Title: Exclude Category from Blog Author: WonderPlugin Published: Onwa-iri na otu 21, 2019 Last modified: Onwa-isii 5, 2023 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/wonderplugin-exclude-category/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=2091958) # Exclude Category from Blog By [WonderPlugin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wonderplugin/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wonderplugin-exclude-category.zip) * [Details](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/wonderplugin-exclude-category/#description) * [Reviews](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/wonderplugin-exclude-category/#reviews) * [Installation](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/wonderplugin-exclude-category/#installation) * [Development](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/wonderplugin-exclude-category/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wonderplugin-exclude-category/) ## Description **Exclude Categories from Blog** Exclude Category from Blog is a WordPress plugin to exclude categories from WordPress blog page, home page and search result. When you setup a WordPress blog, by default, WordPress will display posts from all categories on your home page or blog page. In some cases, you may want to exclude some posts from displaying on the blog, for example, password protected posts or posts that are not part of your normal blog content. You can assign these posts to a category, then use Exclude Category from Blog to stop them from displaying on the blog. **Features** * Exclude categories from WordPress blog page or home page * Exclude categories from search result **How to Use** * After the plugin is installed and activated, in WordPress backend, goto left menu Settings -> Exclude Categories, configure the categories to be excluded ## Screenshots [[ ## Installation **Install the plugin in WordPress backend** 1. In WordPress backend, go to menu Plugins -> Add New 2. Search Exclude Categories from Blog 3. Install the plugin 4. After the plugin is installed and activated, in WordPress backend, goto left menu Settings -> Exclude Categories, configure the categories to be excluded **Install the plugin with downloaded plugin zip file** 1. In WordPress backend, go to menu Plugins -> Add New 2. Click the link Upload Plugin 3. Select the plugin zip file, then click Install Now 4. After the plugin is installed and activated, in WordPress backend, goto left menu Settings -> Exclude Categories, configure the categories to be excluded **Uninstall the plugin** 1. In WordPress backend, go to menu Plugins -> Installed Plugins 2. Deactivate the plugin 3. After the plugin is deactivated, Delete the plugin ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8c4bff9b073cbbcafd2fa1461b3a1a09a8372d8d27e28bc8220c3ab85a330874? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great And Unpopular Plugin!!!!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-and-unpopular-plugin/)󠁿 [mathst](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mathst/) Onwa-iri na otu 15, 2022 This plugin solved a problem I’ve been trying to solve for almost one week now. I’ve been jumping from one popular plugin to another in vain. But this simple plugin did the trick as soon as installed it and selected the categories to be excluded. And boom!!! Those posts were gone from my blog page. Now I can have a sound sleep at lastt. Thaks you very much. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/61fc047503a4fd8692425f04f5d0f19e7ee110ac3835dbe4dd3404783208c65f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[real shit](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/real-shit/)󠁿 [kirildonev9282](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kirildonev9282/) Onwa-asatö 13, 2022 I don’t understand what this module does, because what it says it does just doesn’t work, it just doesn’t work. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/db42e1cf9d77f8bb6b2ff1faa1e0a814924ef72b6407cf83ab0b099f2bb12568? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Good plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-plugin-5303/)󠁿 [dizzy5](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dizzy5/) Onwa-iri na atö 18, 2021 Everything works. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d6ec0b4097be9a20d47339b656e82aa151c5f7224b94cfce9c2384fb9c267db1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Doesn’t exclude from feed](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-exclude-from-feed/)󠁿 [BeeCee](https://profiles.wordpress.org/csigncsign/) Onwa-itolu 19, 2021 The plugin misses one important thing: to exclude categories from the feed, too ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2aec8fe4b495507cd2df7a7a11ef64c5ef836448a1dda4a1be809267bc9af86c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-26738/)󠁿 [abiodunnwabs](https://profiles.wordpress.org/abiodunnwabs/) Onwa-iri na atö 25, 2020 I love the simplicity with which any post can be exclude. Nothing complicated. Love it. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/227b4bff44d1a1317368b4446738b0518f4b157a36ef858b9a5cc6bf73b27e43? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[great plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-25675/)󠁿 [Frank White](https://profiles.wordpress.org/frankwikie/) Onwa-iri 23, 2020 pretty good [ Read all 7 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wonderplugin-exclude-category/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Exclude Category from Blog” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ WonderPlugin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wonderplugin/) [Translate “Exclude Category from Blog” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wonderplugin-exclude-category) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wonderplugin-exclude-category/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wonderplugin-exclude-category/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wonderplugin-exclude-category/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wonderplugin-exclude-category/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.2 * Do not exclude categories in WordPress backend * Add an option to exclude categories only in WordPress main query #### 1.1 * Add link to online tutorial #### 1.0 * First version released ## Meta * Version **1.2** * Last updated **3 years ago** * Active installations **1,000+** * WordPress version ** 3.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.4.8** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wonderplugin-exclude-category/) * Tags * [exclude categories](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/exclude-categories/) [exclude category](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/exclude-category/) * [Advanced View](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/wonderplugin-exclude-category/advanced/) ## Ratings 4 out of 5 stars. * [ 5 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wonderplugin-exclude-category/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wonderplugin-exclude-category/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wonderplugin-exclude-category/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wonderplugin-exclude-category/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wonderplugin-exclude-category/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wonderplugin-exclude-category/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wonderplugin-exclude-category/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ WonderPlugin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wonderplugin/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wonderplugin-exclude-category/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://www.wonderplugin.com/wordpress-exclude-category-from-blog/)