summary: A category dropdown (select list) in WordPress
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[WordPress][] provides a [template tag][template], [wp_dropdown_categories][cat], that inserts a drop-down list (the HTML <select> element) of categories, where the value of each item is the ID from the database. This works fine if you are not using rewrite rules (AKA "pretty links") - you can construct a URL using the value (?cat=[number]). However, if you use any sort of rewrite rules, this does not work. I recently converted my [personal site][], which uses the Pool theme, to utilize a JavaScript array to assist with displaying category pages.
Here's the code...
_Edit: Code has been moved to [this post][]._
This works for both "pretty" and standard links, as it uses the template tag [get_category_link][link] to specify the link.
