Plugin info

Total downloads: 10,677
Active installs: 100
Total reviews: 7
Average rating: 4.9
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 2/23/2016 (3599 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 9/19/2012 (13 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.0.1
Tested up to WordPress version: 4.4.34
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 3599 days ago • 7 reviews

22/100

Is Remove Posts in Category From Homepage abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 3599 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.0.1
Tested up to: 4.4.34
Requires PHP: f

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Description

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

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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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.

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