Exclude a Category From the Main Shop Page
Hides products from one or more categories on the main shop page while they remain available in their own category and by direct link.
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Code
add_action( 'woocommerce_product_query', function ( $query ) {
$exclude = array( 'wholesale' ); // Category slugs to hide from the shop page.
if ( ! is_shop() ) {
return;
}
$tax_query = (array) $query->get( 'tax_query' );
$tax_query[] = array(
'taxonomy' => 'product_cat',
'field' => 'slug',
'terms' => $exclude,
'operator' => 'NOT IN',
);
$query->set( 'tax_query', $tax_query );
} );Notes
List category slugs in $exclude.
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