[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #28492: Categories Widget Dropdown Issue

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#28492: Categories Widget Dropdown Issue
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 Reporter:  selinawdesign  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets        |     Version:  3.9.1
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                 |     Focuses:
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Comment (by westonruter):

 Thanks for the report, selinawdesign.

 I notice when I click Member Benefits from the list, I am taken to a
 pretty URL: http://selinawdesign.com/wp/category/news/memberbenefits/

 However, when I select Member Benefits from the dropdown, I am taken to a
 URL with a `cat` query parameter: http://selinawdesign.com/wp/?cat=59

 WordPress is supposed to be automatically redirecting such `/?cat=59` URLs
 to their “pretty” equivalents, like `/category/news/memberbenefits/`. I
 just tried this on my blog and it is working as expected. So it seems you
 have another plugin that is interfering with the `cat` query var so that
 WordPress is not recognizing it for selecting a category. What plugins do
 you have installed?

 That being said, it would be better of the `select` dropdown would just
 include the final category link to begin with, instead of using a URL with
 a query var and redirecting. In other words, each `option` of the `select`
 should output `get_category_link( $category_id )` instead of just the
 `$category_id`, and then this can be navigated to directly. This would
 also side-step the problem reported on selinawdesign.com as well.

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