[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #8261: Exclude individual posts using query_posts()

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#8261: Exclude individual posts using query_posts()
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 Reporter:  speculator152  |       Owner:  anonymous              
     Type:  enhancement    |      Status:  new                    
 Priority:  high           |   Milestone:  2.8                    
Component:  Template       |     Version:  2.8                    
 Severity:  normal         |    Keywords:  The Loop, query_posts()
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 When using WordPress as a CMS the query_posts() template tag is very
 useful to e.g. specify exactly which category to display posts from when
 having a specific carousel promoting a specific category on the sidebar
 (multiple loops on a single page - e.g. one in single.php and one in
 sidebar.php).

 However, it is highly needed to be able to exclude a particular post from
 The Loop - e.g. when the single page is displaying a post with the title
 "WordPress is great" and the post happens to be inside the Category called
 "WordPress", which happens to be promoted on the sidebar with the title
 "Read more in 'WordPress'". If "WordPress is great" is the latest post it
 is both shown as the current post (single.php) as well as promoted again
 on the sidebar - not so cool.

 Hence, my feature request is to be able to exclude individual posts from
 inside query_posts() - just as it is possible to exclude a specific
 category as explained here:
 http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/query_posts#Category_Parameters.

 See e.g. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122694399164234073.html where the
 sidebar has a "More in Politics" section.

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