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I am trying to exclude certain weblog entries from being displayed based on their category. However, nothing I’ve tried works; it’s as if the entry doesn’t know what categories it’s in.

Here’s the entry code I’m using:

{exp:weblog:entries category="not 235|236" disable="category_fields|member_data|pagination|trackbacks" 
limit="10" sticky="off" weblog="not buttonad|contenttest|enewsletters|events|galleryitems|leaderboardad|
leadership|nnanews|polls|redirect|roll|rotator|rectanglead|squaread|toolsitems"}

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

L.

Lamar,

1. Which version and build of EE are you using?
2. At Admin > Weblog Administration > Global Weblog Preferences, what setting do you have for Auto-Assign Category Parents?
3. As entries can be assigned multiple categories, make sure you are excluding all of the applicable categories.
4. I’d simplify your weblog parameter down to specifying only one weblog to show and use that to test with.

1. Version 1.6.8, build 20090723 (Yes, I know; updating isn’t an option for a variety of reasons.)
2. Yes.
3. Done.
4. Tried that; didn’t help.

Thanks.

L.

Lamar, are you using any extensions? Temporarily disable them via the large green button in the Extension Manager if so.

Then, start with the basics.

1. Create a new entry and assign it to one and only one parent category
2. Try a simple weblog tag that correctly displays the entry
3. Add

category="not x"

to the weblog tag’s parameter and make sure the entry no longer displays. Post both versions of the simplified weblog tags if you’re still having issues.

Hey Lamar

Are you trying to display entries without any categories at all or just entries without certain, defined categories?
Also, have you tried adding a category group parameter (assuming that a relationship exists between your weblog and a particular category group) to {exp:weblog:entries} tag, eg

{exp:weblog:entries category_group="5" ...}

Cole

I am trying to not display specific entries, which are all in a specific category. I haven’t tried using a category group because the entries I do want to display are in the same group.

L.

Hi Lamar,

Please follow the instructions Brandon posted above and then let us know the results.

Cheers

Greg