Feature Request: Ability to select a default category in CP

[adrianjean]

For the Category Field Type, it would be great to be able to select a default category in the CP.

This way when users are filling out entry forms they can have a category pre-selected for them that they can change if they want.

[brandonkelly]

We can’t add a setting for this, because categories are content and not stored in the project config.

You could do it with a little custom code in a module, though:

use craft\elements\Entry;
use craft\events\ModelEvent;
use yii\base\Event;

Event::on(
    Entry::class,
    Entry::EVENT_BEFORE_SAVE,
    function (ModelEvent $event) {
        /** @var Entry $entry */
        $entry = $event->sender;

        // Is this a brand new provisional draft?
        if ($entry->getIsUnpublishedDraft() && $event->isNew && !$entry->duplicateOf) {
            // Set a default category relation
            $entry->categories = [2360];
        }
    }
);