I overcame this problem. I only wanted one category of post to appear on the home page. That is besides the sticky posts that are in the slider.
I used this code on the index.php page: <?php query_posts(‘cat=9’); ?>
The category id number for me was 9. Replace the nine with your number.
Mind you I’m working on a child theme so I can always go back to the original index file if I mess it up. See the code below for placement of this post. I am sure you can add additional categories. I made one category of post for the purpose of showing up on the home page.
Also I shut off the larger posts that appear first, so my site is all masonry blocks. I did that in the theme options area.
Placement of the above code:
<?php if( have_posts() ) : ?>
<div class=”entries”>
<?php query_posts(‘cat=9’); ?>
<?php while( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
It starts on around line 14.
