[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Changing Default Category upon Adding a Product ## - **[dougwoody](/forum/user/36039-dougwoody "View dougwoody's Profile")** - [![dougwoody's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/36039-dougwoody "View dougwoody's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/36039-dougwoody) Less More - Posts: 2 - Thank you received: 0 - - 10 years 8 months ago - 10 years 8 months ago [\#231267](#231267) by [dougwoody](/forum/user/36039-dougwoody "View dougwoody's Profile") *[Changing Default Category upon Adding a Product](/forum/25-install-update/882609-changing-default-category-upon-adding-a-product#231267 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.1 -- Joomla version -- : 3.4.8 -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : No error message, just a quick question Hey Hikashop Mods, Big fan of Hikashop, thank you for making and maintaining support for it. I just had a quick question. Is there any way to change the default category that is listed upon adding a product? I did search around for this question in other threads, but I don't think this has been asked yet. If so, I apologize, please give me the link to that thread and close out this one. Thank you for your time! And I did not mean to put this in "Install & Update".")* was created by *[dougwoody](/forum/user/36039-dougwoody "View dougwoody's Profile")* -- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.1 -- Joomla version -- : 3.4.8 -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : No error message, just a quick question Hey Hikashop Mods, Big fan of Hikashop, thank you for making and maintaining support for it. I just had a quick question. Is there any way to change the default category that is listed upon adding a product? I did search around for this question in other threads, but I don't think this has been asked yet. If so, I apologize, please give me the link to that thread and close out this one. Thank you for your time! And I did not mean to put this in "Install & Update". Last edit: 10 years 8 months ago by [dougwoody](/forum/user/36039-dougwoody "View dougwoody's Profile"). Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI1LWluc3RhbGwtdXBkYXRlLzg4MjYwOS1jaGFuZ2luZy1kZWZhdWx0LWNhdGVnb3J5LXVwb24tYWRkaW5nLWEtcHJvZHVjdD90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86290 - Thank you received: 14268 - - 10 years 8 months ago [\#231275](#231275) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Changing Default Category upon Adding a Product](/forum/25-install-update/882609-changing-default-category-upon-adding-a-product#231275 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.1 -- Joomla version -- : 3.4.8 -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : No error message, just a quick question Hey Hikashop Mods, Big fan of Hikashop, thank you for making and maintaining support for it. I just had a quick question. Is there any way to change the default category that is listed upon adding a product? I did search around for this question in other threads, but I don't think this has been asked yet. If so, I apologize, please give me the link to that thread and close out this one. Thank you for your time! And I did not mean to put this in "Install & Update".")* Hi, There is no option for that. You can add such code: Code: $categoryClass = hikashop_get('class.category'); $category = $categoryClass->get(XXX); $product->categories = array($category->category_id => $category); where XXX is the id of the category, after the line: $product->product_tax_id = $db->loadResult(); of the file administrator/components/com_hikashop/views/product/view.html.php The following user(s) said Thank You: [dougwoody](/forum/user/36039-dougwoody "View dougwoody's Profile") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI1LWluc3RhbGwtdXBkYXRlLzg4MjYwOS1jaGFuZ2luZy1kZWZhdWx0LWNhdGVnb3J5LXVwb24tYWRkaW5nLWEtcHJvZHVjdD90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[dougwoody](/forum/user/36039-dougwoody "View dougwoody's Profile")** - [![dougwoody's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/36039-dougwoody "View dougwoody's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/36039-dougwoody) Less More - Posts: 2 - Thank you received: 0 - - 10 years 7 months ago [\#231607](#231607) by [dougwoody](/forum/user/36039-dougwoody "View dougwoody's Profile") Replied by *[dougwoody](/forum/user/36039-dougwoody "View dougwoody's Profile")* on topic *[Changing Default Category upon Adding a Product](/forum/25-install-update/882609-changing-default-category-upon-adding-a-product#231607 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.1 -- Joomla version -- : 3.4.8 -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : No error message, just a quick question Hey Hikashop Mods, Big fan of Hikashop, thank you for making and maintaining support for it. I just had a quick question. Is there any way to change the default category that is listed upon adding a product? I did search around for this question in other threads, but I don't think this has been asked yet. If so, I apologize, please give me the link to that thread and close out this one. Thank you for your time! And I did not mean to put this in "Install & Update".")* Hey Nicholas, Thank you for your quick response. I now have the desired category as my default category upon adding products. Thank you for your time. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI1LWluc3RhbGwtdXBkYXRlLzg4MjYwOS1jaGFuZ2luZy1kZWZhdWx0LWNhdGVnb3J5LXVwb24tYWRkaW5nLWEtcHJvZHVjdD90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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