How do I Exclude a page or Category from showing up on my blog?

[stevegriswold]

I have WordPress with the Multi-level Navigation Plugin.
I created a form that I only want people to see that I give that exact URL to in an email.

When I create a "Page" it appears in my navigation, and I want to hide it unless someone types in the exact URL.  I also tried creating a "post" but it also appears in my lists of recent posts on the home page and I do not want it to display.

I tried to "exclude" post categories and also to exclude "page" in the navigation plug in controls, but am not sure if I type in the name of the page or the URL.  Either does not see to work.

Is there a way to create a Category and exclude it from appearing on my Blog, but allow users that know the URL to posts in that category access it.  I do not want to make it Private because then everyone needs to be a member and I do not have membership on my blog. 

Thanks,
Steve

[stevegriswold]

Ok, I think I figured part of this out.  I used the ID, the number in the URL and selected Exclude for the page and now the page with that ID dies not show in my top navigation.

I am trying to hide everything now in one of my categories.  ID 12 is the category ID and I typed that in my navigation plugin version 2.2.1 but that category is still displaying in my list of the ten most recent posts on my homepage.

Steve

[imported_Ryan]

"stevegriswold" wrote:

ID 12 is the category ID and I typed that in my navigation plugin version 2.2.1 but that category is still displaying in my list of the ten most recent posts on my homepage.

The plugin effects the menu, not the posts on your home page.

[Anonymous]

this answer worked a treat for excluding a page from the Pixo Point Multi Level Navigation.

I was using the page name, but as soon as I used the page ID then it worked instantly

[imported_Ryan]

Glad to hear it worked for you ” title=”Smiley” />

[rwhaun]

I’ve got a similar issue. I know if I put a page’s ID and select "Exclude" it no longer shows up in the Pages dropdown. However, when I do that it doesn’t hide that page’s sub-pages. They end up getting thrown into the main menu. I found that by excluding the parent page ID, and then all it’s subpages’ IDs, and then all their subpages’ IDs, I can exclude them all. However this is getting unwieldy and takes away from the nice dynamic features of WordPress.

Any ideas on how to easily exclude a parent page AND all the pages under it?

[imported_Ryan]

No, no idea sorry.

[Anonymous]

"rwhaun" wrote:

I’ve got a similar issue. I know if I put a page’s ID and select "Exclude" it no longer shows up in the Pages dropdown. However, when I do that it doesn’t hide that page’s sub-pages. They end up getting thrown into the main menu. I found that by excluding the parent page ID, and then all it’s subpages’ IDs, and then all their subpages’ IDs, I can exclude them all. However this is getting unwieldy and takes away from the nice dynamic features of WordPress.

Any ideas on how to easily exclude a parent page AND all the pages under it?

I am fumbling newb but used the "Restore Post ID" to get the post id, then I just comma separated the page and sub page I wanted to exclude. Worked.

[imported_Ryan]

Hi,
Sorry for the ridiculously long wait time before I have replied.

Glad to hear you found a solution to your problem ” title=”Smiley” />

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