Exclude a Category From the Recent Posts Widget
Keeps posts from the categories you choose out of the classic Recent Posts widget, for example sponsored posts or internal news.
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Code
// Category IDs to leave out of the widget.
$wpide_widget_excluded_categories = array( 0 );
add_filter( 'widget_posts_args', function ( $args ) use ( $wpide_widget_excluded_categories ) {
$args['category__not_in'] = array_map( 'absint', $wpide_widget_excluded_categories );
return $args;
} );Notes
Use category IDs. The Latest Posts block has its own category setting.
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