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Remove Specific Categories From The Loop

<?php query_posts('cat=-3'); ?>

<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>

<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

		<h3></h3>

		<p><?php the_time('F jS, Y') ?></p>

		<?php the_content(); ?>

<?php endwhile; ?>

The area inside the while loop could be anything, that's just some example typical inside-loop code. The trick is the first line, and the cat=-3 parameter. "-3" in this case is the ID of the category, and you can replace that with any category you wish to remove from the loop. You may use comma separated values here to remove more than one category (e.g. cat=-1,-2).

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  1. Filipe

    I use that so i can have 2 pages that display different posts one display the news and the other my latest work everything works fine but for some reason the read more button does not appear any suggestions thanks

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    • Ken

      Hi

      Do you know how to code this if you used /work/ instead of an id.

      Thanks

  2. backpackers

    i use it within looping. is it ok?

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    • backpackers

      here..

      
 <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
 <?php query_posts($query_string.'&cat=-70'); while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

- - -  content - - -

<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php wp_pagenavi(); ?>
<?php else : ?>
<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/404.php'); ?>
<?php endif; ?>

      because i’m using wp_pagenavi… is it ok?

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