{"id":105023,"date":"2019-07-01T21:36:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T21:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordpress-category-dropdown\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T23:50:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T23:50:52","slug":"wp-category-dropdown","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-category-dropdown\/","author":5735912,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","version":"1.9","stable_tag":"trunk","tested":"6.6.5","requires":"5.0","requires_php":"7.0","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"Category Dropdown by GCS Design","header_author":"Chandrika Sista","header_description":"The plugin loads sub category dropdown based on the selected parent category","assets_banners_color":"","last_updated":"2024-10-09 23:50:52","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"","header_plugin_uri":"http:\/\/www.gcsdesign.com","header_author_uri":"http:\/\/www.gcsdesign.com","rating":5,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":1000,"downloads":21304,"num_ratings":3,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":{"1.0":{"tag":"1.0","author":"cguntur","date":"2019-07-01 21:36:44"},"1.1":{"tag":"1.1","author":"cguntur","date":"2019-11-11 16:11:37"},"1.2":{"tag":"1.2","author":"cguntur","date":"2020-01-15 03:43:23"},"1.3":{"tag":"1.3","author":"cguntur","date":"2020-08-17 18:27:40"},"1.4":{"tag":"1.4","author":"cguntur","date":"2020-11-02 18:29:31"},"1.5":{"tag":"1.5","author":"cguntur","date":"2021-01-04 23:44:15"},"1.6":{"tag":"1.6","author":"cguntur","date":"2021-05-01 18:20:59"},"1.7":{"tag":"1.7","author":"cguntur","date":"2022-12-03 23:38:00"}},"upgrade_notice":[],"ratings":{"1":0,"2":0,"3":0,"4":0,"5":3},"assets_icons":[],"assets_banners":[],"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":{"gcs\/wp-category-dropdown":{"name":"gcs\/wp-category-dropdown","title":"WP Category Dropdown"}},"tagged_versions":["1.0","1.1","1.2","1.3","1.4","1.5","1.6","1.7"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":{"screenshot-2.png":{"filename":"screenshot-2.png","revision":3166152,"resolution":"2","location":"plugin","width":491,"height":224},"screenshot-1.png":{"filename":"screenshot-1.png","revision":3166152,"resolution":"1","location":"plugin","width":417,"height":756}},"screenshots":{"1":"The dropdown widget","2":"Dropdown widget display on the front end"},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[173418,173417,178446,173416],"plugin_category":[],"plugin_contributors":[83703],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-105023","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-ajax-wordpress-category","plugin_tags-child-category-dropdown","plugin_tags-parent-and-child-categories","plugin_tags-wordpress-category-dropdown","plugin_contributors-cguntur","plugin_committers-cguntur"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/wp-category-dropdown.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/wp-category-dropdown\/trunk\/screenshot-1.png?rev=3166152","caption":"The dropdown widget"},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/wp-category-dropdown\/trunk\/screenshot-2.png?rev=3166152","caption":"Dropdown widget display on the front end"}],"raw_content":"\n

WP Category Dropdown plugin displays parent and child categories in a dropdown. You can select the parent category and display a dropdown for the child categories of the selected parent. If the selected parent category does not have a child category, you will be automatically directed to the category page.<\/p>\n\n

You can use the shortcode or the widget to display the dropdown categories.<\/p>\n\n

You can learn more at gcsdesign.com\/wp_category_dropdown<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

Using The WordPress Dashboard<\/h4>\n\n
    \n
  1. Navigate to the \\'Add New\\' in the plugins dashboard<\/li>\n
  2. Search for \\'wp category dropdown\\'<\/li>\n
  3. Click \\'Install Now\\'<\/li>\n
  4. Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

    Uploading in WordPress Dashboard<\/h4>\n\n
      \n
    1. Navigate to the \\'Add New\\' in the plugins dashboard<\/li>\n
    2. Navigate to the \\'Upload\\' area<\/li>\n
    3. Select wp-category-dropdown.zip<\/code> from your computer<\/li>\n
    4. Click \\'Install Now\\'<\/li>\n
    5. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

      Using FTP<\/h4>\n\n
        \n
      1. Download wp-category-dropdown.zip<\/code><\/li>\n
      2. Extract the wp-category-dropdown<\/code> directory to your computer<\/li>\n
      3. Upload the wp-category-dropdown<\/code> directory to the \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory<\/li>\n
      4. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
        \n

        Does the dropdown work with custom taxonomies?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

        Yes! It works with custom taxonomies.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

        1.9<\/h4>\n\n
          \n
        • FIxed the Cross-Site Scripting issue caused by the align parameter in the block<\/li>\n
        • Changed the name of the plugin to remove the 'WP' from the name<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

          1.8<\/h4>\n\n
            \n
          • Fixed the issue of default text going to 404 page <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

            1.7<\/h4>\n\n
              \n
            • Updated to work with WP 6.0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

              1.6<\/h4>\n\n
                \n
              • Multiple dropdowns can be added on the same page <\/li>\n
              • The hide empty categories and the show count options now work for both parent and child category dropdowns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                1.5<\/h4>\n\n
                  \n
                • Added align support to the category dropdown block <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                  1.4<\/h4>\n\n
                    \n
                  • Categories can be excluded from the dropdown <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                    1.3<\/h4>\n\n
                      \n
                    • Added a block to display the parent and child category dropdowns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                      1.2<\/h4>\n\n
                        \n
                      • The plugin works with the custom category base in permalinks settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                        1.1<\/h4>\n\n
                          \n
                        • Fixed the issue of sub categories not showing up properly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                          1.0<\/h4>\n\n
                            \n
                          • First release<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Display a parent and child categories in a dropdown. Works with custom taxonomies and WooCommerce product categories.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/105023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105023"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/cguntur"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=105023"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=105023"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=105023"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=105023"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=105023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}