = htmlspecialchars_decode($query_args['markup']['title-start'], ENT_QUOTES) . $query_args['title'] . htmlspecialchars_decode($query_args['markup']['title-end'], ENT_QUOTES);
            $header_html = apply_filters('wpp_custom_header_html', $header_html, $query_args);
            $header_html = Helper::sanitize_html($header_html, $query_args);
            $html .= $header_html;
        }

        $isAdmin = isset($_GET['isSelected']) ? $_GET['isSelected'] : false; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended -- isSelected is a boolean from wp-admin

        if ( $this->config['tools']['ajax'] && ! is_customize_preview() && ! $isAdmin ) {
            $html .= '<script type="application/json" data-id="wpp-block-inline-js">' . json_encode($query_args) . '</script>';
            $html .= '<div class="wpp-widget-block-placeholder"></div>';

            return $html . '</div>';
        }

        $popular_posts = $this->maybe_query($query_args);

        $this->output->set_data($popular_posts->get_posts());
        $this->output->set_public_options($query_args);
        $this->output->build_output();

        $html .= $this->output->get_output();

        $html .= '</div>';

        return $html;
    }

    /**
     * Parses attributes.
     *
     * @since   5.4.0
     * @param   array
     * @return  array
     */
    private function parse_attributes(array $atts = [])
    {
        $out = array();

        foreach ( $this->defaults as $name => $default ) {
            $out[$name] = array_key_exists($name, $atts) ? trim($atts[$name]) : $default;
        }

        return $out;
    }
}