Excluding Category from Grid Loop

[angieatc]

I have the grid loop on a site and I am wanting to exclude one category from it but I am not sure of the conditional tag to use. Here is what my home.php file looks like and the bolded area is what I added to excluded but it is not working so obviously, I am missing something and yes I have the correct ID for the category. Thanks!

**edit: I removed the PHP opening tag

remove_action( 'genesis_loop', 'genesis_do_loop' );
add_action( 'genesis_loop', 'child_grid_loop_helper' );
/** Add support for Genesis Grid Loop **/
function child_grid_loop_helper() {

	if ( function_exists( 'genesis_grid_loop' ) ) {
		genesis_grid_loop( array(
			'features' => 1,
			'feature_image_size' => 'Large Featured',
			'feature_image_class' => 0,
			'feature_content_limit' => 300,
			'grid_image_size' => 'Small Featured',
			'grid_image_class' => 0,
			'grid_content_limit' => 250,
			'more' => __( '[Read More]', 'genesis' ),
			'posts_per_page' => 5,	
			<b>'category__not_in' =&gt; array( 6 ),</b>




		) );
	} else {
		genesis_standard_loop();
	}

}

genesis();

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My design site, Hill Springs Designs

[Brad Dalton]

What theme are you using? Why not use a custom function rather than edit template files?

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[angieatc]

I am using Mocha. Sorry I meant to put it in the original post.

You can see it here: http://angiesweigh.com/

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My design site, Hill Springs Designs

[angieatc]

Oh and I am all about a custom function if I knew what I was writing! PHP and me do not get along all that well! Learning it but it is SLOW!

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My design site, Hill Springs Designs

[angieatc]

I added this plugin that you suggested from your site. It worked perfectly but I much prefer not to have to use a plugin and be able to add code to the functions or home file.

Thanks

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[Brad Dalton]

This url should embed the code here otherwise grab the raw version from this link:

 

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[Brad Dalton]

I used this code https://gist.github.com/braddalton/5198288

Change the category i.d

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[angieatc]

Thank you for your help. I also found this solution as well. I found it somewhere on the old forums (I miss those).

/** Don't Show Posts in Category 6 on the Home Page */

function child_before_loop () {
global $query_string;

if( is_home() )
query_posts($query_string . "&cat=-6");
}

I am definitely going to evernote your codes those because it is just something else to learn!

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[Brad Dalton]

Andrew Nacin made a video about it pre_get_posts recently http://wordpress.tv/2013/03/15/andrew-nacin-wp_query-wordpress-in-depth/

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[angieatc]

Thanks Brad! I am going to definitely watch it. I need all the help I can get. I am slowly learning it but I wish it would just come to me but it is not.

I have learned so much from your site as well! I really do appreciate all the help!

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[Noe Garcia]

Hello - I'm battling with the same thing.

I'm trying to remove cat  from the main page, I have try the code you show above but its not working, I use Minimum theme.

This is what I'm now trying and still nothing - any help? I thought by adding the -cat not in- will get it off but was wrong.

add_action( 'genesis_loop', 'minimum_grid_loop_helper' );
function minimum_grid_loop_helper() {

if ( function_exists( 'genesis_grid_loop' ) ) {
genesis_grid_loop( array(
'features' => 5,
'feature_image_size' => '0',
'feature_image_class' => 'post-image',
'feature_content_limit' => 0,
<strong>'category__not_in' =&gt; '5',</strong>
'grid_image_size' =&gt; 0,
'grid_image_class' =&gt; 'alignnone',
'grid_content_limit' =&gt; 1500,
'more' =&gt; __( '[Read more]', 'minimum' ),
) );
} else {
genesis_standard_loop();
}

}

[Brad Dalton]

The code i posted above works but you need to add your own category i.d. for the cat you want to exclude.

There's a plugin which you might find useful http://www.studiopress.community/topic/excluding-category-from-grid-loop/#post-29730

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[Terence]

Brad,

How come you can dig in and really help these guys with code and ideas, and all you can do for me [ http://www.studiopress.community/topic/cornerstone-sections-and-not-faking-site-structure/#post-31717 ] is send me to other people's websites?

I don't mean that all bitter and twisted ~ its a serious question.

I have been struggling with this for days and without an answer I have wasted my money on both Dynamik/Genesis, so you can see why any help I can get would be very much appreciated.

Terence.

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