[wp-hackers] New Feature: get_categories function

[John Keyes]

Had anyone any comments on this?

-John K

John Keyes wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I posted this on the support forum tonight, where it
> was recommended to post it here so you guys get to
> read it.
> 
> I have an archive dropdown working as follows:
> 
> <select onchange="if (this.selectedIndex != 0) { window.location = 
> this[this.selectedIndex].value; }">
>   <option>Choose Month...</option>
>   <?php get_archives('monthly','','option'); ?>
> </select>
> 
> I think a category dropdown that works in a similar fashion would be 
> great e.g. get_categories('format', 'name', 'before', 'after'); ?>
> 
> <select onchange="if (this.selectedIndex != 0) { window.location = 
> this[this.selectedIndex].value; }">
>   <option>Choose Category...</option>
>   <?php get_categories('option', 'name'); ?>
> </select>
> 
> Of course this is not possible at the moment using the dropdown_cats 
> function as it creates the <select>, therefore preventing me from adding 
> the onchange attribute. It also sets the value attribute of each option 
> to it's index rather than the category URL which is required for 
> changing the window.location.
> 
> Has this type of functionality been considered before?
> 
> Thanks,
> -John K
> 
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