Please “select some product options before adding this product to your cart.

Hi @dwnl

When NOT selecting options for my variable products, the add to cart button is greyed out. I would like to see a pop-up message when clicking the add to cart button like: “Please select some product options before adding this product to your cart.” Like this shop has: https://tap2review.nl/product/booking-review-kaart/

How can I add a message like this? Is there a checkbox I missed checking in your plugin? Or is there a code I can add?

From what I understand, you want a pop-up message to appear when a customer attempts to add a product to their cart without selecting any product options first. You’d like the pop-up to say: “Please select some product options before adding this product to your cart.” and you’re curious about how to implement this feature in your online store.

Let’s start with the good news. The message “Please select some product options before adding this product to your cart” is already the default message in WooCommerce. It should pop up when customers attempt to add a variable product to the cart without choosing the variations. If this isn’t happening, it could be due to a configuration issue or a conflict.

Here’s how you can troubleshoot:

1. Make sure you’ve set up the variable product correctly. Each variation should have a price, SKU, and stock status. If any of these are missing, the variation might not function properly. Need help? Here’s a quick guide on ?? Variable Product.
2. Look for conflicts. Themes or other plugins can sometimes clash with WooCommerce. To test this, temporarily switch to a default WordPress theme (like Storefront) and turn off all plugins except WooCommerce. If the problem disappears, then the conflict is with your theme or a plugin. You can then turn them back on one by one to find the offender. Here’s a handy guide on how to test for conflicts: ?? How to Test for Plugin and Theme Conflicts.

If none of these steps work, could you please share your site’s System Status with us? It will give us a better understanding of your site’s setup and help us identify the problem. You can find it via WooCommerce > Status. Select Get system report and then Copy for support.

Also, if there are any fatal error logs, please share those with us as well. You can find them under WooCommerce > Status > Logs.

Once you’ve gathered this information, please paste it inside a Code block in your reply, or use https://pastebin.com to paste it and share the link with us.

Thanks for your patience and cooperation in this matter! We’re here to help you get this sorted.

Turns out it was a Theme thing and was resolved by adding this custom CSS to Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS.

.single_add_to_cart_button.button { pointer-events: initial; }

Hi @dwnl

Turns out it was a Theme thing and was resolved by adding this custom CSS to Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS.

.single_add_to_cart_button.button { pointer-events: initial; }

I’m delighted to know that you’ve successfully resolved the issue by tweaking your theme’s CSS settings. It’s fantastic that you’ve discovered a solution that suits your site perfectly.

I’ll go ahead and mark this thread as resolved. However, if you ever have more questions or issues in the future, don’t hesitate to kick off a new topic.

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