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1. Dgold
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   This code for wp_dropdown_categories does not work properly in my sidebar. What am I doing wrong, or is this template tag crazy?

   <form action="" method="get">
      <?php wp_dropdown_categories('show_option_all&show_count=1&selected=3'); ?>
   <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Go" />
      </form>

   It only works when I'm on the home-page. The problem is on a Post or Archive or Category page, if I use the Dropdown to navigate to another category, it goes to the wrong URI. It just appends ?cat=4&submit=Go to the end of the permalink.

   For example,
   http://mysite.com/wordpress/category/post-name/?cat=4&submit=Go

   That doesn't send you to Category 4, it just sends you back to the Post.

2. jeremyclark13
   Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Use this instead.
   

   <form action="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>" method="get">
   <?php wp_dropdown_categories('show_option_all&show_count=1&selected=3'); ?>
   <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Go" />
      </form>

3. Dgold
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Many thanks! That works.

   Is there any way I can get it to redirect to the pretty permalink for the Category, instead of the
   ?cat=3&submit=Go
   ?

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