Excluding a function based on category

PHP
1

I’m trying to set up a function that excludes from certain categories based on their ID. I just can’t seem to get it to work though.

//-----------------------------------------------------------
// Tabvanilla 
//-----------------------------------------------------------
// tabvanilla
function tabvanilla () {
! in_category( array( 6,4,5 ) )
<div id="tabvanilla" class="widget">

    <ul class="tabnav">
		<li><a href="#popular">Recent</a></li>
		<li><a href="#recent">Popular</a></li>
		<li><a href="#categories">Categories</a></li>
    </ul>

    <div id="recent" class="tabdiv">  
			<?php recent_posts(); ?>
    </div><!--/recent-->

	<div id="popular" class="tabdiv">  
	   <ul>

				<?php $popular = new WP_Query('orderby=comment_count&posts_per_page=20'); ?>
				<?php while ($popular->have_posts()) : $popular->the_post(); ?>	

				<li><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?> (<?php comments_number('0','1','%'); ?>)</a></li>

				<?php endwhile; ?>

		</ul>
	</div>

    <div id="categories" class="tabdiv">
		<ul>
			<?php wp_list_categories( 'title_li=' ); ?> 
		</ul>
    </div><!--Categories-->
</div><!--/widget-->

<?php
}

	//wp_enqueue_script( 'jquery-ui-tabs' );
	add_action( 'wp_footer', 'tabvanilla_script', 11 );
	function tabvanilla_script() {
	?>
	<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo get_bloginfo('stylesheet_directory') . '/custom/jquery-ui-personalized-1.5.2.packed.js' ?>"></script>
	<script type="text/javascript">
		jQuery(document).ready(function() {  
			jQuery('#tabvanilla > ul').tabs({ fx: { height: 'toggle', opacity: 'toggle'/*, duration: 60000*/ } });  
		});
	</script>
	<?php
	}
/* End */

add_action('thesis_hook_after_multimedia_box','tabvanilla');

I need it excluding from categories with the ID 4, 5, 6 so I added

! in_category( array( 6,4,5 ) )

I keep getting errors though. I have the category stripped from my url so that it just gives postname, I was wondering if this would be problematic? Any advice? Thanks

2

I keep getting errors though.

What errors?

3

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING on this line ! in_category( array( 6,4,5 ) )

4

on line?

5

see above… just edited :slight_smile:

6

Ok, but that’s just a part of the entire if. Can you post the entire instruction, and a couple before and after?

7

All the code I use is displayed on my first post. Do you need anything else? Getting the error on the second line of the function

8

Must be me. I don’t see that little piece that’s giving you the error in the code you posted? You just posted it stand-alone. Please post the code with that piece included.

9

This is the full code i’m using… I have marked where i’m getting the error with //getting the error on this line

Hope that’s what you meant.

The full error is Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/leehugh2/public_html/www.the-ephemeral-project.com/wp-content/themes/thesis_18/custom/custom_functions.php on line 274


function tabvanilla () {
! in_category( array( 6,4,5 ) ) // Getting error on this line
<div id="tabvanilla" class="widget">

    <ul class="tabnav">
        <li><a href="#popular">Recent</a></li>
        <li><a href="#recent">Popular</a></li>
        <li><a href="#categories">Categories</a></li>
    </ul>

    <div id="recent" class="tabdiv">  
            <?php recent_posts(); ?>
    </div><!--/recent-->

    <div id="popular" class="tabdiv">  
       <ul>

                <?php $popular = new WP_Query('orderby=comment_count&posts_per_page=20'); ?>
                <?php while ($popular->have_posts()) : $popular->the_post(); ?>    

                <li><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?> (<?php comments_number('0','1','%'); ?>)</a></li>

                <?php endwhile; ?>

        </ul>
    </div>

    <div id="categories" class="tabdiv">
        <ul>
            <?php wp_list_categories( 'title_li=' ); ?> 
        </ul>
    </div><!--Categories-->
</div><!--/widget-->

<?php
}

    //wp_enqueue_script( 'jquery-ui-tabs' );
    add_action( 'wp_footer', 'tabvanilla_script', 11 );
    function tabvanilla_script() {
    ?>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo get_bloginfo('stylesheet_directory') . '/custom/jquery-ui-personalized-1.5.2.packed.js' ?>"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        jQuery(document).ready(function() {  
            jQuery('#tabvanilla > ul').tabs({ fx: { height: 'toggle', opacity: 'toggle'/*, duration: 60000*/ } });  
        });
    </script>
    <?php
    }
/* End */

add_action('thesis_hook_after_multimedia_box','tabvanilla');
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function tabvanilla () {
! in_category( array( 6,4,5 ) ) // Getting error on this line

First of all, php code should be placed inside <?php and ?> php code tags.
And ! in_category( array( 6,4,5 ) ) is not valid php code. I think what you want is an if:

if (!in_category(array(6,4,5)) {

Don’t forget to add the if’s closing bracket at the right point in your code.

Btw, I now see you already had the line in your first post, I just didn’t expect it there :slight_smile:

11

I’m now getting a Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘{’ error for the same line i.e

if (!in_category(array(6,4,5)) {

many thanks for your help btw :slight_smile:

12

You are missing one ) in that if (you have 3 ( and 2 ) ).

13

Thanks, getting another error now but i’ll try and figure it out :slight_smile: