I need to “uncheck” the default category on Write Page

I guess how WP works all the posts HAS to be assigned to a category, so not having checked by default and considering the chance that the users would forget it… it would create a huge mess ??
Why not put some warning (coloured?) text for them about it in the Write panel?

Can I change the default category that gets checked?

Options -> Writing -> Writing Options -> Default post category:

That’s not in WP 1.2.2
Any other suggestions?

I tried that and I think that is the “Usual category that you can email a post to, not the default category that is checked when you go to the write page.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks

Set the email one and change your options to use the advanced controls. Due to a typo, it should act like you want :D. At least it does in my 1.2.2 sandbox. Note that you have to set the option to use advanced controls in the options page, then click on the Write link… clicking on the “Advanced Controls >>” button on the simple write page won’t do it.

I have a special need to use the simple edit on my site. It’s totally custom.

Any other suggestions to hack the code?

Thanks

Maybe you can change the default in phpmyadmin. Under wp_options, there is a default_category line. so if you change the value of that to the category# you want to use? This is just a thought, I haven’t tried it! Proceed at your own risk. ??

Select the appropriate category in that default email category select input. Modify “wp-admin/edit-form.php”. Change the code that says:

dropdown_categories($default_post_cat);

to this

dropdown_categories(get_settings('default_category'));

Thanks

That will work for my present application.