Title: Multiple categries doesn't work | array('category'=> ?!
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Multiple categries doesn't work | array('category'=> ?!

 *  [razzgpe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/razzgpe/)
 * (@razzgpe)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-categries-doesnt-work-arraycategory/)
 * Hello,
 * I can’t solve my problem and can’t find any solution.
    I have a query and want
   only two catgories in it. “Neuigkeiten” & “Wettbewerbe”.
 * I did an array, but it doesn’t work:
 * `<?php $query = new WP_Query(array('category_name' => array('Neuigkeiten','Wettbewerbe'),'
   posts_per_page' => 4, )); while ($query->have_posts()): $query->the_post(); ?
   >`
 * This doesn’t work:
 * `<?php $query = new WP_Query(array('cat' => array('1','10'), 'posts_per_page'
   => 4, )); while ($query->have_posts()): $query->the_post(); ?>`
 * This doesn’t work:
 * `<?php $query = new WP_Query(array('category__in' => array('Neuigkeiten','Wettbewerbe'),'
   posts_per_page' => 4, )); while ($query->have_posts()): $query->the_post(); ?
   >`
 * Do you have any ideas?
 * Thank you.

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 *  [jherrington1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jherrington1/)
 * (@jherrington1)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-categries-doesnt-work-arraycategory/#post-5372891)
 * You need to do category__in but instead of the category name you need to do the
   ids.
 *  Thread Starter [razzgpe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/razzgpe/)
 * (@razzgpe)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-categries-doesnt-work-arraycategory/#post-5372904)
 * Thanks, but that shows also the other categories, even array(‘1′,’10’)
 * `<?php $query = new WP_Query(array('category__in ' => array('1','10'), 'posts_per_page'
   => 4, )); while ($query->have_posts()): $query->the_post(); ?>`
 * Perhaps I can do the other way, how can I exclude a category?
    This doesn’t work:
 * <?php $query = new WP_Query(array( ‘cat ‘ => ‘-12’, ‘posts_per_page’ => 4, ));
   while ($query->have_posts()): $query->the_post(); ?>
 *  Thread Starter [razzgpe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/razzgpe/)
 * (@razzgpe)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-categries-doesnt-work-arraycategory/#post-5372956)
 * Got it!
 * It works without ”
 * `<?php $query = new WP_Query(array('category__in ' => array(1,10), 'posts_per_page'
   => 4, )); while ($query->have_posts()): $query->the_post(); ?>`

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-categries-doesnt-work-arraycategory/#post-5372956)
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