[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Linked product characteristics dropdowns? ## - **[Helveticus](/forum/user/20683-helveticus "View Helveticus's Profile")** - [![Helveticus's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/20683-helveticus "View Helveticus's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/20683-helveticus) Less More - Posts: 19 - Thank you received: 0 - - 12 years 7 months ago - 12 years 7 months ago [\#148974](#148974) by [Helveticus](/forum/user/20683-helveticus "View Helveticus's Profile") *[Linked product characteristics dropdowns?](/forum/26-product-category-display/866790-linked-product-characteristics-dropdowns#148974 "-- url of the page with the problem -- localhost -- HikaShop version -- :HK Essential: 2.3.0 -- Joomla version -- :2.5.19 -- PHP version -- : 5.3.13 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : FreFox 27.0.1 -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : Error_message Hi, I would like to know if HK supports out of the box parent-child drop-downs for product characteristics options. For instance, I have a series of main options: Opt1, Opt1, Opt3, etc. Would it be possible to associate to the main options additional suboptions ie: Opt1 --> Opt1.1, Opt1.2, ... Opt2 --> Opt2.1, Opt2.2, ... and have those suboptions displayed in a distinct drop-down next to the main drop-down once the parent option has been selected? So far, I found the following reference: The below image is extracted from the above poster's fiddle. This is exactly what I am after. Are there any work-arounds to achieve this in the Essential release w/o messing up with php code? Filtering seems only to be available in the Business version. TIA for any hints.")* was created by *[Helveticus](/forum/user/20683-helveticus "View Helveticus's Profile")* -- url of the page with the problem -- localhost -- HikaShop version -- :HK Essential: 2.3.0 -- Joomla version -- :2.5.19 -- PHP version -- : 5.3.13 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : FreFox 27.0.1 -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : Error_message Hi, I would like to know if HK supports out of the box parent-child drop-downs for product characteristics options. For instance, I have a series of main options: Opt1, Opt1, Opt3, etc. Would it be possible to associate to the main options additional suboptions ie: Opt1 --> Opt1.1, Opt1.2, ... Opt2 --> Opt2.1, Opt2.2, ... and have those suboptions displayed in a distinct drop-down next to the main drop-down once the parent option has been selected? So far, I found the following reference: [ HK developement forum - dynamic-dropdowns-with-charateristics-options](https://hikashop.com/forum/development/865977-dynamic-dropdowns-with-charateristics-options.html) The below image is extracted from the above poster's fiddle. This is exactly what I am after. [ ![h8698a31.jpg](/forum/attachment/16139) ](/forum/attachment/16139 "h8698a31.jpg") Are there any work-arounds to achieve this in the Essential release w/o messing up with php code? Filtering seems only to be available in the Business version. TIA for any hints. - [ ![h8698a31.jpg](/forum/attachment/16139) ](/forum/attachment/16139 "h8698a31.jpg") [ ](/forum/attachment/16139?download=1 "h8698a31.jpg") Last edit: 12 years 7 months ago by [Helveticus](/forum/user/20683-helveticus "View Helveticus's Profile"). 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For instance, I have a series of main options: Opt1, Opt1, Opt3, etc. Would it be possible to associate to the main options additional suboptions ie: Opt1 --> Opt1.1, Opt1.2, ... Opt2 --> Opt2.1, Opt2.2, ... and have those suboptions displayed in a distinct drop-down next to the main drop-down once the parent option has been selected? So far, I found the following reference: The below image is extracted from the above poster's fiddle. This is exactly what I am after. Are there any work-arounds to achieve this in the Essential release w/o messing up with php code? Filtering seems only to be available in the Business version. TIA for any hints.")* Hi, I'm afraid that you'll have to mess with the php code. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS84NjY3OTAtbGlua2VkLXByb2R1Y3QtY2hhcmFjdGVyaXN0aWNzLWRyb3Bkb3ducz90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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