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You want to display a list of posts excluding category 'news' and showing only posts with the custom field 'featured' set to 'yes'. Which WP_Query arguments correctly achieve this?
You want to display a list of posts excluding category 'news' and showing only posts with the custom field 'featured' set to 'yes'. Which WP_Query arguments correctly achieve this?
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Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
Step 1: Exclude category 'news'
Using'cat' => '-ID'excludes a category by its ID.get_cat_ID('news')gets the ID.Step 2: Filter posts with custom field 'featured' = 'yes'
Usemeta_querywith key and value to filter posts by custom fields.Step 3: Combine both conditions correctly
['cat' => '-'.get_cat_ID('news'), 'meta_query' => [['key' => 'featured', 'value' => 'yes']]]uses negative cat ID and meta_query array properly.Final Answer:
['cat' => '-'.get_cat_ID('news'), 'meta_query' => [['key' => 'featured', 'value' => 'yes']]] -> Option BQuick Check:
Exclude category with negative ID + meta_query = C [OK]
Quick Trick: Use negative cat ID to exclude categories in WP_Query [OK]
Common Mistakes:
- Using category__not_in without meta_query for custom fields
- Including category instead of excluding
- Using meta_key/meta_value without meta_query array
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