change default option in wp_dropdown_categories

Question

I'm using wp_dropdown_categories() to output a dropdown.

In default view (without having clicked it) it shows the name of the first category in the list. I'd like it to say "Categories". Is this possible?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

You can use the show_option_all argument:

<?php $args = array(
'show_option_all'    => 'Categories'
);
wp_dropdown_categories( $args );
?>

Function Reference/wp dropdown categories