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Asked: 2026-05-23T07:34:17+00:00

I have a category table like this: I can list categories as list and

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I have a category table like this:

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I can list categories as list and subcategories as dropdown list but My designer send me a design that categories have subcategories with the same name:

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How can I manage this type of subcategories?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Sounds to me a “design” issue rather than a database issue.

    You can add a dash symbol before the subcategories names in the dropdown, so the options values would be:

    Category 1
  -Subcategory 1
  -Subcategory 2
Category 2
  -Subcategory 1
  -Subcategory 2

    My appending ” -” before the subcategory’s title, you are creating levels in the dropdown, which the user can visually see, and recognize where each subcategory belong to.

    It’s not a perfect solution, but it’s sure easy to implement. If you’re willing to spend time on it, try research jquery plugins that have multi level select boxes support, such as http://php4bd.wordpress.com/2007/07/15/javascript-controlled-dependent-or-cascading-select-list/

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