# Category Submission Problem (post creation)

**URL:** <https://community.gravityforms.com/t/category-submission-problem-post-creation/16206>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** categories, gform\_after\_submission, conflict\
**Created:** [November 6, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/category-submission-problem-post-creation/16206 "2023-11-06T21:58:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![obordoreynel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.gravityforms.com/obordoreynel/32/13697_2.png) [@obordoreynel](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/obordoreynel)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/category-submission-problem-post-creation/16206/1 "2023-11-06T21:58:17Z")

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I have a form that will select a parent category (dropdown field) and  
child category (checkbox field). As you can see on the image provided i selected  
Night Life as the parent category and EDM, Hip Hop is the child category.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/gravityforms1/original/2X/4/4959d166747aa5dd7cca50a1c08f4df0db8d10ef.png)

I submitted the post, and the child category will not be in the exact parent category in the cpt post. As you can see in the image provided. It was under the Brunch parent category instead of the Night Life parent category

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/gravityforms1/original/2X/8/89b7f29b23a680e9e9a17a95c5c796e8f110acde.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/gravityforms1/original/2X/c/c27ece097f1bac4b6e353335965175d63c5c0e1f.png)

Can you tell me whats the cause of this? or am i missing something? Was it because i have the same child category?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/gravityforms1/original/2X/6/6b4149206ed97457a368c3acbebe76207a7a0e99.png)

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**Author:** ![obordoreynel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.gravityforms.com/obordoreynel/32/13697_2.png) [@obordoreynel](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/obordoreynel)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/category-submission-problem-post-creation/16206/2 "2023-11-07T14:55:51Z")

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Any idea how to fix/solve this matter?  
I tried to use the slug value of the child category and it will create a new category instead based on the slug value

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**Author:** ![obordoreynel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.gravityforms.com/obordoreynel/32/13697_2.png) [@obordoreynel](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/obordoreynel)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/category-submission-problem-post-creation/16206/3 "2023-11-08T12:39:52Z")

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@chrishajer i dont know if this is a bug or a conflict. Hopefully this will have a fix in the next update

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**Author:** ![obordoreynel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.gravityforms.com/obordoreynel/32/13697_2.png) [@obordoreynel](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/obordoreynel)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/category-submission-problem-post-creation/16206/4 "2023-11-10T23:31:50Z")

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Any solution on this problem?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/gravityforms1/original/2X/f/fef63f0599c45e0218c30d9f5d7ca8bff9b00189.png) [@system](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/category-submission-problem-post-creation/16206/5 "2023-12-10T23:32:30Z")

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Closed on December 10, 2023, 11:32pm UTC

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