Setting 2 attributes, other one has stock that is visible, other one doesnt have stoc

[mikeel100]

I believe I'm feeling Juhanuha's pain and can not find a solution anywhere.

Here is my issue...I'm really stumped and could use some help. I am not using any third party attribute controls. I am using EasyPopulate 4.0 and Database Backup plug-ins...don't think they have anything to do with this issue.

I have various clothing items for which only one picture is provided by my dropshipper for multiple sizes and colors. This causes the same image to be viewed multiple time by my shoppers and it is very annoying. So, I used ZenCart Admin to make all but one of the similar products inactive and used the attribute controller to indicate the various sizes and colors on the active product. That solved the repeating picture issue while browsing the shop....however......

If a customer orders a size or color that is out of stock (other than the active product size), then ZenCart will not stop the order from happening.

Is there a way to link inactive product prices, sizes, colors, or other attributes with the active displaying product?

[mikeel100]

More info for the above post.

I spent the last 2 days writing an Excel macro that broke down my apparel products by size. My categories looked like this:

Athletic Wear
S
M
L
1XL
2XL
etc.

This did ease the duplicate image displaying considerably, however, where multiple colors are available, duplicate images did appear. So, just like I indicated above, I made one color active and created a dropdown box for colors. That enabled me to get down to one image with attributes for the product. However, if a customer selects a color that is not in stock, zencart will continue to process the order.

I am literally out of ideas on what to do...please help.