Hiding Certain Categories in the New Post Form

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June 13, 2013 at 6:21 pm 4898
Mahi Tareq, I have set up a page on my website for users to add a new post. I created a form that includes Title, Category, and Body. Is there a way to restrict which categories show up in the drop down menu in the form when it is accessed by our users? For example, we do not want our category menu to include categories we have set up for featured articles, must read articles, etc. We only want administrators to have access to those categories so that the administrators may properly place featured and must read articles on our site. Please let me know. Thanks, Brian
June 13, 2013 at 8:41 pm 4903
Tareq Hasan Tareq Hasan

In category/taxonomy field, there is a exclude field, did you see that? You’ve put the category ID’s that you don’t want to include.

June 13, 2013 at 8:42 pm 4904
Mahi Mahi

When you create forms and insert Category field, there is an option – Exclude Terms

just insert your categories IDs which you don’t want to show .

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June 13, 2013 at 10:29 pm 4914
btf122 btf122

Guys,

Thanks for your responses. I have tried your suggestion but the categories I want to hide are still showing up. I have emailed you two screenshots so that you may see what I am doing. Maybe I am inputting the category ID’s incorrectly.

Please let me know.

Thanks,

Brian

June 13, 2013 at 11:02 pm 4915
Mahi Mahi

Hello Brian,

Yes, you were wrong. Go to your Categories and put mouse over category name at bottom you can see the category ID

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and, separate multiple categories IDs with coma like – 1,4,10,45

Please spend sometimes with Documentation here.

Thanks.

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