Remove Posts in Category From Homepage

February 23, 2016

Remove Posts in Category From Homepage Plugin

This plugin allows WordPres admins to prevent posts in a given category from displaying on the homepage / main loop as well as the RSS feed.

This plugin allows WordPres admins to prevent posts in a given category from displaying on the homepage / main loop as well as the RSS feed.

Two new checkbox will display on the “Add New Category” and “Edit Category” screens — it’s that simple!

Installation

Installation is easy:

  1. Upload remove-category-from-loop.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Screenshots

  1. The checkbox appears on the "Add New Category" and "Edit Category" forms.

    The checkbox appears on the "Add New Category" and "Edit Category" forms.

FAQ

Will posts in given categories still display within the RSS feed?

A new option has been added to additionally remove posts in a category from the main RSS feed

What are the plugin’s option keys?

The option keys are remove-loop-cats and remove-loop-rss; all categories marked not to display in the main loop are stored in this option to keep the DB footprint as low as possible.

Changelog

1.3

  • Bump to ensure it’s current

1.2

  • Bump to ensure it’s current

1.1

  • Added feature which allows posts from being remove from the RSS feed

1.02

  • Additional logical check at time of install to ensure an array is present

1.01

  • Improved layout of both the “Add Category” and “Edit Category” screens
  • Fixed option key value within the FAQ

1.0

  • Initial release of plugin

Details

  • Version: 1.3
  • Active installations: 200
  • WordPress Version: 3.0.1
  • Tested up to: 4.4.33

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