WP Category Dropdown Plugin
Display a parent and child categories in a dropdown. The child categories can be shown based on the parent category selected.
WP Category Dropdown plugin displays parent and child categories in a dropdown. You can select the parent category and display a dropdown for the child categories of the selected parent. If the selected parent category does not have a child category, you will be automatically directed to the category page.
You can use the shortcode or the widget to display the dropdown categories.
You can learn more at gcsdesign.com/wp_category_dropdown
Installation
Using The WordPress Dashboard
- Navigate to the \’Add New\’ in the plugins dashboard
- Search for \’wp category dropdown\’
- Click \’Install Now\’
- Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard
Uploading in WordPress Dashboard
- Navigate to the \’Add New\’ in the plugins dashboard
- Navigate to the \’Upload\’ area
- Select
wp-category-dropdown.zip from your computer - Click \’Install Now\’
- Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
Using FTP
- Download
wp-category-dropdown.zip - Extract the
wp-category-dropdown directory to your computer - Upload the
wp-category-dropdown directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory - Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
Screenshots

The dropdown widget

Dropdown widget display on the front end
FAQ
Does the dropdown work with custom taxonomies? Yes! It works with custom taxonomies.
Changelog
1.8
- Fixed the issue of default text going to 404 page
1.7
- Updated to work with WP 6.0
1.6
- Multiple dropdowns can be added on the same page
- The hide empty categories and the show count options now work for both parent and child category dropdowns
1.5
- Added align support to the category dropdown block
1.4
- Categories can be excluded from the dropdown
1.3
- Added a block to display the parent and child category dropdowns
1.2
- The plugin works with the custom category base in permalinks settings
1.1
- Fixed the issue of sub categories not showing up properly
1.0