blog.php

<?php
/*
Template Name: Blog Page
*/
?>
<?php get_header(); ?>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/CSS/blogStyle.css">
<div class='contentWrap'>
	<aside id='blogAside' class='shadow'>
		<div class="asideBorder">
			<h2 class="smallHeadline">Recent Posts</h2>
		</div>
		<?php wp_get_archives( array ( 'cat' => '-9', 'type' => 'postbypost', 'limit' => '10', 'format' => 'custom', 'before' => '<li class="archives_list">', 'after' => '</li>' ) ); ?>
	</aside><!--blogAside-->
	<div id='loop'>
		<?php $wp_query = new WP_Query("posts_per_page=10,  &cat=-9");?>
			<?php if(have_posts()) : while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
			<div class="blogBorder">
				<h3 class='homesub fontImpact'>
					<a class="blogTitle" href="<?php echo get_permalink (); ?>"><?php the_title();?></a>
				</h3>
			</div>
			<section class='meta'>
				<p><?php the_author();?> | <?php the_time('F j, Y');?></p>
			</section>
			<br />
			<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
			<a class="more_link" href="<?php the_permalink();?>">Read More</a>
		<?php endwhile; ?>
		<?php else : ?>
			<p class="no-posts"><?php _e('Sorry, no posts matched your criteria', 'example'); ?></p>
		<?php endif; ?>
		<?php wp_reset_query();?>
	</div><!--loop-->
</div><!--/contentWrap-->
<?php get_footer(); ?>