Sticky Select option
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19287767/making-my-drop-downs-sticky
<?php
// capture option value
if (isset($_GET['ticket_type']) ) { $options = $_GET['ticket_type']; }
?>
HTML:
<select name="ticket_type" id="ticket_type">
<option <?php if($options=="All") echo 'selected="selected"'; ?> value="All">All</option>
<option <?php if($options=="Athlete") echo 'selected="selected"'; ?> value="Athlete">Athlete</option>
<option <?php if($options=="Team") echo 'selected="selected"'; ?> value="Team">Team</option>
<option <?php if($options=="Spectator") echo 'selected="selected"'; ?> value="Spectator">Spectator</option>
<option <?php if($options=="Judge") echo 'selected="selected"'; ?> value="Judge">Judge</option>
<option <?php if($options=="Volunteer") echo 'selected="selected"'; ?> value="Volunteer">Volunteer</option>
</select>