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1. doubledown11
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hi, I have tried several methods, including adjusting the functions.php file and adding an if is_home, cat (8) approach to exclude my category from appearing in the front page, but no luck.

   I don't want to use a plug-in. I'd like to just code in to my index.php or my functions.php not to include category 8 posts on the front page.

   Here is the functions code:
   

   function exclude_category($query) {
   	if ( $query->is_home) {
   		$query->set('cat', '-8');
   	}
   return $query;
   }

   Please help me out.

   Thanks
   DD

2. xewax
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   i dont think that this [spam link moderated]
   is the same but maybe this will help you.

   Good luck

3. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 2 years ago #

   query_posts=($query_string . '&cat=-8');

4. doubledown11
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   MichaelH, can you please tell me where to enter that code you've provided?

5. doubledown11
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   This worked for me:

   Next, go into Appearance > Editor, and open functions.php. Add the following function:
   function exclude_category($query) {
   if ( $query->is_home ) {
   $query->set('cat', '-xx');
   }
   return $query;
   }
   add_filter('pre_get_posts', 'exclude_category');
   where xx is the number of your category. Don't forget the minus sign in front of it! Save it, and you're done.

6. Gouri
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   inserting this:
   <?php query_posts($query_string . '&cat=-32'); ?>
   just before:
   <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
   worked for me.
   But somewhere in the codex, I read that it will exclude this particular category posts from category archive also (if we don't have a separate template for category). I don't see any separate category template in my theme files. Even the, I am not having any such problem.
   Will it have any other 'side effect'?
   Following is not working for me:
   <?php
   if (is_home()) {
   query_posts("cat=-3");
   }
   ?>

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