Title: Custom Categories
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Custom Categories

 *  [kahnoleary](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kahnoleary/)
 * (@kahnoleary)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-categories-2/)
 * Been searching for a way to add a drop down menu that will load in the categories
   and set the category of all images that are uploaded on submit, but have not 
   had any luck.
 * Can you point me in the right direction or let me know if this is achievable 
   with your plugin
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/frontend-uploader/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/frontend-uploader/)

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 *  [KevEd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keved/)
 * (@keved)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-categories-2/#post-4444136)
 * Hi, I am also attemting to send uploaded posts and media to specific categories.
   I’ve added a select choicee called categories and entered the category names 
   in the choices list but it’s not working. Can you advise what shortcode I’d need
   to write to give the uploader a choice of category to post to please?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-categories-2/#post-4444137)
 * **[@keved](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keved/)**: If you require assistance
   then, as per the [Forum Welcome](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post),
   please post your own topic.
 * This topic is 2 months old!

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## Tags

 * [custom categories](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/custom-categories/)
 * [custom post type](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/custom-post-type/)

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 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-categories-2/#post-4444137)
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