Include parent of selected child categories

[620studio]

I'm using the plugin to give photos in a Matrix field the ability to have categories from the category list. Then using a drop-down list in the slideshow to filter the photos they'd like to see based on categories. I'm using a Matrix field since individual entries for photos is too cumbersome.

Using the exp:channel:categories tag, parent categories must be selected to show children. In Global Preferences, this is set to yes, however the plugin doesn't obey this setting. I can see this either being a setting in the plugin itself or should follow the Global Preferences setting to autoselect the parent category when a child is submitted.

Otherwise the plugin is great and does exactly what it needs to!

Thanks
Steve

[wesbaker]

Steve this fieldtype isn't really made for what you're using it for, it's only made to pick out a category and return a category ID. It could easily do those things you're asking for, but it would serve an entirely different purpose than what I originally intended. I'd say you're probably looking for another add-on.