[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Variants not displaying ## - **[solutions](/forum/user/1343-solutions "View solutions's Profile")** - [![solutions's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/1343-solutions "View solutions's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/1343-solutions) Less More - Posts: 43 - Thank you received: 0 - - 15 years 4 months ago [\#20895](#20895) by [solutions](/forum/user/1343-solutions "View solutions's Profile") *[Variants not displaying](/forum/3-bug-report/20895-variants-not-displaying#20895 "Hi There I have created some variants and added them to a product and they display in the product page in the administrator area, but not in the shop front. Under the configuration menu > main > Variant published by default is set to YES. What else do I need to do to get them to display? Cheers Nigel")* was created by *[solutions](/forum/user/1343-solutions "View solutions's Profile")* Hi There I have created some variants and added them to a product and they display in the product page in the administrator area, but not in the shop front. Under the configuration menu > main > Variant published by default is set to YES. What else do I need to do to get them to display? Cheers Nigel Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMtYnVnLXJlcG9ydC8yMDg5NS12YXJpYW50cy1ub3QtZGlzcGxheWluZz90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) 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: 86555 - Thank you received: 14304 - - 15 years 4 months ago [\#20913](#20913) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Variants not displaying](/forum/3-bug-report/20895-variants-not-displaying#20913 "Hi There I have created some variants and added them to a product and they display in the product page in the administrator area, but not in the shop front. Under the configuration menu > main > Variant published by default is set to YES. What else do I need to do to get them to display? Cheers Nigel")* Hi, You don't have to create variants and add them to products... You should: Create a Characteristic via the menu Products->Characteristics with it's possible values. Add that characteristic to your product When saving the product the variants will be created automatically based on the characteristic's values. You can click on the "manage variants" button to personalize the variants. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMtYnVnLXJlcG9ydC8yMDg5NS12YXJpYW50cy1ub3QtZGlzcGxheWluZz90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[solutions](/forum/user/1343-solutions "View solutions's Profile")** - [![solutions's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/1343-solutions "View solutions's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/1343-solutions) Less More - Posts: 43 - Thank you received: 0 - - 15 years 4 months ago [\#20941](#20941) by [solutions](/forum/user/1343-solutions "View solutions's Profile") Replied by *[solutions](/forum/user/1343-solutions "View solutions's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Variants not displaying](/forum/3-bug-report/20895-variants-not-displaying#20941 "Hi There I have created some variants and added them to a product and they display in the product page in the administrator area, but not in the shop front. Under the configuration menu > main > Variant published by default is set to YES. What else do I need to do to get them to display? Cheers Nigel")* Nicholas Yes thanks, I know how to add the variants and I have already done this as you suggested, and they display in the product in the admin area fine. The problem is when I go to the shop front the vairants do not display. It must be something to do with a setting, but i have already turned on under the configuration menu > main > Variant published by default is set to YES. Nigel Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMtYnVnLXJlcG9ydC8yMDg5NS12YXJpYW50cy1ub3QtZGlzcGxheWluZz90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) 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: 86555 - Thank you received: 14304 - - 15 years 4 months ago [\#20943](#20943) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Variants not displaying](/forum/3-bug-report/20895-variants-not-displaying#20943 "Hi There I have created some variants and added them to a product and they display in the product page in the administrator area, but not in the shop front. Under the configuration menu > main > Variant published by default is set to YES. What else do I need to do to get them to display? Cheers Nigel")* If you have troubles with the display of variants of a product on the front end, you should: 1. Delete all the variants of the product on the listing of variants that you can access via the button "manage variants" on the product edition screen. 2. Delete the characteristics of the product. 3. Save the product. 4. Add the characteristics again. 5. The system will regenerate all the variants automatically and you should be able to see the dropdowns properly on the front end. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMtYnVnLXJlcG9ydC8yMDg5NS12YXJpYW50cy1ub3QtZGlzcGxheWluZz90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[solutions](/forum/user/1343-solutions "View solutions's Profile")** - [![solutions's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/1343-solutions "View solutions's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/1343-solutions) Less More - Posts: 43 - Thank you received: 0 - - 15 years 4 months ago [\#20946](#20946) by [solutions](/forum/user/1343-solutions "View solutions's Profile") Replied by *[solutions](/forum/user/1343-solutions "View solutions's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Variants not displaying](/forum/3-bug-report/20895-variants-not-displaying#20946 "Hi There I have created some variants and added them to a product and they display in the product page in the administrator area, but not in the shop front. Under the configuration menu > main > Variant published by default is set to YES. What else do I need to do to get them to display? Cheers Nigel")* Thanks Nicholas, that did the trick ![:P](/media/kunena/emoticons/14.png ":P") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMtYnVnLXJlcG9ydC8yMDg5NS12YXJpYW50cy1ub3QtZGlzcGxheWluZz90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. Board Categories HikaShop Install & Update Product & Category Display Content Creation Sales and Orders Orders management Reports & Statistics Customers Checkout Payment Methods Shipping Methods Import & Export (CSV, XLS…) Specific Features Affilation Taxes Wishlist Vote Carousel & Slider Mass Actions Filters & Search Discount & Coupon Feature Request Integrations Showcase General Talk about HikaShop Development HikaShop 3.0 Beta Translation Commercial Jobs HikaShop Components HikaMarket Market: Feature requests Market: How to? 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