Conditional: is_single EXCEPT in_category 8

  • I want this conditional to work on all single posts EXCEPT if it is in category 8… but it doesn’t seem to work?
    if ( is_single()||!in_category('8')) {

    This is my full code

    <?php
if ( is_single()||!in_category('8')) {
  $categories = get_the_category();
  if ($categories) {
    foreach ($categories as $category) {
      // echo "<pre>"; print_r($category); echo "</pre>";
      $cat = $category->cat_ID;
      $args=array(
        'cat' => $cat,
        'post__not_in' => array($post->ID),
        'posts_per_page'=>99,
        'caller_get_posts'=>1
      );
      $my_query = null;
      $my_query = new WP_Query($args);
      if( $my_query->have_posts() ) {
        echo '<h2>The '. $category->category_description . ' label</h2>';
        echo '<p>These are more clothes from the same '. $category->category_description . ' label</p>';
        while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>
          		<?php get_the_image( array( 'default_size' => 'medium', 'width'=>'130', 'height'=>'130', 'image_scan' => true, 'link_to_post' => true, 'link_to_image' => false, 'image_class' => 'alignleft', 'default_image' => 'https://spinifexcoolwear.com.au/wp-content/uploads/coolwear-260x277.jpg') ); ?>
         <?php
        endwhile;
      } //if ($my_query)
    } //foreach ($categories
  } //if ($categories)
  wp_reset_query();  // Restore global post data stomped by the_post().
} //if (is_single())
?>

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  • Hi,

    It seems for what you’re trying to do; “single posts EXCEPT if it is in category 8“, your current code
    if ( is_single()||!in_category('8')) {
    Is actually saying if single OR not in cat 8, where you want to say, if single AND not in cat 8…

    Maybe try:

    if ( is_single() && !in_category('8')) {

    Try using AND instead of OR in this case because you want a condition where the page is single, AND the page is not in cat 8… if you use OR, it’ll be true as long as it’s a single page… if you use AND, it’ll only be “true” if both conditions (is single and not in cat 8), is true.

    Hope this helps.

    Q

    Thread Starter Pete

    (@perthmetro)

    Thanks for that, i’ll give it a whirl

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