Excluding Categories From Loop But Keeping It Visible in "All Posts"

Currently I’m using this code:
function exclude_cat( $query ) {
$query->set( 'cat', '-58' );
}
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'exclude_cat', 1 );

and it works perfectly fine to exclude the posts from my site, but it also excludes it from the “All Posts” section to where I can no longer see it.

How do I exclude this category from the website but have it still visible in the backend?

Hi

Try this code in functions.php file and add the id of category that you want to be displayed:

function exclude_category($query)
{
$query->set('cat', '-29, -23');
return $query;
}
add_filter('pre_get_posts', 'exclude_category');

Thanks!

this hides it on the website but in the backend the category is still hidden there also so its the same as the code i had before, what else can i try to get the post visible in the backend?

Hi

The code works fine for me, as you can see here the category with id 23 is still in backend even if i use the code in functions.php: http://screencast.com/t/OyVMeYYqU I am not sure why this happens to you but you can try to empty all caches and test again.

Thanks!