[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Product characteristics default option empty ## - **[free2shine@gmx.com](/forum/user/59868-free2shine-gmx-com "View free2shine@gmx.com's Profile")** - [![free2shine@gmx.com's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/59868-free2shine-gmx-com "View free2shine@gmx.com's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/59868-free2shine-gmx-com) Less More - Posts: 7 - Thank you received: 0 - 6 years 1 month ago [\#324394](#324394) by [free2shine@gmx.com](/forum/user/59868-free2shine-gmx-com "View free2shine@gmx.com's Profile") *[Product characteristics default option empty](/forum/26-product-category-display/900890-product-characteristics-default-option-empty#324394 "-- HikaShop version -- : 4.4.0 -- Joomla version -- : 3.9.21 -- PHP version -- : 7.4.11 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : Chrome 85.0.4183.121 -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : none Hi, Is it possible to have the default variant option of characteristics as an empty value or saying something like "select option" (or similar)? When no option is selected, people are not able to add to cart. This is to force people to choose an option and not accidentally order the wrong (default) option already selected. Please see attached picture for an example: Hope that makes sense. Thanks.")* was created by *[free2shine@gmx.com](/forum/user/59868-free2shine-gmx-com "View free2shine@gmx.com's Profile")* -- HikaShop version -- : 4.4.0 -- Joomla version -- : 3.9.21 -- PHP version -- : 7.4.11 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : Chrome 85.0.4183.121 -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : none Hi, Is it possible to have the default variant option of characteristics as an empty value or saying something like "select option" (or similar)? When no option is selected, people are not able to add to cart. This is to force people to choose an option and not accidentally order the wrong (default) option already selected. Please see attached picture for an example: image missing http://houseofafrika.com/images/example1.jpg Hope that makes sense. Thanks. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS85MDA4OTAtcHJvZHVjdC1jaGFyYWN0ZXJpc3RpY3MtZGVmYXVsdC1vcHRpb24tZW1wdHk/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) 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?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Away](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86358 - Thank you received: 14293 - - 6 years 1 month ago [\#324426](#324426) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Product characteristics default option empty](/forum/26-product-category-display/900890-product-characteristics-default-option-empty#324426 "-- HikaShop version -- : 4.4.0 -- Joomla version -- : 3.9.21 -- PHP version -- : 7.4.11 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : Chrome 85.0.4183.121 -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : none Hi, Is it possible to have the default variant option of characteristics as an empty value or saying something like "select option" (or similar)? When no option is selected, people are not able to add to cart. This is to force people to choose an option and not accidentally order the wrong (default) option already selected. Please see attached picture for an example: Hope that makes sense. Thanks.")* Hi, If you have only one characteristic in your product, then the default value is automatically selected. One solution is to create an additional variant you'll call "select an option" with a quantity of 0 or a sale end date in the past or a sale start date in the future and select it as default. That way, you'll not have the add to cart by default, and you'll have some text that you can change with a translation override to say something else like "add to cart button will appear after you select something". [ www.hikashop.com/download/languages.html#modify](https://www.hikashop.com/download/languages.html#modify) The following user(s) said Thank You: [free2shine@gmx.com](/forum/user/59868-free2shine-gmx-com "View free2shine@gmx.com's Profile") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS85MDA4OTAtcHJvZHVjdC1jaGFyYWN0ZXJpc3RpY3MtZGVmYXVsdC1vcHRpb24tZW1wdHk/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[free2shine@gmx.com](/forum/user/59868-free2shine-gmx-com "View free2shine@gmx.com's Profile")** - [![free2shine@gmx.com's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/59868-free2shine-gmx-com "View free2shine@gmx.com's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/59868-free2shine-gmx-com) Less More - Posts: 7 - Thank you received: 0 - 6 years 1 month ago [\#324509](#324509) by [free2shine@gmx.com](/forum/user/59868-free2shine-gmx-com "View free2shine@gmx.com's Profile") Replied by *[free2shine@gmx.com](/forum/user/59868-free2shine-gmx-com "View free2shine@gmx.com's Profile")* on topic *[Product characteristics default option empty](/forum/26-product-category-display/900890-product-characteristics-default-option-empty#324509 "-- HikaShop version -- : 4.4.0 -- Joomla version -- : 3.9.21 -- PHP version -- : 7.4.11 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : Chrome 85.0.4183.121 -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : none Hi, Is it possible to have the default variant option of characteristics as an empty value or saying something like "select option" (or similar)? When no option is selected, people are not able to add to cart. This is to force people to choose an option and not accidentally order the wrong (default) option already selected. Please see attached picture for an example: Hope that makes sense. Thanks.")* Thanks, it works. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS85MDA4OTAtcHJvZHVjdC1jaGFyYWN0ZXJpc3RpY3MtZGVmYXVsdC1vcHRpb24tZW1wdHk/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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