Question : WP Loop:  Incorrect Number of Posts on Home Page - How to Reset Loop Counter

Wordpress 2.92

Here are my settings of how many posts to show on the home page:

                 wp Admin > Settings > Reading > Blog pages show at most [15] posts

However, after running the following custom loop condition in 'home.php', there are only 11 posts being displayed on the home page instead of the required 15.

The conditional simply excludes posts in certain categories from showing up on the home page. But the side-effect is that it is reducing the post count on the home page.

What I need is some way to advance the post "array pointer" but not the "post count." Or any way you can think of to still display 15 posts (or whatever the setting is) on the home page.

Suggestions, please?

<?php if ( have_posts() ) {
                   while ( have_posts( )) {
                        the_post() ;
                           if ( in_category( array(1,2,3,4) ) ) {
                                      // Do Not display these categories, do nothing.
                        } else {
                                      // Display other posts
?>

Answer : WP Loop:  Incorrect Number of Posts on Home Page - How to Reset Loop Counter

Hi Geert. Why Delphi Programming?