Yup. Include this before the loop in index.php
<?php
if (is_home()) {
query_posts("cat=-x");
}
?>
where x is the ID of the particular category.
I can’t seem to find the category IDs in WordPress 2.5… where would I find them?
Nevermind, I figured it out.
seriously, with how useful cat IDs are, hiding them in 2.5 was a really stupid move.
You can get a plugin to put them back if you don’t want to hover over each and check the status bar… but who’s to say the plugin will work 2 versions from now?
maybe i´m being really dense but I tried that code and I just get an error 🙁 … this is what i have in index.php :
<?php
if (is_home()) {
query_posts("cat=-15");
}
?>
<?php
/* Short and sweet */
define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);
require('./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php');
?>
britneyspy, you need to add the code to the Main Index Template (index.php) in the Admin control panel > Design > Theme Editor.
Add the code right after <div id="content" class="posts">
so it looks like this: `<div id=”content” class=”posts”>
<?php
if (is_home()) {
query_posts(“cat=-15”);
}
?>
`
Hope this helps!
When I do this, it causes my “Older Posts” button at the bottom of my main page to just keep people on the main page…