hey i am building a new shop with vm 3.0.12
i created few products with child products (clothes with different sizes)
then i created custom field "size"
that works fine.
but if i go to a productdetails site of any product, the add to cart button is not directly shown....
i have to choose a variant first. -> then i can add it to cart (the add to cart area is shown)
is there any chance that the first option (size S for example) is directly choosen? (actually it shows my overrided text "size")
or any option that the add to cart area is permanent shown?
i will make two screenshots to show my problem ;)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/uploads/bildschirmfoto8fy3xblj27.png) (http://www.fotos-hochladen.net)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/uploads/bildschirmfotos5pczbrant.png) (http://www.fotos-hochladen.net)
and here is a link to a product: http://123456.moot-online.de/hoodies/cube-1-detail.html
sorry for my bad english, im from germany.
hope anybody has an idea :)
Is this a good idea?
I think the reason is to stop visitors just simply clicking the add to cart without considering what size they want..
i know, but so it looks like a catalogue,
i want to show the button all the time :)
anybody an idea?
You have used child variants. If you used string variants instead then the buy button would show. See the page at http://demo.virtuemart.net/product-variants to see the differences.
http://docs.virtuemart.net/manual/general-concepts/212-customfields.html
Maybe try this plugin: http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=127362.0
QuoteMaybe try this plugin: http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=127362.0
Just be aware that this plugin does not provide any stock control at variant level.
Many times these things are just about labelling.. a large clear label instructing the slowest member of the audience can often solve problems.
"Choose you size first!" next to aor above the dropdown for example