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<?php query_posts('cat=-6'); ?>

gunkdesign | 12/21/10 at 4:49pm Edit

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  12/21/10
  4:54pm
  Pippin Williamson says:

  Try this plugin: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-category-excluder/
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  12/21/10
  5:01pm
  Sébastien | French WordpressDesigner says:

  could you paste all your loop.php
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  12/21/10
  5:28pm
  idt says:

  Have you also added

  <?php query_posts('cat=-6'); ?>

  to archive.php?
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  01/01/11
  3:33pm
  Chris Bavota says:

  You can add a conditional tag on your archive.php file within the WordPress loop that ignores any post within that category. Or in the loop.php file if your theme is using it. Here is what it would look like in the appropriate place in the TwentyTen loop.php file.
  
  

  <?php if(!in_category("6")) : ?>
  
  		<div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class(); ?>>
  
  			<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php printf( esc_attr__( 'Permalink to %s', 'twentyten' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
  
  
  
  			<div class="entry-meta">
  
  				<?php twentyten_posted_on(); ?>
  
  			</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
  
  
  
  	<?php if ( is_archive() || is_search() ) : // Only display excerpts for archives and search. ?>
  
  			<div class="entry-summary">
  
  				<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
  
  			</div><!-- .entry-summary -->
  
  	<?php else : ?>
  
  			<div class="entry-content">
  
  				<?php the_content( __( 'Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span>', 'twentyten' ) ); ?>
  
  				<?php wp_link_pages( array( 'before' => '<div class="page-link">' . __( 'Pages:', 'twentyten' ), 'after' => '</div>' ) ); ?>
  
  			</div><!-- .entry-content -->
  
  	<?php endif; ?>
  
  
  
  			<div class="entry-utility">
  
  				<?php if ( count( get_the_category() ) ) : ?>
  
  					<span class="cat-links">
  
  						<?php printf( __( '<span class="%1$s">Posted in</span> %2$s', 'twentyten' ), 'entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links', get_the_category_list( ', ' ) ); ?>
  
  					</span>
  
  					<span class="meta-sep">|</span>
  
  				<?php endif; ?>
  
  				<?php
  
  					$tags_list = get_the_tag_list( '', ', ' );
  
  					if ( $tags_list ):
  
  				?>
  
  					<span class="tag-links">
  
  						<?php printf( __( '<span class="%1$s">Tagged</span> %2$s', 'twentyten' ), 'entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-tag-links', $tags_list ); ?>
  
  					</span>
  
  					<span class="meta-sep">|</span>
  
  				<?php endif; ?>
  
  				<span class="comments-link"><?php comments_popup_link( __( 'Leave a comment', 'twentyten' ), __( '1 Comment', 'twentyten' ), __( '% Comments', 'twentyten' ) ); ?></span>
  
  				<?php edit_post_link( __( 'Edit', 'twentyten' ), '<span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="edit-link">', '</span>' ); ?>
  
  			</div><!-- .entry-utility -->
  
  		</div><!-- #post-## -->
  
  
  
  		<?php comments_template( '', true ); ?>
  
  <?php endif; ?>
  
  

  
  
  You can read more about the conditional tag here:
  
  
  

  Previous versions of this answer: 12/21/10 at 6:22pm
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  01/01/11
  3:33pm
  Peter Michael says:

  Add a filter:
  
  

  
  
  # Exclude categories | functions.php
  
  function fd_remove_cat( $notused )
  
  {
  
      global $wp_query;
  
      $wp_query->query_vars['cat'] = '-3';
  
  }
  
  add_action('pre_get_posts', 'fd_remove_cat' );
  
  

  
  
  Also see http://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Queries, section 'Category Exclusion'
  
  HTH

  • 01/05/11 6:25pm
    
    gunkdesign says:

    After using and selecting you as a partial winner I came across a problem with your solution.
    
    Although this solution works perfectly on the front end in the admin under "Posts" the categories are also excluded. This isn't practical for my end user as they cannot then edit their posts (i am using the excluded categories to control other things like banners) themselves.
    
    Is there anything I can change in the function to make it work on the front end queries only?
    
    Thanks

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  12/22/10
  1:30pm
  Lucas Wynne says:

  To do this easy use this plugin! http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simply-exclude/. It's very customizable and great for customizing those posts displayed.

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