{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"WordPress &amp; BuddyPress Support Forums | BuddyDev","provider_url":"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/support","author_name":"Tosin","author_url":"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/support\/author\/teeboy\/","title":"Buddyblog force category requests &#8226; WordPress &amp; BuddyPress Support Forums | BuddyDev","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"n8sjWPm3jJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/support\/forums\/topic\/buddyblog-force-category-requests\/\">Buddyblog force category requests<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/support\/forums\/topic\/buddyblog-force-category-requests\/embed\/#?secret=n8sjWPm3jJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Buddyblog force category requests&#8221; &#8212; WordPress &amp; BuddyPress Support Forums | BuddyDev\" data-secret=\"n8sjWPm3jJ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"1. How can I make the category field mandatory. users must select category before they can submit their post. 2. Reminder &#8211; the settings option to exclude categories does not work with the recent update. Categories have been selected to be excluded but the categories are still available in the post editor. Thanks"}