Soliloquy - Featured Content - Exclude Taxonomy Terms

soliloquy-featured-content-exclude-terms.php

<?php
/**
* Plugin Name: Soliloquy - Featured Content - Exclude Terms
* Plugin URI: http://soliloquywp.com
* Version: 1.0
* Author: Tim Carr
* Author URI: http://www.n7studios.co.uk
* Description: Excludes specific terms from inclusion in Featured Content sliders
*/

/**
* Start the slider based on the supplied index
*
* @param array $data Slider Data
* @param int $sliderID Slider ID
* @return array Slider Data
*/
function soliloquy_fc_exclude_terms( $query_args, $id, $data ) {
	
	// Start config
	$sliderToFilter = 69; // Soliloquy slider ID to apply exclusions to
	$taxonomy = 'category';
	$taxonomyTermsToExclude = array(
		'ignoreme',						// Slug of the category you want to exclude
		'another-category-to-ignore', 	// Another slug of a category you want to exclude
	);
	// End config
	
	// Check slider ID is one you want to filter
	if ( $id != $sliderToFilter ) {
		return $query_args;
	}
	
	// Add exclusions to query
	$query_args['tax_query'][] = array(
		'taxonomy' 		   => $taxonomy,
		'field'            => 'slug',
        'terms'            => $taxonomyTermsToExclude,
        'operator'         => 'NOT IN',
	);

	return $query_args;
	
}
add_filter( 'soliloquy_fc_query_args', 'soliloquy_fc_exclude_terms', 10, 3 );