Title: [Plugin: Adminimize] Hide Particular categories
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Adminimize] Hide Particular categories

 *  Resolved [vir27](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vir27/)
 * (@vir27)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-adminimize-hide-particular-categories/)
 * Is there possible hide some of the categories for contributor?
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adminimize/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adminimize/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Frank Bueltge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bueltge/)
 * (@bueltge)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-adminimize-hide-particular-categories/#post-2694335)
 * no, not with this plugin.
    But you can create an custom plugin for filter the
   categories.
 * example:
 *     ```
       function fb_list_terms_exclusions($args) {
       	global $pagenow, $post_type;
   
       	$where = '';
   
       	// filter only for frontend
       	if ( !is_admin() ) {
       		$where = " AND t.slug  NOT IN ('uncategorized', 'category-2')"; // slug of categories
       	}
   
       	// backend, only on post-type post
       	if (
       		'post' == $post_type &&
       		is_admin() &&
       		!current_user_can('manage_categories')
       	) {
       		$where = " AND t.slug  NOT IN ('slider')"; // slug of category
       	}
   
       	return $where;
       }
       add_filter( 'list_terms_exclusions', 'fb_list_terms_exclusions' );
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [vir27](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vir27/)
 * (@vir27)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-adminimize-hide-particular-categories/#post-2694415)
 * thanks a lot frank, bt i have done this with using Adminimize plugin only……ex.
   i have four categories cat-1, cat-2, cat-3 & cat-4 and i want to hide cat-1, 
   cat-2, i got categories ids using firebug and put it in ….”Your own post options
   ID or class” adminimize plugin field
    like #category-1, #category-2 and checked
   that value in column…then updated options….this worked for me…
 *  Plugin Contributor [Frank Bueltge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bueltge/)
 * (@bueltge)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-adminimize-hide-particular-categories/#post-2694425)
 * yes, this also possible; but it hide it only via CSS.
    Its not an filter for 
   hide hard with PHP. But its fine, that you use this enhancement of my plugin.
 *  Thread Starter [vir27](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vir27/)
 * (@vir27)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-adminimize-hide-particular-categories/#post-2694426)
 * yes, it’s thru css, bt very good functionality. gr8 plugin. thanks.

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 * Last reply from: [vir27](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vir27/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-adminimize-hide-particular-categories/#post-2694426)
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