Exclude categories from blog template

[Colinz]

Hi,

I thought that there was a simple solution, but now the dedicated Genesis setttings page has gone I am unable to remove defined categories from the 'blog' page.

I have tried:
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'be_exclude_category_from_blog' );
/**
* Exclude Category from Blog
*
* @author Bill Erickson
* @link http://www.billerickson.net/customize-the-wordpress-query/
* @param object $query data
*
*/
function be_exclude_category_from_blog( $query ) {

if( $query->is_main_query() && $query->is_page('9') ) {
$query->set( 'cat', '-50','-61','-62' );
}
}

and I have tried:

Custom Field:
Name: query_args Value: cat=-50,-61,-62

Sadly neither work.

can anyone here direct me to a working solution please?

Cheers
Colinz

http://109.199.117.248/~thecollectivescc

[Terry]

Hi,

Try (this example uses category ids 30 & 29)

function exclude_category_blog( $query ) {
   if ( $query->is_home ) {
      $query->set( 'cat', '-30' ); //multiple categories replace '-30' with '-30 -29' to exclude categories 29 & 30 
   }
   return $query;
}
 
add_filter( 'pre_get_posts', 'exclude_category_blog' );

Hope this helps.

[Terry]

Sorry, try this...

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[Terry]

here

Sorry, such a Monday :/

[AnitaC]

// Exclude categories from blog archive.
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'exclude_categories_blog_archive' );
function exclude_categories_blog_archive( $query ) {
	if( $query->is_main_query() ) {
		$query->set( 'cat', '-5,-7' );
	}
}

Try that and see if it works (replace -5 and -7 with your cat id's).

**The code was updated**

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[Colinz]

Hi Anita,

Thanks for the code, worked like a treat.

[Colinz]

Thanks for your help Terry.

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