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Exclude a category from a query that includes its parent category

First you should move wp_reset_query(); outside of the loop instead of resetting the query every post of the loop. And as for your query you can use category__not_in $args = array( ‘cat’ => 14, ‘category__not_in’ => array(’45’), ‘posts_per_page’ => 20 ); $the_query = new WP_Query($args); while ($the_query->have_posts()) : $the_query->the_post();?> <li> <a href=”https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/17387/<?php the_permalink() ?>” rel=”bookmark” … Read more

WordPress get from single.php back to the right category page

You could try: <?php if ( ! empty ( $_SERVER[‘HTTP_REFERER’] ) ) { ?> <a href=”https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/17750/<?php echo esc_url( $_SERVER[“HTTP_REFERER’]; ) ?>”>Go Back</a> <?php }

query_post order desc

You need to use this to parameters orderby and order <?php query_posts( array( ‘category_name’ => ‘my_category_slug’, ‘orderby’ => ‘ID’, ‘order’ => ‘DESC’, ‘posts_per_page’ => -1 ) ); ?>

Equivalent to in_category() for subcategories

try this: function is_subcategory($category = null) { if (is_category()) { if (null != $category){ $cat = get_category($category); }else{ $cat = get_category(get_query_var(‘cat’),false); } if ($cat->parent == 0 ){ return false; }else{ return true; } } return false; } Usage: //to check if the current context is a subcagetory: if (is_subcategory()){ //its a subcategory; }else{ //nope is … Read more

Different Output for “Every Other” Foreach Statement?

I wrote a function to help with this to functionally mimic Ruby on Rails’ cycle helper: /** * Cycle/alternate unlimited values of a given array. * * For instance, if you call this function five times with * `cycle_it( ‘three’, ‘two’, ‘one’ )`, you will in return get: * three two one three two * … Read more

What’s wrong with my wp database query?

Any reason why you can’t use WordPress API? $cats = get_categories(array( ‘child_of’=>1 )); See Codex here.

Hide the word ‘category’ from my permalinks

You can try this WP Plugin called No Category Base

How do I display something on a particular category page?

if(is_category(‘awesome-category’)) echo “whoa awesome category here!!; probably in category.php, but it really depends on the setup of your theme… if you are using a child theme, etc. also you could create a special template just for that specific category. category-awesome-category.php see: http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Hierarchy

How to change amount of categories listed on dashboard?

You can set this using the Screen Options tab at the top of the category edit screen:

How to hide child categories from displaying

wp_list_cats is deprecated. You should switch to the “newer” version wp_list_categories which also supports some additional options. For example the depth option, which is probably what you’re looking for. See the WordPress codex for more information. wp_list_categories(array( ‘style’ => ‘none’, ‘orderby’ => ‘name’, ‘show_count’ => true, ‘hierarchical’ => true, ‘depth’ => 1 ));

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