How To Exclude Posts In Specific Categories From Displaying

Feb 23, 2013

—

There’s different ways you can exclude all posts in one or more categories from displaying on your home and/or blog pages.

We’ll be using pre_get_posts

pre_get_posts should be used in custom functions. (child themes)

You can:

Install a plugin
Add a custom function to your child themes functions.php file

Demo Video #

Shows all posts in category 9 which is the lifestyle category, removed from the front page loop.

Add Code To Themes Template Files

You could also add the above code to any theme which uses an index file like one of the default WordPress themes. Preferably not in the parent theme.

Another option would be to add this code into your home.php file within the loop.

pre_get_posts & Category_Parameters Function

Use this code in your child themes functions.php file.

This is the best method in my opinion.

You can change the category parameters and conditional tag to suit your needs.

Or this method :

This code works with Genesis theme framework and excludes posts from category 27 and 30 from displaying on the home page.

It wouldn’t be difficult to change the is_home conditional tag and replace with your own category i.d’s.

Related Tips

3 Ways To Remove or Exclude Posts From Your Home Page Loop

Comments

10 responses to “How To Exclude Posts In Specific Categories From Displaying”

Kevin Eberle

June 25, 2019

This no longer works with the most recent Genesis updates.

Log in to Reply
1. Brad Dalton
  
  June 25, 2019
  
  On which page? For your front page? Are you using a front-page.php template? Or have you changed the Reading settings for the front page displays? The genesis blog page template has been removed.
  
  Log in to Reply
2. Brad Dalton
  
  June 27, 2019
  
  What you can do is create a page named blog and set that as your posts page in your Reading settings. Then you can use a front-page.php file for your front page.
  
  Log in to Reply
bluefox42

May 19, 2016

Brad,

Thanks for this. I have 30 categories. I’m wondering, is there a way to only show just one category instead of excluding many?

Log in to Reply
1. bluefox42
  
  May 19, 2016
  
  Hmmm. Maybe this would do it?
  [code]
  function my_home_category( $query ) { if ( $query->is_home() && $query->is_main_query() ) { $query->set( ‘cat’, ’11’); } } add_action( ‘pre_get_posts’, ‘my_home_category’ );
  [/code]
  Forgive the messy code layout.
  
  YEP! It works.
  
  If you want to include more use this syntax [code]$query->set( ‘cat’, ’11, 14’ );[/code]
  
  I grabbed this info from https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/one-category-wordpress-homepage/
  
  Log in to Reply
  1. Brad Dalton
    
    May 19, 2016
    
    Thanks for sharing.
    
    Yes, you simply remove the minus sign before each category I.D
    [code]$query->set( ‘cat’, ‘27,30’ );[/code]
    
    Log in to Reply
Chris Praetorius

December 15, 2014

Hello Brad,

I thank you so much for this usefull code, it took me hours of successless try’n’rollback, before I found your snippet. I’m really glad about your help, one big point on my todo-list is now marked as “cleared”.

Thank you!

Regards
Christian

Log in to Reply
1. Brad Dalton
  
  December 15, 2014
  
  No worries Chris.
  
  Thanks for the positive feedback.
  
  Merry Xmas!!
  
  Log in to Reply
Tarun

October 14, 2013

Hello,

Can you please let me know that how can we display the “Author box” and the social media sharing button in the first post when we go to category and tags with full post.

Currently the full text is coming but Author box and social media sharing buttons are not coming. i am using Genesis theme. Please let me know how can we do that. It is urgent.

Thanks

Log in to Reply
1. Brad Dalton
  
  October 14, 2013
  
  Have you asked this question on the StudioPres forums?
  
  Log in to Reply