Don’t use query_posts. Use a filter on pre_get_posts. function no_front_sticky_wpse_98680($qry) { if (is_front_page()) { $qry->set(‘post__not_in’,get_option( ‘sticky_posts’ )); } } add_action(‘pre_get_posts’,’no_front_sticky_wpse_98680′); By running query_posts you clobber the main query, over-writing it with another query. That is why you break pagination. The new query gets out of sync with what should be the main query.
I’m not entirely clear on what you are trying to do exactly because “I had to manually build another menu. I just created a list and inserted links to the pages I needed, without using any WordPress function.” didn’t make a whole lot of sense. You need to exclude pages by including the exclude parameter … Read more
Exclude posts with taxonomy term from appearing on home page query
Exclude image titles from search results
A in your example, you have access to all the WP_Query Object query_vars (see [here])1, you could use the post__not_in query_var in your query. It takes an array of ids as a parameter. So first you query for your posts tagged ‘highlighted’. While displaying them, you would add all their ids to an array like … Read more
Exclude custom taxonomy term posts from custom post loop
You’ve got single quotes inside your parameter string – use an object instead for clarity: $.ajax({ data: { action: “infinite_scroll”, cat: “<?php echo $cat_id ?>”, exclude: “<?php the_ID() ?>”, page_no: pageNumber, loop_file: “loop” } });
‘exclude’ argument is not working with get_posts for a custom post type
Exclude Category filter from Portfolio section
previous_post_link( ‘<div class=”text-center video-text-btn”> %link </div> ‘, ‘pre’, $in_same_term = true, $excluded_terms=”Standard-post-format-name”, $taxonomy = ‘post_format’ );