How To Disable Auto Variant Selection On Products | Dawn Theme

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Topic summary

Users are seeking to disable automatic variant selection on product pages in Shopify’s Dawn theme.

One participant initially suggested checking theme customization settings under Products, but multiple users confirmed no such built-in option exists in Dawn’s settings.

The consensus solution requires custom code modifications:

  • Adding a ‘Choose an option’ placeholder to the variant selector dropdown
  • Implementing code snippets in both JS and Liquid files

Several users report successfully resolving the issue through theme code modifications, though specific implementation details have not been shared publicly in the thread.

The discussion remains active with multiple participants requesting the exact code solution, particularly for Dawn 11.0.0. The issue appears unresolved for most participants awaiting technical guidance.

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How To Disable Auto Variant Selection On Products

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@va_monic

Dawn provides everything in customization. Please check in theme customization > products. There’s an option to disable.

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Definitely don’t see this option. Could you show a screenshot?

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did you find the solution?

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I’m just checking to see if anyone has found a solution for this? (it’s not in the theme settings)

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Hello @robbidb

To disable auto variant selection you can add a ‘Choose an option’ on top of your variant selector drop-down. This will need code tweaks including JS and liquid.

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How would you do this with the Dawn theme?

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Correct. No Option that I can find

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There is no option in settings to disable auto selection. The only solution is to add a code snippet in the code. I can help if you are still facing problem.

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Thank you very much for the reply.
We did find a solution.

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How did you find the solution?

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Hi @wazzzzzaaaaa . I have modified the theme code to get it done.

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Can you share it with me please

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What code did you use to modify the theme? I need to do this on my products too. Thanks!

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I’m using the latest version of Dawn 11.0.0 and looking for a solution for this.

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Did you find the solution to disable auto variant selection on products? Share with us, please! I have the same problem.

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Please share the snippet code