Listing category selection is not persisting from "Select Category" page to the form

Hi,
I noticed an issue in the listing submission flow.

When a vendor completes their profile and is redirected to the “Select Listing Category” page, they choose a category — for example, “For Sale”. But when the form on the next step (Listing Details page) opens, the Category dropdown either:

  • Shows the wrong category selected (e.g., “For Rent” instead of “For Sale”)
  • Or allows changing the category again, which should not be the case.

Ideally, the category selected on the previous page (Select Category) should be:

  1. Pre-selected in the form on the next page
  2. Or better, hidden/disabled, so users don’t accidentally change it again

Is this a bug or default behavior? And is there a way to either pass the selected category correctly to the form or hide the dropdown on the details form step?

Hi,

Please clarify, are you using a PHP snippet that adds a separate category selection page? If so, we recommend using the default UI (where you select a category from a drop-down menu), as this functionality already updates the fields when a category is selected.

I hope it helps

i am user finder theme

when we click on add listing button then it land on submit-listing/catogry page after selecting listing cateogry it land on submit-listing/detail where is form and in this form showing select cateogry drop down again with wrong default selected listing cateogry

Unfortunately, we don’t guarantee complete compatibility with other themes. For the best experience, some customization may be required.

You can check out this article on Compatibility with third-party themes - HivePress Help Center

Hope this helps

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