query_posts not excluding category

  • Version: WordPress 2.7.1
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    This code isn’t working. I have WP setup as a CMS and I’m using page templates for certain pages. This template *should* display all the blog posts BUT category 3 (which is displayed on a separate page with it’s own template). Using the Advanced Category Excluder plugin is out because it isn’t as flexible as it would need to be to accommodate for the way I’ve set things up.

    <?php /* Count the number of posts so we can insert a widgetized area */ $count = 1 ?>
<?php query_posts = ('cat=-10'); ?>
<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>

			<div id="post-<?php the_ID() ?>" class="<?php thematic_post_class() ?>">
    			<?php thematic_postheader(); ?>
				<div class="entry-content">
<?php the_content(''.__('Read More <span class="meta-nav">&raquo;</span>', 'thematic').''); ?>

				<?php wp_link_pages('before=<div class="page-link">' .__('Pages:', 'thematic') . '&amp;after=</div>') ?>
				</div>
				<?php thematic_postfooter(); ?>
			</div><!-- .post -->

    Thoughts?

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  • Hmm. I don’t think you’re using query_posts() correctly. Take a look at the codex page for it.

    I think what you’re looking for is:

    <?php query_posts("cat=-3"); ?>

    I don’t know why you were using -10 in there.

    Thread Starter bekabug

    (@bekabug)

    the number is the category number. You don’t have to use 3.

    Thread Starter bekabug

    (@bekabug)

    Using:
    <?php query_posts("cat=-10"); ?>

    Versus:
    <?php query_posts = ('cat=-10'); ?>

    Has zero effect.

    Anyone else?

    the number is the category number. You don’t have to use 3.

    I know what the number is, but you said in your OP that you’re trying to exclude category 3, so you would have to use 3 to exclude category 3.

    Your original use of query_posts was wrong. It doesn’t use an assignment operator, it is a function. I don’t know why the fix wouldn’t be working for you, but you could try this method.

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