a´Category Dropdown List

Replaces the category checkboxes by a dropdown menu on post’s edit page

Author:Aleksei Polechin (alek´) (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:3.0
WordPress version tested:4.3.1
Plugin version:1.2.8
Added to WordPress repository:23-06-2011
Last updated:30-09-2015
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
Rating, %:100
Rated by:8
Plugin URI:http://labs.alek.be/acategory/
Total downloads:11 421
Active installs:800+
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Limit possible choice to one catégory by post or organize your posts by several categories and subcategories and avoid checking wrong extra category.

Features

  • Select category from a dropdown list
  • One category per post
  • Multi choice, choose a category and its subcategory (Cars -> Honda -> Civic)
  • Order the list by id, name, slug, menu_order
  • Descendant/ascendant order (DESC/ASC)
  • Hide/Show None option*

* The default taxonomy (Categories) has not "None" option. If user choose no catégory, the default category "Uncategorized" is selected automatically even without this plugin.

NOTE: the plugin works only for hierarchical taxonomies and will not work with tags.

Installation

  1. Upload acategory-dropdown-list folder in /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
  3. Configure the plugin through Settings > a´Category menu in WordPress.