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1. yolise
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   I've been trying to display posts from a single category in a parent category template, but for some reason, the child posts I'm trying to exclude aren't being excluded. My category template is called category-work (the name of the parent category, id 1) and I want to only display posts from the child category 4, but exclude posts from child categories 5, 6 and 7. So, posts in categories 5 and 6 don't display, but the post in category 7 does. I can't imagine what could be going wrong...

   This is my code.

   [Code moderated as per the Forum Rules. Please use the pastebin]

2. yolise
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   OK, didn't know about that moderation thing, which probably explains why there's been no response to my question. Here's a shortened version...

   <?php query_posts( 'orderby=rand&posts_per_page=1&cat=4,-5,-6,-7' ); ?>
   <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
   <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"></a>
   <?php endwhile; ?><?php endif; ?>
   <?php wp_reset_query(); ?>

   Again, the posts in categories 5 and 6 don't show on the page, but the category 7 post does for some strange reason.

   Can anyone see a problem with this that makes it not work?

3. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   Why not just use <?php query_posts( 'orderby=rand&posts_per_page=1&cat=4' ); ?>?

4. yolise
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   Because that doesn't work either. It still shows that one post from child category 7.

5. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   Is that post also filed under cat 4?

6. yolise
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   Nope.

   I think I'll try recreating the category and post again. It doesn't make any sense that it doesn't work.

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