How to Make Color Swatches Required Before Adding to Cart

You can require customers to select a swatch before adding a product to their cart. There are two ways to do this, depending on how you want the swatches to behave.

Option 1: Single Selection (Always One Selected)

If you turn Allow Multiple Selections to No, the swatches behave like radio buttons.

• One swatch is automatically selected when the page loads

• Customers cannot remove the selection

• They can only change it

This setup guarantees that one option is always chosen.

This is best if customers must choose exactly one option.

Option 2: Customer Must Click to Choose

If you turn Allow Multiple Selections to Yes and set the field to Required, the swatches behave like checkboxes.

• No swatch is selected when the page loads

• Customers must click on at least one swatch before adding to the cart

• You can set minimum and maximum selection limits

By default:

• Minimum selections = 1

• No maximum limit

You can adjust these in the advanced settings if needed.

Want to Change How Swatches Look?

If you’d like to adjust how your swatches display — such as size, shape, borders, or layout — visit:

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