Goal: Disable auto-selecting of the first available product variant in Shopify’s Dawn theme so customers must manually choose a variant before adding to cart. Variants are product options like size or color; Dawn is Shopify’s default Online Store 2.0 theme.
Reference: The OP cites a Shopify Help article about adding a “pick an option” prompt, but notes it targets vintage (older) themes and not Dawn. They believe it might be a simple code change, yet no Dawn-specific guidance is provided.
Follow-ups: Subsequent posts ask whether a solution was found and indicate others are searching for the same fix. No instructions, code snippets, or confirmed workarounds are shared.
Status: No resolution or actionable steps emerged. Key open question: How to prevent Dawn from auto-selecting the first variant and require manual selection before adding to cart.
Hello
Im using Dawn theme.
I need to disable the auto-selecting of the first available variant. That way, the customer will be prompted to manually select a variant before he can add to cart.
I found this article:
but it’s only for old themes.
I believe it a simple line of code?
thanks,
Have you found a solution how to disable the variant auto selection, Shauletay?
Hi,
did you find the solution?
I am also finding a solution for this