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1. alsd
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   In my index page I have this code to exclude a category (e.g. Breaking News) which is ID #5:

   <?php
   $page = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
   query_posts("cat=-5"); ?>

   I want to offer user to be able to enter the cat ID from the admin theme option. In my 'theme-options-init' file I have this :

   $options[] = array( "name" => "Exclude Breaking News ID",
   "desc" => "Enter the id of Breaking News here. example:5",
   "id" => $shortname."_bn_id",
   "std" => "",
   "type" => "text");

   My problem is that what I should insert in here:

   query_posts("cat=-5");

   I tried something like this but it breaks my theme.

   query_posts("cat=-<?php echo get_option('alsd_bn_id'); ?>");

   Can a kind soul tells me what I did wrong? Thanks

2. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 2 years ago #

   What happens if you just do this?
   

   <?php echo 'this is my option' . get_option('alsd_bn_id'); ?>

   If you can display your option, then this should work:
   

   <?php query_posts('cat=-'. get_option('alsd_bn_id')); ?>

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