Requiring options when adding to cart
 

How do you require someone select an option? By default, it selects the first option - but I don't want that. I want someone to have to look through the options and select one to minimize the amount of returns (selecting size, for example). Too many people just add to cart without thinking about the size they need and I have to deal with too many returns.

Re: Requiring options when adding to cart
 

Hello sccr410,

I guess you're using the latest version of x-cart v4.1.7?

You need to be looking at the 'Validation script (Javascript)' section of the product options section.

Page 447 of the latest x-cart manual will give you more information.

Regards

Shafiq :sK

Re: Requiring options when adding to cart
 

Welcome to X-Cart! Please start by reading the following thread, which will help you get started and hopefully make your experience here a positive one:

http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=23970

Please note that this link is not an answer to your question, but we need you to update your signature with your X-Cart version so that we can answer your question correctly. Thanks! :)

Re: Requiring options when adding to cart
 

Yes, using the latest version of X-Cart.

That doesn't really apply, I don't want to validate combinations of options selected. I just want to force users to make a selection. Have the drop down menus start with a blank entry and then have an error popup if the selected values are empty. This will be for every single product, not just a few. I don't want to have to keep copying/pasting the code into every product, I want it to be a part of every product.

Re: Requiring options when adding to cart
 

That method did work and I suppose will be the only way to really do this. Thanks for the help.

Re: Requiring options when adding to cart
 

Could you take a moment to update your signature per the link I posted? Thank you :)

Re: Requiring options when adding to cart
 

I would like to second this question. What is the best way to make sure that Product Options default to *nothing* selected so that a user is forced to make a selection. I'm testing my site, showing it to other people, and already found myself adding products to the cart without looking at some of the options. If I make the mistake, I'm sure many others will.

Re: Requiring options when adding to cart
 

davide101,

It is quite simple. If you are using "Product Variants" to select a color of a product, add a "Select One..." or something to this list and have it displayed first. Then in your Javascript Validation, do something like this: