<?php

get_header();

// Categories to be excluded from the main loop

// get_category_id is a function i made in functions.php that takes a name as a parameter and returns that categories
// id
$cat1 = get_category_id("cat1");
$cat2 = get_category_id("cat2");
$cat3 = get_category_id("cat3");

$categories = array($swiss, $supper, $thoughts);

$args = array(
    'category__not_in' => $categories
);

$the_query = new WP_Query($args);

?>


<section class="main_content">
    <?php if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post(); ?>

        <?php get_template_part('content', 'post'); ?>

    <?php endwhile; else: ?>
        No pages or posts available.
    <?php
        endif;
    ?>

    <div class="pagination_container">
        // borrowing the pagination plugin found on kriesi.at
            <?php kriesi_pagination(); ?>
    </div>

</section>

<?php
    wp_reset_postdata();
    get_sidebar();
    get_footer();
?>