[Resolved] Exclude taxonomy terms from a custom search via url parameter

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[juliaM-5]

I am trying to: display archives based on taxonomy via url parameter

Link to a page where the issue can be seen: hidden link

I'd like to be able to exclude 'gifts' term from the list of taxonomy terms that the user can view...it will be displayed in an alternate format elsewhere. Can this be done?

Currently looks like this:

[wpv-filter-start hide="false"]
<article class="hentry">
<div class="portfolio-filtering">
[wpv-filter-controls]
	[wpv-control-post-taxonomy taxonomy="art-category" type="radios" default_label="All Artwork" url_param="wpv-art-category" output="legacy"]
[/wpv-filter-controls]
  </div>
  </article>
[wpv-filter-end]

[Christian Cox]

Hi, it sounds like you would like to filter the taxonomy filter options, based on a URL parameter. I'm afraid there's not a simple way to do this without custom code. The taxonomy filter is not designed to be restricted on a per-term basis, it's designed to show all the possible options. If you want to remove a term, it might make sense to create a separate custom taxonomy.

On the other hand, if you only have a few terms to manage, you might be able to achieve something similar manually by creating custom links for each of the terms you want to display at the top. Configure your View or WordPress Archive to update the URL whenever filters are changed. Then configure your custom links to point to the proper filtered URLs, and hide the current front-end filters from your Users. Instead of clicking a filter radio, they will click one of the term links at the top, and the page will reload to show the correct results.

[juliaM-5]

Thanks Christian. I decided to break Gifts out as a separate CPT with its own taxonomy and avoid the issue altogether!