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1. Joliving4Jesus
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I am pretty new to wordpress and I am trying to build a photography blog...I have categories Home, About me, Prices, Galleries, and Client viewing, well I want subcategories under Gallieries like children, families, engagments, weddings, etc and I want it in drop down menu style, I have tried several plug ins but have been unsuccessful. What is the easiest way to do this?

2. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Use the child_of= argument with wp_dropdown_categories.

3. Joliving4Jesus
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I have no clue how to use that, I am very new, don't know much about coding or where to put the above code.

4. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Consider downloading and installing Otto's PHP Code Widget, then put that code in one of those widgets.

   Or put the code in your theme's sidebar.php.

   But you will want to reveiw a few other article:
   WordPress Semantics
   WordPress Lessons
   Stepping Into Template Tags
   Stepping Into Templates
   Template Hierarchy

5. Saildude
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Try:
   Appearance > Widgets
   Drag and drop the Categories Widget to the sidebar - pick the Drop Down option.
   No Code

6. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Saildude - if that's another topic, please start another thread.

7. Saildude
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   MichaelH

   I have two different blogs that I use Drop Down Categories and that was how I turned on the Drop Down Options.

   I thought it might help him - I might have left a bit of confusion as there is not a "No Code" option in the Widget. But there are boxes for "Show as Dropdown" and "Show Hierarchy" in the "Categories Widget" and all I did was check boxes after I enabled the Widget and did not need to change any code.

   Sorry if my answer was not on point - Was just trying to be helpful.

8. Dan_85
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I too am pretty new to WordPress, and I have installed the 'Thesis' theme, which allows for drop down menu's. It is all pretty self-explanatory and really simple to use if you choose to use that theme.

9. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Saildude - apologies for that. Thank you for correcting me and for providing an extended discussion.

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