Title: Form category errors
Last modified: July 26, 2017

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# Form category errors

 *  Resolved [lawrence243](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lawrence243/)
 * (@lawrence243)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-category-errors/)
 * Hi,
    I am trying to integrate USP into my website but I am getting quite a few
   errors. It is set up as the short code in a page.
 * My first problem was that the new categories I have added are not showing up 
   in the form. Only one shows up which is the default one.
 * Secondly, when I changed some of the settings for what to display in the form,
   the category drop down disappears from the form. If I try to submit the form 
   in this configuration, then it gives the error message “Error: Post category 
   required”.
 * To try and fix it, I have tried resetting the plugin to default settings and 
   starting again. This came up with the same problem after I amended what items
   should be displayed in the form.
 * I have also tried changing the theme which made no difference. The original was
   a standard theme as well I think though. I have also tried deactivating all the
   plugins for the site and still got the error.
 * Any help would be appreciated.
 * Thanks,
    Lawrence

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 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-category-errors/#post-9354240)
 * Hi Lawrence,
 * Glad to help:
 * 1) “new categories I have added are not showing up in the form. Only one shows
   up which is the default one.”
 * You need to enable the categories that you want to display in the form. You can
   do that under the plugin’s category settings.
 * 2) “when I changed some of the settings for what to display in the form, the 
   category drop down disappears from the form. If I try to submit the form in this
   configuration, then it gives the error message “Error: Post category required”.”
 * That isn’t normal.. what are the settings you are changing or working with?
 *  Thread Starter [lawrence243](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lawrence243/)
 * (@lawrence243)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-category-errors/#post-9361104)
 * Hi,
    Thanks for the reply. I have worked it out. Both issues were to do with 
   the hidden category setting. I assumed that this was to set a default category
   but it seems to hide it completely.
 * Not sure whether this is expected behavior or not but either way it now works.
 * Thanks,
 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-category-errors/#post-9361255)
 * Yes, that is correct. The default category field is hidden by default. Either
   way, glad you got it sorted. Let me know if I can provide any further infos, 
   glad to help.

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