[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Copy the product attribute from parent ## - **[twscott](/forum/user/43011-twscott "View twscott's Profile")** - [![twscott's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/gallery/beer.png)](/forum/user/43011-twscott "View twscott's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/43011-twscott) Less More - Posts: 252 - Thank you received: 1 - - - - 10 years 1 month ago [\#252420](#252420) by [twscott](/forum/user/43011-twscott "View twscott's Profile") *[Copy the product attribute from parent](/forum/31-development/886909-copy-the-product-attribute-from-parent#252420 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.4 -- Joomla version -- : 3.5 -- PHP version -- : 5.5.12 Hi, When add a new variants, the parent attributes seem don't pass down to it. Can I do this by adding a plugin? which API should I use? Thanks Best regards Scott")* was created by *[twscott](/forum/user/43011-twscott "View twscott's Profile")* -- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.4 -- Joomla version -- : 3.5 -- PHP version -- : 5.5.12 Hi, When add a new variants, the parent attributes seem don't pass down to it. Can I do this by adding a plugin? which API should I use? Thanks Best regards Scott Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMxLWRldmVsb3BtZW50Lzg4NjkwOS1jb3B5LXRoZS1wcm9kdWN0LWF0dHJpYnV0ZS1mcm9tLXBhcmVudD90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) 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: 86541 - Thank you received: 14304 - - 10 years 4 weeks ago [\#252433](#252433) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Copy the product attribute from parent](/forum/31-development/886909-copy-the-product-attribute-from-parent#252433 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.4 -- Joomla version -- : 3.5 -- PHP version -- : 5.5.12 Hi, When add a new variants, the parent attributes seem don't pass down to it. Can I do this by adding a plugin? which API should I use? Thanks Best regards Scott")* Hi, They do get passed down automatically on the frontend if you leave them empty in the variants. So there should not be any need for a plugin. The following user(s) said Thank You: [twscott](/forum/user/43011-twscott "View twscott's Profile") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMxLWRldmVsb3BtZW50Lzg4NjkwOS1jb3B5LXRoZS1wcm9kdWN0LWF0dHJpYnV0ZS1mcm9tLXBhcmVudD90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) 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? Market: Bug Report HikaSerial General talk about HikaSerial Serial: Bug Report Serial: How to? Support en Français de HikaSerial (French Support) HikaSubscription HikaAuction Auction: Feature requests Auction: How to? Auction: Bug report Hikashop around the world Support en Français (French Support) Russian FAQ. Курс выживания с Hikashop. Частые вопросы и о Расширения Hikashop Наши сайты на Hikashop 日本語版サポート(Japanese Support) Thai German Archives Bug Report How to? [](/forum/topics/feed/mode-topics?format=feed&type=rss) Time to create page: 0.070 seconds [Powered by](/forum/credits) [Kunena Forum](https://www.kunena.org)