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Alistair

Open your Main Index Template and find this code:

<?php
$id = $wpdb->get_var("SELECT term_ID FROM $wpdb->terms WHERE slug='featured'");
$page = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
query_posts("cat=-' .$id. '&paged=$page"); ?>
<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

Change this line:

query_posts("cat=-' .$id. '&paged=$page"); ?>

to this:

query_posts("cat=-X,-' .$id. '&paged=$page"); ?>

In the above, X=the category ID of the category you are excluding.

To find the category ID …

There was a time when the category IDs were listed right next to the category. For some reason the WP development team changed that. So now, here’s how to find the category ID.

In your WP control panel, click Manage >> Categories.

Place your cursor over the category link and look in the bottom left corner of your browser. you should see a link appear in the browser status bar (If you don’t use the status bar, just click on the category, and the link will appear in the browser Address bar at the top).

it will look like this:
http://mysite.com/wp-admin/categories.php?action=edit&cat_ID=22

The ID in the above example is 22.

You can read more here:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/query_posts#Exclude_Categories_From_Your_Home_Page

Could you please explain how I can block a category from being displayed in the Recent Articles of the home page. I’m trying to keep my Daily Tips Category displayed in the right side panel only.

Thanks,

Thanks for the link. This is exactly what I was after.

It looks like you may have figured this out. If not, there is a plugin that allows you to use PHP in sidebar text widgets.

See it here:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/php-code-widget/

Best – Michael

You will have to go to the “Plugins” page, then click edit on the widget you want to have the box around. Once you are in the editor for that widget you will have to enter the (see above) in to that widget.

When using a plugin which includes a built in widget, how can I get it show the little box around it if it does not show the box automatically? Some plugins with a widget only show the fancy heading.

Cheers.