hiding categories on the front page

Well, that seems a bit old. I think a better bethod is to exclude a category from the front page by introducing the exclusion directly inside the loop of the theme’s index.php

Th loop starts something like this:
<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

To exclude category 4 from the front page, add this
condition :

<?php if ( !(in_category('4')) || !is_home() ) { ?>
<!-- Output the post here -->
<?php }>

This means that if on the front page, the post will be presented if it’s not in category 4. On pages other than the front ( home ) page, all posts are presented.

Thanks, I will try that out. I knew that the my-hacks.php thing was old, but haven’t seen anything else which was comparable.

chigh, did that work for you? I am looking to do the same thing.

A full explanation of the method I tried to introduce can be found in The Loop, here.

Thanks for all the info. I haven’t actually implemented this yet. I’ve been quite busy.