Title: category selection fail
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# category selection fail

 *  Resolved [nsfamilylawexposed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nsfamilylawexposed/)
 * (@nsfamilylawexposed)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/category-selection-fail/)
 * the category shortcode places the dropdown in the form, however, it fails to 
   place the submission in the category selected.
 * Am I missing something here?
 * The plugin correctly discovered and listed all parent categories, so I’m at a
   loss…. why choose a category if the submission is not going to be placed in that
   category?
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 *  Plugin Author [Maximilian Ruthe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maximilian-ruthe/)
 * (@maximilian-ruthe)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/category-selection-fail/#post-7259345)
 * Hi nsfamilylawexposed,
    Thanks for feedback. The situation is vaguely described,
   but the following questions may help point out the problem.
 * – What post type is the form for?
    – Is the taxonomy, whose Term you are attempting
   to submit to, attached to post type selected? In other words, verify that you
   are not trying to submit a “Page”, to a Category or Tag for a “Post”.
 * If the above doesn’t help, please do provide more details if possible (e.g. Post
   Type/Taxonomy or URL to live form or any other errors).
 *  Plugin Author [Maximilian Ruthe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maximilian-ruthe/)
 * (@maximilian-ruthe)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/category-selection-fail/#post-8974077)
 * I’m marking this as resolved, considering no further feedback has been given.
   
   Feel free to repost this issue with further description if anyone is still experiencing
   this.
 * Thank you.
 *  [rluce](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rluce/)
 * (@rluce)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/category-selection-fail/#post-9333033)
 * Hi,
    At first, thanks very much for the quality of your plugin. I’m not sure 
   to fully understand the previous demand, but I’m in the same kind of trouble :
   My form works like a charm when I’m connected as admin, but when I’m a simple
   visitor, the post is sent and published, but not the proposed category. I would
   like that visitors can publish and categorize their pots! Could you help me ?
   Perhaps i missed something in the conf ? Here is my config : ⌊my conf⌉
 * Thanks a lot

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 * Last reply from: [rluce](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rluce/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/category-selection-fail/#post-9333033)
 * Status: resolved