[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Characteristics that allow for text entry ## - **[johnemurphy](/forum/user/4899-johnemurphy "View johnemurphy's Profile")** - [![johnemurphy's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/4899-johnemurphy "View johnemurphy's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/4899-johnemurphy) Less More - Posts: 4 - Thank you received: 0 - - 14 years 10 months ago [\#31719](#31719) by [johnemurphy](/forum/user/4899-johnemurphy "View johnemurphy's Profile") *[Characteristics that allow for text entry](/forum/4-how-to/31719-characteristics-that-allow-for-text-entry#31719 "This may not be possible, but i need a Characteristics that instead of a variant, the shopper can add text information in, such as for monograming, etc. Is there some workaround someone has found...")* was created by *[johnemurphy](/forum/user/4899-johnemurphy "View johnemurphy's Profile")* This may not be possible, but i need a Characteristics that instead of a variant, the shopper can add text information in, such as for monograming, etc. Is there some workaround someone has found that would allow for text entry in the Characteristics field on the product page? This is very important to my use of this product Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzMxNzE5LWNoYXJhY3RlcmlzdGljcy10aGF0LWFsbG93LWZvci10ZXh0LWVudHJ5P3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) 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)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86290 - Thank you received: 14268 - - 14 years 10 months ago [\#31737](#31737) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Characteristics that allow for text entry](/forum/4-how-to/31719-characteristics-that-allow-for-text-entry#31737 "This may not be possible, but i need a Characteristics that instead of a variant, the shopper can add text information in, such as for monograming, etc. Is there some workaround someone has found...")* You can do that by creating custom fields of the table "item" via the menu Display->Custom fields in the Business edition. That way, you could add text input fields, radios, dropdowns, textareas etc to the product page in order to collect information from your customers. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzMxNzE5LWNoYXJhY3RlcmlzdGljcy10aGF0LWFsbG93LWZvci10ZXh0LWVudHJ5P3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[johnemurphy](/forum/user/4899-johnemurphy "View johnemurphy's Profile")** - [![johnemurphy's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/4899-johnemurphy "View johnemurphy's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/4899-johnemurphy) Less More - Posts: 4 - Thank you received: 0 - - 14 years 10 months ago [\#31761](#31761) by [johnemurphy](/forum/user/4899-johnemurphy "View johnemurphy's Profile") Replied by *[johnemurphy](/forum/user/4899-johnemurphy "View johnemurphy's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Characteristics that allow for text entry](/forum/4-how-to/31719-characteristics-that-allow-for-text-entry#31761 "This may not be possible, but i need a Characteristics that instead of a variant, the shopper can add text information in, such as for monograming, etc. Is there some workaround someone has found...")* Thank you for such a quick reply. I had already done that, but is there a way to make this custom field apprear on the individual product page as a variant that they can type in prior to clicking the "Add to Cart" button? Not something you add upon checkout. I do not need every customer to have to fill in this information, just the customer who purchaces the one product. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzMxNzE5LWNoYXJhY3RlcmlzdGljcy10aGF0LWFsbG93LWZvci10ZXh0LWVudHJ5P3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) 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)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86290 - Thank you received: 14268 - - 14 years 10 months ago [\#31791](#31791) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Characteristics that allow for text entry](/forum/4-how-to/31719-characteristics-that-allow-for-text-entry#31791 "This may not be possible, but i need a Characteristics that instead of a variant, the shopper can add text information in, such as for monograming, etc. Is there some workaround someone has found...")* Yes, you need to create a custom field of the table "item" and not of another table. These custom fields are only displayed on the product page, before the user add the product to the cart, which is exactly what you want. More information on custom fields on that page: [ www.hikashop.com/en/support/documentatio...p-field-listing.html](http://www.hikashop.com/en/support/documentation/integrated-documentation/41-hikashop-field-listing.html) Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzMxNzE5LWNoYXJhY3RlcmlzdGljcy10aGF0LWFsbG93LWZvci10ZXh0LWVudHJ5P3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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