Add latest post to page and excude category

[bionary]

Hi,
I use another page for the complete list of blog posts however,
I would like to add The latest post to my home page but only if it is not from my "videos" category.
Currently, All categories show which I do not want.
Another problem is the entire article displays...I just want to show the image with part of the writing with the "read more" link that you normally see on a list of blog posts.

So far I've added this to functions.php and would like some guidance, thanks

add_action( 'genesis_after_content', 'addLastNonVideoPost' );
function addLastNonVideoPost() {
if(is_front_page()){
	query_posts('category_name!=videos&showposts=1');
	while (have_posts()) : the_post();
		the_content();
	endwhile;
}

[nutsandbolts]

Can you post a link to your site? It's always easier to help if we can see what you see.

I'm not sure where exactly you want the latest post to display on the homepage since I haven't seen the site, but it may be easier to use a widget area (or add a new one) and use the Genesis Featured Post widget. That widget allows you to exclude certain categories, so it would be easy to tell the widget not to display any video posts.

Displaying full posts vs. excerpts is set in Genesis > Theme Settings in the section called Content Archives. You can choose to show excerpts, full posts, or a content limit (a certain number of characters followed by a "Read More" or "Continue Reading" link) as well as choosing whether to show the featured image.

Hope that helps!

Edited to add: Just saw that you were using the genesis_after_content hook - definitely a prime candidate for a widget area. I have a tutorial that will help you add a widget area to a page (assuming your homepage is a static page - if you're using the included homepage template, you'll need a different solution) - http://www.nutsandboltsmedia.com/how-to-add-a-widget-area-to-a-page-using-genesis/

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