Exclude categories on search form Events category ddm

<?php $args = !empty($args) ? $args:array(); /* @var $args array */ ?>

<!-- START Category Search -->

<div class="em-search-category em-search-field">

	<label>

		<span><?php echo esc_html($args['category_label']); ?></span>

		<?php

			EM_Object::ms_global_switch(); //in case in global tables mode of MultiSite, grabs main site categories, if not using MS Global, nothing happens

			wp_dropdown_categories(array(

			    'hide_empty' => 0,

			    'orderby' =>'name',

			    'name' => 'category',

			    'hierarchical' => true,

			    'taxonomy' => EM_TAXONOMY_CATEGORY,

			    'exclude' => '191,195,196,197,198,247',

			    'selected' => $args['category'],

			    'show_option_none' => $args['categories_label'],

			    'option_none_value'=> 0,

			    'class'=>'em-events-search-category'

			));

			EM_Object::ms_global_switch_back(); //if switched above, switch back

		?>

	</label>

</div>

<!-- END Category Search -->