New to wordpress, want to create drop down subcategory menu

Use the child_of= argument with wp_dropdown_categories.

I have no clue how to use that, I am very new, don’t know much about coding or where to put the above code.

Consider downloading and installing Otto’s PHP Code Widget, then put that code in one of those widgets.

Or put the code in your theme’s sidebar.php.

But you will want to reveiw a few other article:
WordPress Semantics
WordPress Lessons
Stepping Into Template Tags
Stepping Into Templates
Template Hierarchy

Try:
Appearance > Widgets
Drag and drop the Categories Widget to the sidebar – pick the Drop Down option.
No Code

Saildude – if that’s another topic, please start another thread.

MichaelH

I have two different blogs that I use Drop Down Categories and that was how I turned on the Drop Down Options.

I thought it might help him – I might have left a bit of confusion as there is not a “No Code” option in the Widget. But there are boxes for “Show as Dropdown” and “Show Hierarchy” in the “Categories Widget” and all I did was check boxes after I enabled the Widget and did not need to change any code.

Sorry if my answer was not on point – Was just trying to be helpful.

I too am pretty new to WordPress, and I have installed the ‘Thesis’ theme, which allows for drop down menu’s. It is all pretty self-explanatory and really simple to use if you choose to use that theme.

Saildude – apologies for that. Thank you for correcting me and for providing an extended discussion.