[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Variant code vs. product code ## - **[fakur-design](/forum/user/24280-fakur-design "View fakur-design's Profile")** - [![fakur-design's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/24280-fakur-design "View fakur-design's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/24280-fakur-design) Less More - Posts: 10 - Thank you received: 0 - - 13 years 1 month ago [\#124297](#124297) by [fakur-design](/forum/user/24280-fakur-design "View fakur-design's Profile") *[Variant code vs. product code](/forum/26-product-category-display/862163-variant-code-vs-product-code#124297 "-- url of the page with the problem -- : www.fakur-design.dk -- HikaShop version -- : business -- Joomla version -- : 2,5,14 -- PHP version -- : x.x.x I seriously need help. I want my product code to be displayed on my webpage and also on the order-confirmation email, so therefore I have activated "show code" in my configuration. But instead of displaying the product code, it displays the code of a variant?! Example: www.fakur-design.dk/en/for-horses/trense...with-swarovskistones What can I do?")* was created by *[fakur-design](/forum/user/24280-fakur-design "View fakur-design's Profile")* -- url of the page with the problem -- : [ www.fakur-design.dk](http://www.fakur-design.dk) -- HikaShop version -- : business -- Joomla version -- : 2,5,14 -- PHP version -- : x.x.x I seriously need help. I want my product code to be displayed on my webpage and also on the order-confirmation email, so therefore I have activated "show code" in my configuration. But instead of displaying the product code, it displays the code of a variant?! Example: [ www.fakur-design.dk/en/for-horses/trense...with-swarovskistones](http://www.fakur-design.dk/en/for-horses/trenser/product/442-biothane-headstall-with-swarovskistones) What can I do? 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I want my product code to be displayed on my webpage and also on the order-confirmation email, so therefore I have activated "show code" in my configuration. But instead of displaying the product code, it displays the code of a variant?! Example: www.fakur-design.dk/en/for-horses/trense...with-swarovskistones What can I do?")* Hi, For the webpage, you have to replace the code: Code: echo $this->element->product_code; By: Code: echo $this->element->main->product_code; in the view "product / show_default" via the menu Display > Views. In the email the parent product code is not loaded, you will have to add some code to get it. You have the product_id in the variable $item->product_id, so with the product id, get the parent product id, and with the parent_product_id get the main product_code. It require php kowledge. 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