Disable Default Attribute Values in prestashop 1.7

[ibrahim.hajjaj]

Hello,

This question, or similar has been asked before, however the answers I've seen are not satisfactory.

As of PrestaShop 1.7 there is still a default combination for a product, however for some attributes this is not logical.

For example, people don't come in a default size, therefore it is not logical to have a default t-shirt size or default shoe size.

A dropdown should say "Please select" until the customer chose a size.  There should not be any value there until the customer puts it there.

 

What the shop should do:

1.  Force the customer to choose a size (and not set a default one)

2.  Hide the Add to Cart button until a valid attribute value was selected

 

Please suggest how to implement this cleanly.

 

Some of the suggestions I've seen:

1.  Use a JavaScript popup to ask the customer if they remembered to change the default attribute value.  This is not a good solution because there shouldn't be a default value for some attributes, and JavaScript popups aren't optimal anyway.

2.  Add the value "Please select" to each attribute type and set the quantity of the resulting combinations to 0 (zero).  This is a bad solution because the shop shows a confusing and misleading message that the product is out of stock, when in fact this is only due to the fact that a valid attribute value has not yet been selected.

 

I consider my question critical as it prevents many ordering mistakes.  Please help.

 

Thanks in advance!

Edited June 18, 2023 by ibrahim.hajjaj (see edit history)

[dudecorn]

Same problem here.

Anyone know the solution?

[JBW]

Check out my module "Please choose attributes - Product combination check"

https://addons.prestashop.com/en/combinaisons-customization/47851-please-choose-attributes-product-combination-check.html