I have a weblog to which there are attached two separate category groups. In my SAEF (which is broken across 2 pages) I’m trying to provide users with the ability to use one dropdown to select categories from category group #1, and another one to choose categories from group #2. Is this possible? I’m thinking that they would need to be merged before submission at some point or…?

i need to do this exact same thing… any help guys?

I haven’t tried it- but what if you hard code two dropdowns, each with category[] ?  Does that work- I’d think it would.

well of gives you to drop downs but they are identical and contain a blended alphebetized list of both category groups.  I need the two groups to be separate.

No- I mean hard code them rather than use the {category_menu} tags- so:

Replacing it with your options, of course.  If it works hard coded, then you can use queries or something to dynamically populate each select- as needed.  But try hard coding it first- you can rip the options off of the rendered code from the tag- just put the two groups each in their own select.

Won’t swear it will work, but can’t see why not.

oh, i see what you mean…but unfortunately I’d need the options to be fairly dynamic.  See, one category group would be for mobile carriers (ie: sprint, tmobile, nextel) and the other group would be for manufacturers (ie: nokia, motorola, panatec).  I’d need the ability for them to add new manufacturers from the front end as they saw fit.

If it works?  Then it should be fairly easy to dynamically populate the select options.  Well- it gets tricky if you have a bunch of subcats that need formatting.  But populating a straight list of options dynamically is definitely doable.

Here’s an easy example for 3 hardcoded category groups that display seperately in the SAEF.

Now if you want nesting subcategories in that select-boxes (which I do unfortunately) you’re up for some serious thinking it seems…

I came up with a solution to indent the subcategories in this scenario.

Perhaps it’s helpful to anyone else.