I don’t know for sure, but I think the in_category function only accepts one category as argument.
So, your code could be:
<?php if ( !in_category('3') || !in_category('4') || !in_category('5') { ?>
//rest of code
<?php } ?>
Then further on, in another area you would have code like this:
<?php rewind_posts(); ?>
<?php query_posts('category_name=asides&showposts=10'); ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
\rest of code
<?php endwhile;?>
I have a similar setup (only one category) in the theme I’m working on – two examples. I don’t want my ‘Asides’ category posts to show as a post on main pages, but I want it visible in archive pages.
(I’m not terrible experienced with php or wordpress code, so there’s my disclaimer. 🙂
Thread Starter
jinsan
(@jinsan)
Hmm well that gives me a start I guess, I have no expereince, so you’re one up on me. I emailed ifelse and he suggested this:
<?php if (!(in_category('11')&&in_category('12')&&in_category('13')&&in_category('14'))){
the_content();}?>
The problem I’m finding is where to place the code. The top of the code php file is this:
<?php get_header();
if ($posts) { $pcount_lp = sizeof($posts); foreach ($posts as $post) {start_wp();?>
Do I place it in that or after?
And whereabouts would I place the second part of the code? I’m playing with it, but if I have some idea of where it should be placed between x and y for example, it would help me a ton. I very much appreciate the reply though.
Having tried the above: <?php if ( !in_category('11') || !in_category('12') || !in_category('13') || !in_category('14') { ?>
//rest of code
<?php } ?>
It gives me:
Parse error: parse error, unexpected '{' in /home/jinsan/public_html/wp/wp-content/themes/gespaa/index.php on line 4
Line 4 being that part of the code. I placed it after the get header. I don’t use asides btw
Put the code in the index.php file (Main Template). I think ifelse’s code version is correct if you want to exclude posts that are in all three categories. Using ‘or’ (||) it will exclude posts that fall in any one of the categories.
<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
\ your if else code
\ mine: <?php if (is_home() && in_category('27') ) { ?>
I’m not familiar with the gespaa theme, but it should be after you’ve begun the while loop.
Thread Starter
jinsan
(@jinsan)
bugger, I don’t actually have the while part of the loop. It still provides the unexpected { error.
I don’t want to replace the start of the template with the <?php if (have_posts()):?> in case it breaks the site – mind you it keep sbreaking anyway so maybe I should try. Here’s the template for the index.php:
<?php
get_header();
if ($posts) { $pcount_lp = sizeof($posts); foreach ($posts as $post) {start_wp();?>
<div class="entry">
<div class="catimage">
<?php c2c_the_category_image($seperator='', $parents='',
$image_extensions='png gif jpg',
$image_dir='/wp-content/images/',
$use_name_if_no_image=false); ?>
</div>
<?php
the_date('','<h3 class="entrytitle">','</h3>');
?>
<h2 class="entrydate" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>"><a href="<?php echo get_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
<h3 class="entrytitle"><strong><?php _e("Filed under:"); ?> <?php the_category(' and') ?> </strong></h3>
<div class="entrybody"><strong><?php the_author() ?> wrote this <?php the_time(); ?>:</strong>
<?php if (!(in_category('11')&&in_category('12')&&in_category('13')&&in_category('14'))){the_content();?></div>
<?php }?>
<p class="comments_link">
<?php
$comments_img_link = '<img src="' . get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/images/comments.gif" title="comments" alt="*" />';
comments_popup_link('No Comments', $comments_img_link . ' 1 Comment', $comments_img_link . ' % Comments');
?>
</p>
<?php
if ($pcount_lp == 1){
comments_template();
} ?>
<?php }?>
<div class="prev_next_nav">
<?php posts_nav_link('','','« Previous Entries'); ?> <?php posts_nav_link('','Next Entries »',''); ?>
</div>
<?php } else { // end foreach, end if any posts ?>
<div class="entrybody"><p>Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.</p></div>
<?php } ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>
It’s not longer causing php errors but it’s not excluding the categories either.
I use the Front Page Categories plug in and it works really well and easily. It doesn’t involve Pages, maybe you are misunderstanding because of the title. It doesn’t make a new Front Page, it just modifies index.php to only include the cats you tell it to.
Thread Starter
jinsan
(@jinsan)
hmmm well, when a plugin is called Front Page it sort of makes you think front Page, yer know? There has to be another word for what is called Pages and pagers – I mean it’s pretty confusing! So let’s think….how about paper? Naw…
Ok I;m going to look into that Front Page plugin if you’re sure it’s not just about pages, because that is exactly what I thought you thought I was thinking. And it excludes cats right? Cheers
