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1. jaw23
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Newbie here.

   How do I change my query so it includes only one post but excludes an array of categories?

   Here's what I have but I need to change the category from 3 to a bunch of categories (and new ones which have not been created yet) so I figured the easiest way is to just exclude the ones I don't want with an array.

   <?php $recent = new WP_Query("cat=3&showposts=1"); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>

   I found an array but it does not specify showing only one post.

   Many thanks!

2. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   For example, if you do not want categories 7,12,14,15,16 you could use

   <?php $recent = new WP_Query("cat='-7,-12,-14,-15,-16'&showposts=1"); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>

   or
   

   <?php
   $args = array(
     'category__not_in' => array(7,12,14,15,15),
     'showposts' => 1,
   );
   $recent = new WP_Query($args); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>

3. jaw23
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   That's it!
   Thanks so much!

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