wp_dropdown_categories initial value

you can set the initial value of categories drop down by passing category id to selected parameter of wp_dropdown_categories function as shown in following code :

wp_dropdown_categories( array(
    'child_of' => 20,
    'selected' => get_cat_ID( 'Bedrooms' )
) );

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