Wp Dropdown Category Not Show Current As Title

Question

Im using wp_dropdown_categories for a page. Issue im having is i dont want it to show the current category that the page is on as the title, i want it always to display the "Select A Category" text i have placed in the options. Current code is:

wp_dropdown_categories( 'show_option_none=Select A Category&show_count=1');

Is there a way to do this?

Answer 1

You can use get_query_var( ) to fetch the current category:

$cat = get_query_var( 'cat' );

You can use this $cat in the exclude parameter of wp_dropdown_categories( ) to hide the current category:

$args = array(
  'show_option_none' => __( 'Select A Category' ),
  'show_count' => 1,
  'exclude' => $cat
);

wp_dropdown_categories( $args );

Answer 2

Try using the exclude parameter.

wp_dropdown_categories('show_option_none=Select A Category&show_count=1&exclude=45');

Where 45 is your current category ID.