Title: get_posts (exclude sticky posts)
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# get_posts (exclude sticky posts)

 *  Resolved [Gloria](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erfo/)
 * (@erfo)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get_posts-exclude-highlighted-post/)
 * Hi!
 * I’ve a script:
    `get_posts('numberposts=1');` I would like to exclude the sticky
   posts. How?
 * Thanks.

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 *  Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/)
 * (@keesiemeijer)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get_posts-exclude-highlighted-post/#post-2394958)
 * Try:
 *     ```
       get_posts( array( 'post__not_in' => get_option( 'sticky_posts' ), 'posts_per_page' => 1 ) );
       ```
   
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/WP_Query#Sticky_Post_Parameters](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/WP_Query#Sticky_Post_Parameters)
 *  Thread Starter [Gloria](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erfo/)
 * (@erfo)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get_posts-exclude-highlighted-post/#post-2394961)
 * Thanks.
 *  Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/)
 * (@keesiemeijer)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get_posts-exclude-highlighted-post/#post-2394965)
 * You’re welcome. Glad you got it resolved.

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 * Last reply from: [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get_posts-exclude-highlighted-post/#post-2394965)
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