Using p2, how do I list only the main or actual blog posts on the front page

One option COULD be to do it via a function in your functions.php file using $query->is_home

So (say) to exclude from home page status updates and posts in category “nofront” but to include (the exceptions) on home page if they have a tag “okfront”

or vary it to whatever!

function exclude_category($query) {
    if ( $query->is_home ) {
	$idObj = get_category_by_slug('nofront');
	$catid = $idObj->term_id;
        $query->set('tax_query', array(
            'relation' => 'OR',
            array(
                'taxonomy' => 'category',
                'field' =>  'ID',
                'terms' => array(1,$catid),
                'operator' => 'NOT IN'

            ),
            array(
                'taxonomy' => 'post_tag',
                'field' => 'slug',
                'terms' => 'okfront',
                'operator' => 'IN'
            )
        ));
    }
    return $query;
}
add_filter('pre_get_posts', 'exclude_category');

Hi valuser, Thank you for the fast reply.

When there are no categories or tags, but just different tabs of the p2 input has been used [ Status | Blog | Quotes | Link ] what are the terms to be used in the above code?

Thanks again.

BTW, does anyone from the p2 team visit these pages? I would like to suggest – Status | Blog | Quotes | Link – links in sidebar and option to set any one or any mix of these as Front page, available as options in the theme set-up to the site admin / site super admin.

i think they are post format types

see also

https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/removing-post-format-types?replies=6

AND

I should have FIRST guided you to

https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/exclude-post-format-from-main-query?replies=3

Forums appear to be well supported by moderators etc (just my take)

though p2, i believe – and I could be incorrect- is kinda being gently let go and a new replacement theme is on the way

Hi Valuser Thanks again.
https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/exclude-post-format-from-main-query?replies=3 appears to be useful at a glance. I will test it.

Its sad that they are retiring p2 but wordpress DEv blog runs on it.