Making attributes required

[kdipaolo]

Does anyone know how to make an attribute required, so that the user must select an option before they can proceed?

Thanks

[ray-the-otter]

BOOOOOOSH...

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...32&postcount=3

[schoolboy]

For every option NAME where you require a choice, you need to create an option VALUE that is configured as DISPLAY ONLY.

As an example:

You sell SHOES.

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You have OPTION NAME 1 = "Shoe Size"

With OPTION VALUES

i) Size 3
ii) Size 4
iii) Size 5
iv) Size 6

To FORCE the customer to make their choice of size, you need to ADD ANOTHER OPTION VALUE to OPTION NAME "Shoe Size".

i) Please choose a size...
ii) Size 3
iii) Size 4
iv) Size 5
v) Size 6

Now... I have an option called "Please choose a size..."

I associate this with the product in the same way that I associate the other option values for size, but in this case I make it the DEFAULT option and I make it DISPLAY ONLY.

You do this by enabling the little coloured icons in the attribute controller. When they are OFF they have a little "X" in them. If you click them, they change color. The DISPLAY ONLY will become YELLOW and the DEFAULT will become ORANGE. Hover over each little icon with an X in it to see which ones you need to enable. The Display Only is the FIRST one and I think the Default is the THIRD one.

It helps to give your option VALUES a SORT as well (Sort Order).

I make the Display Only value sort order 1, then I know it will appear FIRST, if I then give sort values higher than 1 to the remaining values.

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You do the same process for SHOE COLOR

i) Please choose a color...
ii) Black
iii) Brown
iv) Beige
v) Tan