https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/can-you-filter-populate-posts-to-exclude-categories Gravity Support Forums Topic: Can you filter populate-posts to exclude categories? en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:25:10 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/can-you-filter-populate-posts-to-exclude-categories#post-63709 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:19:25 +0000 David Peralty 63709@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Glad you figured it out. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/can-you-filter-populate-posts-to-exclude-categories#post-63696 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:29:42 +0000 Desmond 63696@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Here's what worked for me, using the category argument and placing a minus symbol in front of the category ID.</p> <p>$posts = get_posts('numberposts=-1&amp;post_status=publish&amp;category=-12,-1&amp;orderby=title&amp;order=ASC'); </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/can-you-filter-populate-posts-to-exclude-categories#post-63180 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:26:51 +0000 David Peralty 63180@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>So if you look at the documentation on the get_posts function in WordPress, you will see that it includes options for excluding categories:<br /> <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts" rel="nofollow">http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts</a></p> <p>I think you have to do it by the category numbers, and it will take a list of comma separated values if memory serves me. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/can-you-filter-populate-posts-to-exclude-categories#post-63178 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:22:56 +0000 Desmond 63178@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>This is the code that I am using. If you could help me with specific syntax, that would be much appreciated. I want to exclude a category called "Guides".</p> <p><a href="http://www.pastie.org/4127190" rel="nofollow">http://www.pastie.org/4127190</a> </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/can-you-filter-populate-posts-to-exclude-categories#post-62958 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:27:34 +0000 David Peralty 62958@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>What code are you using currently to do this? You will have to change how you pull posts to exclude categories you want excluded. I would have to see how you are grabbing posts first though to be able to help as there are multiple ways to grab post titles. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/can-you-filter-populate-posts-to-exclude-categories#post-62929 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:48:54 +0000 Desmond 62929@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I have used the populate-posts method to pre-populate a drop-down field with Post titles. What I would like to do would be to exclude 1 of 9 categories from the drop-down. Specific advice on how to do this?</p> <p>Thanks! </p>