How to set default category in Movable Type

Question

Is there a way to set the default category for each entry in Movable Type. I am using Movable Type version 5.12

I could not find any method for it. Is there any way or a plugin to do this?

Answer 1

I think you should try the Default Categories plugin by Dan Wolfgang and see if it does what you need.

We've never implemented it for a customer, but Dan's an established developer with a good track record. I haven't heard of any problems with the plugin recently.

Answer 2

I've used Dan's 'Default Categories' plugin on both movable type v4.x and v5.x for a few media customers that needed to impose a specific category as default and I could confirm that the plugin works very well for both v4.x and v5.x.