Title: Remove Posts in Category From Homepage Author: David Walsh Published: September 19, 2012 Last modified: February 23, 2016 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage. svg) # Remove Posts in Category From Homepage By [David Walsh](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidwalsh83/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage.1.3.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage/) ## Description This plugin allows WordPres admins to prevent posts in a given category from displaying on the homepage / main loop as well as the RSS feed. Two new checkbox will display on the “Add New Category” and “Edit Category” screens— it’s that simple! ## Screenshots [⌊The checkbox appears on the "Add New Category" and "Edit Category" forms.⌉⌊The checkbox appears on the "Add New Category" and "Edit Category" forms.⌉[ The checkbox appears on the “Add New Category” and “Edit Category” forms. ## Installation Installation is easy: 1. Upload `remove-category-from-loop.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress ## FAQ Will posts in given categories still display within the RSS feed? A new option has been added to additionally remove posts in a category from the main RSS feed What are the plugin’s option keys? The option keys are `remove-loop-cats` and `remove-loop-rss`; all categories marked not to display in the main loop are stored in this option to keep the DB footprint as low as possible. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/918d2a14333bd2566fd342c0e7c8d0de3656a15eb79c39de8d1bfcc1d0d4c59b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[PERFECT](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-3254/)󠁿 [Gio Veg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gio-veg/) September 3, 2016 This is awesome! Gets the job done with just a few clicks. I’ve tried many other plugins before, and this is by far the best. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7654e38f73f5edd5eb1fc01e12653e6b69bcb62713cdd5e79201aeb43e5d9d1f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-perfect-242/)󠁿 [onsecrethunt](https://profiles.wordpress.org/onsecrethunt/) September 3, 2016 Amazing plugin, works perfect. Easy to install and easy to setup. [ Read all 7 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Remove Posts in Category From Homepage” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ David Walsh ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidwalsh83/) [Translate “Remove Posts in Category From Homepage” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.3 * Bump to ensure it’s current #### 1.2 * Bump to ensure it’s current #### 1.1 * Added feature which allows posts from being remove from the RSS feed #### 1.02 * Additional logical check at time of install to ensure an array is present #### 1.01 * Improved layout of both the “Add Category” and “Edit Category” screens * Fixed option key value within the FAQ #### 1.0 * Initial release of plugin ## Meta * Version **1.3** * Last updated **10 years ago** * Active installations **100+** * WordPress version ** 3.0.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.4.34** * Tags * [categories](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/categories/)[posts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.9 out of 5 stars. * [ 6 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ David Walsh ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidwalsh83/) ## Support Got something to say? 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