Category Selection
Category Menu
Creates a menu that allows an entry’s categories to be set:
{category_menu}
<label for="categories">Categories</label>
<select name="category[]" id="categories" size="4" multiple="multiple">
{select_options}
</select>
{/category_menu}
Category Menu Tag Parameters
The following parameters are available as category_menu tag pairs:
show=
{category_menu show="4|7"}
show_group=
{category_menu show_group="1|3"}
Categories Tag
If you prefer, you can use the following alternative syntax to generate a category menu.
<label for="categories">Categories</label>
<select name="category[]" id="categories" size="4" multiple="multiple">
{categories}
<option value="{category_id}"{selected}>{category_name}</option>
{/categories}
</select>
Categories Tag Parameters
The {categories} tag pair supports all parameters that are available in the Channel Categories Tag
Category Variables
The following variables are available for both the Category Menu or Categories tag pairs described above:
{category_id}
The category id number.
{category_name}
The category name.
{category_group_id}
The category group id number.
{category_group}
The category group name.
{category_parent}
The name of the category parent if it exists, indented according to the category depth.
{category_depth}
The level of nesting assigned to the category. The depth of a top level category is 1.
{selected}
An indicator of whether the category has been selected or not. Is blank if not, selected=”selected” otherwise.
{checked}
An indicator of whether the category has been selected or not. Is blank if not, checked=”checked” otherwise.