Exclude Posts From Jetpack Related Posts
Keeps chosen posts, and posts in chosen categories, out of Jetpack's Related Posts suggestions, such as announcements, legal pages or outdated content.
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Code
$wpide_exclude_ids = array(); // Post IDs never suggested, e.g. array( 123, 456 ).
$wpide_exclude_cats = array( 'announcements' ); // Category slugs never suggested.
add_filter( 'jetpack_relatedposts_filter_exclude_post_ids', function ( $exclude ) use ( $wpide_exclude_ids ) {
return array_unique( array_merge( (array) $exclude, array_map( 'absint', $wpide_exclude_ids ) ) );
} );
add_filter( 'jetpack_relatedposts_filter_filters', function ( $filters ) use ( $wpide_exclude_cats ) {
if ( ! $wpide_exclude_cats ) {
return $filters;
}
$filters[] = array(
'not' => array(
'terms' => array( 'category.slug' => array_values( $wpide_exclude_cats ) ),
),
);
return $filters;
} );Notes
List post IDs in $wpide_exclude_ids and category slugs in $wpide_exclude_cats. Category exclusion runs in Jetpack's search filter.
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