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Dennis69 · 01-08-2010, 05:34 PM

I'm trying to exclude a category from displaying it's post on the pages of my blog... I can get it work but when I do you can't navagate to other older posts

Here is the code I'm taking from wordpress help...

Code:

<?php
   if (is_home()) {
      query_posts("cat=-3");
   }
?>

And I'm adding it before the loop

Code:

				<div id="content">
                                                   (INSERTING ABOVE CODE ON THIS LINE)	
					<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>	
						<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

What am I doing wrong

Thanks in advance for the help

fris · 01-08-2010, 05:48 PM

you have to handle pagination

Code:

<?php if (is_home()) {
$paged = (get_query_var(‘paged’)) ? get_query_var(‘paged’) : 1;
query_posts(“cat=-3&paged=$paged”);
} ?>

Dennis69 · 01-08-2010, 10:15 PM

Thanks fris... you rock

Spankys Teens · 01-08-2010, 10:44 PM

there's also a plugin that does it all.
Look for "Simply Exclude"

Dennis69 · 01-08-2010, 10:49 PM

Just tryed that code Fris and I get
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '='
Any idea what the problem could be?

harvey · 01-09-2010, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dennis69

Just tryed that code Fris and I get
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '='
Any idea what the problem could be?

are you closing the call properly? The code fris posted is correct and should work, it's the common solution used for your problem as developed by Kafkaesqui, one of WP main developers.

Anyway, alternatively you may try this with the is_home approach to see if it works (change is_archive to true if needed):

Code:

<?php
$limit = 10;
$paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
query_posts('cat=-3&paged=$paged' . '&posts_per_page=10' .'showposts=' . $limit . '&paged=' . $paged);
$wp_query->is_archive = false; $wp_query->is_home = true;
?>

harvey · 01-09-2010, 01:06 AM

aaah, now that I take a closer look to the code fris posted I see the problem. Instead of copy/pasting the code as fris posted, do it like this:

Code:

<?php if (is_home()) {
$paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
query_posts("cat=-3&paged=$paged");
} ?>

just a formatting problem

Spankys Teens · 01-09-2010, 05:55 AM

jeeez, did u just miss that there's a ready made plugin - talk about stubborn

fris · 01-09-2010, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spankys Teens

jeeez, did u just miss that there's a ready made plugin - talk about stubborn

some people like to get away without using as many plugins as possible, but advanced category excluder is a good one.

Dennis69 · 01-09-2010, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harvey

aaah, now that I take a closer look to the code fris posted I see the problem. Instead of copy/pasting the code as fris posted, do it like this:

Code:

<?php if (is_home()) {
$paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
query_posts("cat=-3&paged=$paged");
} ?>

just a formatting problem

Thanks Harvey and Fris... everything is working fine now

Dennis69 · 01-09-2010, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spankys Teens

jeeez, did u just miss that there's a ready made plugin - talk about stubborn

I didn't miss it but I'd rather use plugins for the big stuff rather then bloat my blog with a bunch of plugins... especially when it only a few words of code and some help to get it working right!

Spankys Teens · 01-09-2010, 11:22 PM

sowwy - my bad

01-08-2010, 05:34 PM	#1
Dennis69 Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dreamland Posts: 1,685	Wordpress Gurus... Help Me Please... Exclude Category Posts! I'm trying to exclude a category from displaying it's post on the pages of my blog... I can get it work but when I do you can't navagate to other older posts Here is the code I'm taking from wordpress help... Code: <?php if (is_home()) { query_posts("cat=-3"); } ?> And I'm adding it before the loop Code: <div id="content"> (INSERTING ABOVE CODE ON THIS LINE) <?php if (have_posts()) : ?> <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?> What am I doing wrong Thanks in advance for the help __________________ HaHaHa

01-08-2010, 05:48 PM	#2
fris Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 55,359	you have to handle pagination Code: <?php if (is_home()) { $paged = (get_query_var(‘paged’)) ? get_query_var(‘paged’) : 1; query_posts(“cat=-3&paged=$paged”); } ?>

01-08-2010, 10:15 PM	#3
Dennis69 Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dreamland Posts: 1,685	Thanks fris... you rock __________________ HaHaHa

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Dennis69 Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dreamland Posts: 1,685	Just tryed that code Fris and I get Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=' Any idea what the problem could be? __________________ HaHaHa

01-09-2010, 01:06 AM	#7
harvey Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 9,266	aaah, now that I take a closer look to the code fris posted I see the problem. Instead of copy/pasting the code as fris posted, do it like this: Code: <?php if (is_home()) { $paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1; query_posts("cat=-3&paged=$paged"); } ?> just a formatting problem __________________ This post is endorsed by CIA, KGB, MI6, the Mafia, Illuminati, Kim Jong Il, Worldwide Ninjas Association, Klingon Empire and lolcats. Don't mess around with it, just accept it and embrace the truth

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