[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Add a "Please select" to characteristics ## - **[verzevoul](/forum/user/8351-verzevoul "View verzevoul's Profile")** - [![verzevoul's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/8351-verzevoul "View verzevoul's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/8351-verzevoul) Less More - Posts: 1189 - Thank you received: 13 - - 3 years 5 months ago - 3 years 5 months ago [\#351506](#351506) by [verzevoul](/forum/user/8351-verzevoul "View verzevoul's Profile") *[Add a "Please select" to characteristics](/forum/26-product-category-display/906355-add-a-please-select-to-characteristics#351506 "-- HikaShop version -- : 4.7.2 -- Joomla version -- : 3.10.11 Hello, I would like to add the "Please select" option to the characteristics dropdown instead of displaying the first variant. How can i do that? Thank you")* was created by *[verzevoul](/forum/user/8351-verzevoul "View verzevoul's Profile")* -- HikaShop version -- : 4.7.2 -- Joomla version -- : 3.10.11 Hello, I would like to add the "Please select" option to the characteristics dropdown instead of displaying the first variant. How can i do that? Thank you - [ ![characteristics.png](/forum/attachment/57007) ](/forum/attachment/57007 "...cteristics.png") [ ](/forum/attachment/57007?download=1 "...cteristics.png") Last edit: 3 years 5 months ago by [verzevoul](/forum/user/8351-verzevoul "View verzevoul's Profile"). Reason: Image Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtL3Byb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS85MDYzNTUtYWRkLWEtcGxlYXNlLXNlbGVjdC10by1jaGFyYWN0ZXJpc3RpY3M/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)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86289 - Thank you received: 14264 - - 3 years 5 months ago - 3 years 5 months ago [\#351507](#351507) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Add a "Please select" to characteristics](/forum/26-product-category-display/906355-add-a-please-select-to-characteristics#351507 "-- HikaShop version -- : 4.7.2 -- Joomla version -- : 3.10.11 Hello, I would like to add the "Please select" option to the characteristics dropdown instead of displaying the first variant. How can i do that? Thank you")* Hi, Set the "Characteristics dynamic display" setting to "always" in the HikaShop configuration and you'll have "please select" choices. Last edit: 3 years 5 months ago by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile"). The following user(s) said Thank You: [verzevoul](/forum/user/8351-verzevoul "View verzevoul's Profile") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtL3Byb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS85MDYzNTUtYWRkLWEtcGxlYXNlLXNlbGVjdC10by1jaGFyYWN0ZXJpc3RpY3M/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[verzevoul](/forum/user/8351-verzevoul "View verzevoul's Profile")** - [![verzevoul's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/8351-verzevoul "View verzevoul's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/8351-verzevoul) Less More - Posts: 1189 - Thank you received: 13 - - 3 years 5 months ago [\#351565](#351565) by [verzevoul](/forum/user/8351-verzevoul "View verzevoul's Profile") Replied by *[verzevoul](/forum/user/8351-verzevoul "View verzevoul's Profile")* on topic *[Add a "Please select" to characteristics](/forum/26-product-category-display/906355-add-a-please-select-to-characteristics#351565 "-- HikaShop version -- : 4.7.2 -- Joomla version -- : 3.10.11 Hello, I would like to add the "Please select" option to the characteristics dropdown instead of displaying the first variant. How can i do that? Thank you")* Thank you that works! Is is possible though to display all of the characteristics when there's more than 1, before choosing the first one? For example: First one is color and second is dimensions, right now you have to choose color so the dimensions variants show up. I want to have them both displayed without having to choose first. Thank you Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtL3Byb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS85MDYzNTUtYWRkLWEtcGxlYXNlLXNlbGVjdC10by1jaGFyYWN0ZXJpc3RpY3M/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)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86289 - Thank you received: 14264 - - 3 years 5 months ago [\#351566](#351566) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Add a "Please select" to characteristics](/forum/26-product-category-display/906355-add-a-please-select-to-characteristics#351566 "-- HikaShop version -- : 4.7.2 -- Joomla version -- : 3.10.11 Hello, I would like to add the "Please select" option to the characteristics dropdown instead of displaying the first variant. How can i do that? Thank you")* Hi, Then, turn off that option, and instead add a value "please select" in your characteristics and in each product, add a variant for the please select value of each characteristic. Then, make that variant as default and edit it to have a stock at 0 or a sale end date in the past so that the add to cart is not available by default. Instead of the add to cart button, you'll get a message which you can customize with a translation override. The following user(s) said Thank You: [verzevoul](/forum/user/8351-verzevoul "View verzevoul's Profile") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtL3Byb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS85MDYzNTUtYWRkLWEtcGxlYXNlLXNlbGVjdC10by1jaGFyYWN0ZXJpc3RpY3M/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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