One workaround is to be sure the filter Category is declared. I tried to filter on a Category that I had not yet created. Result: all posts showed up. By adding the required Category the filter worked.
If the Category is not declared, it lists all Posts – not “no” Posts.
I can confirm this: The code will not filter properly. My shortcode is [catlist name=”AHU-04″ exclude_tags=”inactive” title_class=lcp_title excerpt=yes excerpt_tag=p excerpt_class=lcp_excerpt
orderby=title order=asc date=no]