Answers.Body: <p>There's not a native way to do this, but you could probably pull it off in a <a href="http://pluginfactory.io" rel="nofollow noreferrer">plugin</a> that utilized the <code>cp.entries.edit</code> <a href="https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/a/1407/57">template hook</a> and modified the field data directly (selecting whatever categories you want) before returning it to the template.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Is it possible to create an entry, and have all the categories added by default ?</p>
  
  <p>Let's say I have a category called 'materials', with values like 'gold', 'silver', 'copper'... They should all be added to the entry by default, with the possibility to remove them afterwards</p>
  
  <p>Is this possible in Craft ?</p>
  
Tags: <entries><categories>
Title: All categories selected by default for an entry
ThreadText: # All categories selected by default for an entry
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-01-10)
  
  Is it possible to create an entry, and have all the categories added by default ?
  
  Let's say I have a category called 'materials', with values like 'gold', 'silver', 'copper'... They should all be added to the entry by default, with the possibility to remove them afterwards
  
  Is this possible in Craft ?
  
  **Tags:** entries, categories
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-01-11. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  There's not a native way to do this, but you could probably pull it off in a [plugin](http://pluginfactory.io) that utilized the `cp.entries.edit` [template hook](https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/a/1407/57) and modified the field data directly (selecting whatever categories you want) before returning it to the template.
  
  
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