hide single post or posts in specific categories on the home page

_config.yml

@@ -344,6 +344,18 @@ related_posts:
     #isImage: false
     #isExcerpt: false
 
+# Hide single post or posts in specific categories on the home page
+#  If `hide_post` is `true`, you need to add `hide: true` in your post which you want to hide on the home page.
+#  If you enabled the item `hide_categories`, you need just list the categories which you want to hide on the home page under the item `categories`.
+hide:
+  hide_post: false
+  hide_categories:
+    enable: false
+    categories:
+#     - categorie1
+#     - categorie2
+
+
 # Post edit
 # Dependencies: https://github.com/hexojs/hexo-deployer-git
 post_edit:

layout/index.swig

@@ -11,7 +11,31 @@
 {% block content %}
   <section id="posts" class="posts-expand">
     {% for post in page.posts %}
-      {{ post_template.render(post, true) }}
+      {% if is_home() && page.current === 1 %}
+        {% set hide = false %}
+        {% if theme.hide.hide_post && post.hide %}
+          {% set hide = true %}
+        {% elif theme.hide.hide_categories.enable %}
+          {% for cat in post.categories %}
+            {% if !hide %}
+              {% for categorie in cat %}
+                {% if !hide %}
+                  {% for item in theme.hide.hide_categories.categories %}
+                    {% if !hide && item == categorie %}
+                      {% set hide = true %}
+                    {% endif %}
+                  {% endfor %}
+                {% endif %}
+              {% endfor %}
+            {% endif %}
+          {% endfor %}
+        {% endif %}
+        {% if !hide %}
+          {{ post_template.render(post, true) }}
+        {% endif %}
+      {% else %}
+        {{ post_template.render(post, true) }}
+      {% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
   </section>
 
@@ -20,4 +44,4 @@
 
 {% block sidebar %}
   {{ sidebar_template.render(false) }}
-{% endblock %}
+{% endblock %}