attribute radio boxes set is stuck all selected on

Hi, I have created a set of attribute radio boxes for a product, intending a simple one colour selection from a list.

only one colour is set as 'selected', in the attributes manager itself.

BUT.. they are all 'on' selected on the product display, and I can see the reason is ..the code name of each button is different,
.
What did I do wrong?
The zencart code is adding the 'id' number of each option name shown in the attributes, e,g name="id[2]"
where the id of the attribute name is 2.

but i can't create a set of attribute names with the same name id number [obviously?]

so is this a bug, or am I not creating a set of radio buttons properly in the attributes names / values?

code on the product page is.. [note i don't display the attribute name text]

<div class="wrapperAttribsOptions"> <!-- h4 class="optionName back" --><!-- /h4 --> <div class="back"><input type="radio" name="id[2]" value="2" checked="checked" id="attrib-2-2" /><label class="attribsRadioButton zero" for="attrib-2-2">Blue</label><br /> </div> <br class="clearBoth" /> </div> <!-- br class="clearBoth" / --> <div class="wrapperAttribsOptions"> <!-- h4 class="optionName back" --><!-- /h4 --> <div class="back"><input type="radio" name="id[8]" value="8" checked="checked" id="attrib-8-8" /><label class="attribsRadioButton zero" for="attrib-8-8">Green</label><br /> </div> <br class="clearBoth" /> </div> <!-- br class="clearBoth" / --> <div class="wrapperAttribsOptions"> <!-- h4 class="optionName back" --><!-- /h4 --> <div class="back"><input type="radio" name="id[6]" value="4" checked="checked" id="attrib-6-4" /><label class="attribsRadioButton zero" for="attrib-6-4">Brown</label><br /> </div> <br class="clearBoth" /> </div> .

Sounds like you have 1 Option Name with 1 Option Value rather than 1 Option Name with multiple Option Values ...

Example. you should have something like the Option Name:
Color

and for that 1 Option Name of Color, you should have multiple Option Values so you would be using:
Option Name: Color (option_id 2)
Option Value Name: Red (option_value_id 10)

Option Name: Color (option_id 2)
Option Value Name: Yellow (option_value_id 20)

Option Name: Color (option_id 2)
Option Value Name: Green (option_value_id 30)

Thanks ajeh

but I still can't see how to 'force' the same option name to have multiple values,

I have this 'Colour 1' for option name, I thought it would work but it doesn't combine the radio boxes..

1 Colour 1 Black 0 Update Delete
2 Colour 1 Blue 0 Update Delete
4 Colour 1 Brown 0 Update Delete
8 Colour 1 Green 0 Update Delete
7 Colour 1 Navy 0 Update Delete
6 Colour 1 Red 0 Update Delete
5 Colour 1 White (normal) 0 Update Delete
3 Colour 1 Yellow

Could you go to phpMyAdmin for your database on this site and look in your database for the table:
products_options

and sort on the field for:
products_options_name

are you able to do a screen shot of what you see and post it here?

hi..also I notice in the actual product's attributes page, the Colour 1 's are listed but I only can select one item from the list at a time to add/insert, I don't get multiple selection.

will do as you suggest.

as requested, image of products_options table attached i hope,
all the rows have identical Colour 1 name, sorry its hard to read

I does look like you have made multiple Option Names for Colour 1 ...

Unless you are trying to have multiple Option Names for Colour 1 ... you should just have the 1 Option Name ...

Currently, how many Products have the Attributes setup to use Color 1?

its a test site, only one product has any attributes, i.e Colour 1.

I'll try another attributes name and product ? maybe its just a glitch on this specific setup.

Go to the Attributes Controller for that Product and Delete all of the Attributes that reference anything about Colour 1 ...

Next, Go to the Catalog ... Option Name Manager ...

Delete all Option Names for Colour 1 except the one that is ID 1 ... You should see comments about the Option Name being safe to delete and that any associated Option Value Names will also be deleted ... that is fine ...

Once you have things cleaned up, you should see in the Catalog ... Option Name Manager ... that you have just have the 1 Option Name for Colour 1 ...

Now, go to the Option Value Manager ...

You want all of your colors to now be added to your Option Name for: Colour 1

Once this is done, go to the Attributes Controller for that Product and you should click on the Option Name for Colour 1 and see all your colors in the list for the Option Values ...

Now, add all of the Attributes for your Colour 1 that you need ...

Next, go to your Catalog and look at this Product and you should see that all of the Colour 1 are Radiobuttons and that you can now click through them and just have 1 of the Radiobuttons highlighted at a time ...

Thanks ajeh
it works now.

Basic essential, agreed, only make the ONE attribute name, then the rest falls into place when the option values are created using that one name.

Thanks for the update that you were able to step through the cleanup and remaking of the 1 Option Name with multiple Option Values to it ... :smile: