archive sticky post

Hi Benjamin,

If it's for ALL the tag archives, you'll have to do it like this:

function exclude_posts( $query ) { 
    if ( is_feed() ) {
        return $query;
    }
    if ( $query->is_tax() ) {
        $query->set( 'tag__not_in', array( 2414 ) ); 
    }
    return $query;
} 

add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'exclude_posts' );

I mean just on a specific tag archive page. In this case I have a tag called LMUTW (id 2178), and I have created a matching tag called LMUTW Spotlight (2414). I'd like to exclude any post tagged LMUTW Spotlight from the LMUTW archive, so I can place the spotlight post in a Showpost/spotlight box at the top of the page.

Try this:

function exclude_posts( $query ) { 
    if ( is_feed() ) {
        return $query;
    }
    if ( $query->is_tag(2178) ) {
        $query->set( 'tag__not_in', array( 2414 ) ); 
    }
    return $query;
} 

add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'exclude_posts' );

This checks if the current page is an archive page of post tag ID 2178. If yes, it will exclude posts w/ tag id 2414.

Ah, that's just the outcome I want! But it's throwing a fatal error for the site.... :-/

Which may be because of another, identically named function. I have renamed this new one to function exclude_lmutwposts, however it doesn't seem to be doing the trick :-p https://newsmigstg.wpengine.com/tag/lmutw/

Can you try this instead?

function exclude_posts( $query ) { 
    if ( is_feed() ) {
        return $query;
    }
    if ( $query->is_main_query() && is_tag( 2178 ) ) {
        $query->set( 'tag__not_in', array( 2414 ) ); 
    }
    return $query;
} 

add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'exclude_posts' );

This one should work 100%.

Sorry for spamming you. User error. I needed to rename it in two places. Done, and seems to work! Thank you!

Sorry for spamming you. User error. I needed to rename it in two places. Done, and seems to work! Thank you!

Ah you probably had a duplicate function name. Glad you got it sorted. No problem.

This is pretty cool idea. Amazing you got it to work.

@Brad, let us know if you need help with something like this as well.