get_posts to exclude posts from cats or tags dynamically

  • I usually use something like this to show posts:

    <?php
$current_category = single_cat_title("", false);
echo $current_category;
$lastposts = get_posts('numberposts=5&category_name='.$current_category);
foreach($lastposts as $post) : setup_postdata($post);
?>

    Now, I have two loops in this category page. The first loop should display 3 important posts in that category (either by adding to it a subcategory like “Category TOP” or with a tag). The second loop should display all the other posts in that category.

    So, I can use this code for the first 3 posts
    numberposts=3&tag=top&category_name=’.$current_category to display only the posts that are in that category AND have the tag “top”… this is all good.

    BUT HOW do I exclude from the second loop the posts from the first one?
    I dont want duplicated posts, so Im thinking about something like numberposts=10&exclude_tag=top&category_name=’.$current_category but as the exclude_tag parameter doesnt exist… how do I create it?
    Or, if I used a subcategory to display the first 3 instead of a tag, I’d need a way in the second loop to exclude posts that are ALSO in the subcategory.

    I cant manually put category IDs as there are too many, that’s why I use current_category…
    I cant figure out a way to exclude from the second loop the posts from that I already showed in the first one…

    Can anyone help please?

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  • Something like:

    <?php
$nodup = array();
$current_category = single_cat_title("", false);
echo $current_category;
$lastposts = get_posts('numberposts=5&category_name='.$current_category);
foreach($lastposts as $post) : setup_postdata($post);
$nodup[]=$post->ID;
//rest of your first loop here

//now 2nd loop

    $args=array(
      'post__not_in' => $nodup,
      'tag__not_in' => array(156,345),
      'posts_per_page'=>10,
      'category_name=' => $current_category,
      'caller_get_posts'=>1
    );
    $my_query = new WP_Query($args);
?>

    Also see:
    query_posts() tag parameters

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