As of April 2026, Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis is a WordPress widget plugin with 70 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Widgets for Google Reviews.
The default Genesis Featured Post widget is great, except you only have the option to include all categories or a specific category. You can exclude previously displayed posts or “sticky” posts, but you can’t exclude all posts in a specific category.
This plugin was created out of a need to show all but one category in the featured post widget.
Most blogs focus on a certain topic – technology, food, entertainment, sports, or whatever.
Your featured post widgets should show off the posts that are geared towards the audience you are attracting to your site.
Every once in a while you may have a category that doesn’t quite fit the norm. You might have your own personal thoughts, and while they are important to you, they may not fit on the…
| WordPress | 4.4+ requiredTested up to 5.8.13 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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