아래 코드로 변경해보시겠어요?

<?php if($board->isAdmin()):?>
  <?php if($board->use_category):?>
   <?php if($board->initCategory1()):?>
   <div class="kboard-attr-row">
    <label class="attr-name" for="kboard-select-category1">승인상태</label>
    <div class="attr-value">
     <select id="kboard-select-category1" name="category1">
      <option value=""><?php echo __('Category', 'kboard')?> <?php echo __('Select', 'kboard')?></option>
      <?php while($board->hasNextCategory()):?>
      <option value="<?php echo $board->currentCategory()?>"<?php if($content->category1 == $board->currentCategory()):?> selected<?php endif?>><?php echo $board->currentCategory()?></option>
      <?php endwhile?>
     </select>
    </div>
   </div>
   <?php endif?>
  <?php endif?>

   <?php if($board->initCategory2()):?>
   <div class="kboard-attr-row">
    <label class="attr-name" for="kboard-select-category2"><?php echo __('Category', 'kboard')?>2</label>
    <div class="attr-value">
           <select id="kboard-select-category2" name="category2">
      <option value=""><?php echo __('Category', 'kboard')?> <?php echo __('Select', 'kboard')?></option>
      <?php while($board->hasNextCategory()):?>
      <option value="<?php echo $board->currentCategory()?>"<?php if($content->category2 == $board->currentCategory()):?> selected<?php endif?>><?php echo $board->currentCategory()?></option>
      <?php endwhile?>
     </select>
    </div>
   </div>
   <?php endif?>
<?php else:?>
  <input type="hidden" name="category1" value="<?php echo $content->category1?$content->category1:'승인요청'?>">
  <input type="hidden" name="category2" value="<?php echo $content->category2?$content->category2:''?>">
<?php endif?>

작성자가 수정 시 카테고리 선택이 없어집니다.

관리자의 경우 카테고리가 보이기 때문에 정상적이구요.

카테고리1에는 승인요청, 승인완료 두가지이며 자동으로 승인요청이 선택되게 해두었습니다.

코드는 아래와 같습니다.

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  <?php if($board->use_category):?>
  <?php if($board->isAdmin()):?>
   <?php if($board->initCategory1()):?>
   <div class="kboard-attr-row">
    <label class="attr-name" for="kboard-select-category1">승인상태</label>
    <div class="attr-value">
     <select id="kboard-select-category1" name="category1">
      <option value=""><?php echo __('Category', 'kboard')?> <?php echo __('Select', 'kboard')?></option>
      <?php while($board->hasNextCategory()):?>
      <option value="<?php echo $board->currentCategory()?>"<?php if($content->category1 == $board->currentCategory()):?> selected<?php endif?>><?php echo $board->currentCategory()?></option>
      <?php endwhile?>
     </select>
    </div>
   </div>
   <?php endif?>
  <?php endif?>

   <?php if($board->initCategory2()):?>
   <div class="kboard-attr-row">
    <label class="attr-name" for="kboard-select-category2"><?php echo __('Category', 'kboard')?>2</label>
    <div class="attr-value">
           <select id="kboard-select-category2" name="category2">
      <option value=""><?php echo __('Category', 'kboard')?> <?php echo __('Select', 'kboard')?></option>
      <?php while($board->hasNextCategory()):?>
      <option value="<?php echo $board->currentCategory()?>"<?php if($content->category2 == $board->currentCategory()):?> selected<?php endif?>><?php echo $board->currentCategory()?></option>
      <?php endwhile?>
     </select>
    </div>
   </div>
   <?php endif?>
  
  <?php else:?>
     <?php if(!$content->category1):?>
         <input type="hidden" name="category1" value="승인요청">
     <?php endif?>
 <?php endif?>

누가 수정시에 카테고리 선택이 없어지는지요?

관리자가 수정하면? 글쓴이가 수정하면?

적용하신 코드를 올려주시겠어요?