<?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();
?>