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Post Exclusions

Post Exclusions lets you determine which content is visible on specific Clones.

This allows you to, for example:

  • hide products from certain countries;
  • show blog articles on specific Clones only;
  • exclude landing pages for certain markets;
  • manage custom post types per Clone.

The functionality works for all supported post types that are configured within the plugin.

Supported post types​

On the settings page you can indicate which post types the Post Exclusions functionality should be available for.

Common examples are:

  • Products
  • Pages
  • Posts
  • Portfolio items
  • Custom post types from plugins or themes

As soon as a post type is enabled, the Post Exclusions options become available within WordPress.

How do Post Exclusions work?​

For every Clone you can determine whether an item may be visible.

When an item is excluded for a Clone:

  • it does not appear in overviews;
  • it does not appear in search results;
  • it cannot be visited directly;
  • it does continue to exist within WordPress.

So the original content is never deleted or modified.

Excluding content​

Once a post type is enabled, additional Clonable settings appear within WordPress.

There you can indicate per Clone whether an item should be visible.

Example​

ContentNetherlandsGermanyFrance
Product A✓✓✗
Product B✓✗✓
Blog article C✓✓✗

In the example above:

  • Product A is not visible on the French Clone.
  • Product B is not visible on the German Clone.
  • Blog article C is not visible on the French Clone.

Use cases​

Managing products per country​

Not every product may be sold in every country.

Post Exclusions lets you hide products from specific Clones without making changes to the original webshop.

Local campaigns​

Some landing pages are only relevant to a particular market.

Post Exclusions lets you limit these pages to the right Clones.

Blog content per market​

Not all content needs to be available in every language or market.

Post Exclusions lets you determine which articles are visible on which Clones.

What happens to existing content?​

When you exclude an item:

  • the item continues to exist in WordPress;
  • the item remains editable;
  • no data is deleted;
  • only its visibility on Clones is adjusted.

Working together with cache plugins​

Post Exclusions uses a cookie to determine whether a page should be excluded from the page cache for the current visitor.

This cookie is automatically recognised by WP Rocket, WP-Optimize and LiteSpeed Cache, so these plugins do not serve excluded content from the cache to the wrong visitor.

Using a different cache plugin? Check whether it excludes pages with cookies from the cache by default, or configure this manually.

Frequently asked questions​

Is content deleted?​

No.

Post Exclusions only affects the visibility of content on Clones.

The original content is always retained.

Can I exclude products?​

Yes.

WooCommerce products are one of the most common applications of Post Exclusions.

Does this also work for custom post types?​

Yes.

Any supported post type that has been configured within the settings can make use of Post Exclusions.

Can I make an item visible on just one Clone?​

Yes.

You can determine per Clone whether content should be visible or hidden.

That way you can show content on one specific Clone while hiding it on all other Clones.

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