Exclude category from blog template

[Deluxe Designs]

I have entered the cat id I want to exclude in genesis settings and nothing happened. I also used this code to no avail:

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_home() ) {
		$query->set( 'cat', '-14' );
	}
} 

Where 14 is the category id I do not want to display on the blog page. The category happens to be a parent category (I do not want that category nor its subcats to display) so just as a test, I tried to also exclude the subcategory id's as well and it didn't matter. I also changed the query to is_page ( 42 ) where 42 is the id of the blog page. None of these worked. This is a customized version of foodie pro that I am working on.

http://thelittleclementine.com/blog/

[Victor Font]

The $query->is_home() is causing the action to fail. This function returns true only on the page you set as the “Posts page” in the WordPress settings. Change that condition to is_page('104') and it should work.

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[Deluxe Designs]

Sorry I meant to say 104 (not 42) in my original post but I have tried that as well - and just tried it again to give the benefit of the doubt - and it still did not work.

[Deluxe Designs]

I think it is something to do with a plugin or the site. I tried the same thing on the demo site for this and it worked. I'm not sure what the difference would be.

[Victor Font]

Then forget the function for now and use the built-in Genesis query_args method: https://victorfont.com/use-query_args-filter-wordpress-posts/

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Regards,

Victor
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[Deluxe Designs]

That time it worked. Thank you; I hadn't seen that before.

[Brad Dalton]

is_home(), is_page('blog'), is_page('id') and is_page_template('page_blog.php') with pre_get_posts will not check if the Genesis page template is loaded.

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