Category Field Guide

The category form field provides a drop down list of categories (only published or all) for a certain extension.

Field Settings

Joomla Extension: This is required. It is the name of the extension for which the categories will be retrieved. For example, to list content categories, use the value "com_content".

Published: Enable this setting to retrieve only published categories.

Header: This is the first option in the drop down list. For example, you can enter "- Select -".

Form Layout: Choose the layout that will be used to render the field.

On Change: The onchange event to run JavaScript code when the value changes.