Title: Variable Product Defaults
Last modified: September 17, 2021

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# Variable Product Defaults

 *  Resolved [schwietb88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schwietb88/)
 * (@schwietb88)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-product-defaults/)
 * Every so often, and we can’t identify why, our variable products all change from“
   no default” (which we want) to a default variation. This causes problems because
   our customers end up purchasing the wrong product (we sell codes and they end
   up purchasing codes for the wrong university) or can’t find the product they 
   need (because the default school for example, doesn’t offer a print version of
   our title, so “print” isn’t a selectable option and they get frustrated). Any
   thoughts??

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 *  [MayKato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maykato/)
 * (@maykato)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-product-defaults/#post-14885780)
 * Hello,
 * > our variable products all change from “no default” (which we want) to a default
   > variation.
 * Does it change by itself even if you set it to “no default?” If so, the issue
   is likely caused by a conflict with your theme or another plugin. To determine
   what’s causing the issue, please temporarily switch your theme back to [Storefront](https://wordpress.org/themes/storefront/)
   and disable all plugins except for WooCommerce. If that resolves the issue, then
   re-enable plugins one-by-one until you find the one that’s causing the conflict.
 * If you don’t want to test on your live site, you can create a staging site using
   a plugin called WP Staging: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/)
 * You can find a more detailed explanation on how to do a conflict test here: [https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/how-to-test-for-conflicts/](https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/how-to-test-for-conflicts/)
 *  Thread Starter [schwietb88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schwietb88/)
 * (@schwietb88)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-product-defaults/#post-14889569)
 * Thank you for the reply. Yes, it changes by itself, but only every few weeks 
   or so — and we haven’t been able to identify what is causing it. They will all
   be set to no default for awhile, and then something will trigger them all to 
   have defaults.
 * Unfortunately it’s not feasible to temporarily switch everything, since it can
   be weeks between it happening, and we cannot just turn off all of the features
   on our site that we use plugins for.
 * I’ll keep digging. Thanks again for your reply.
 *  Plugin Support [mcampal – a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcampal/)
 * (@mcampal)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-product-defaults/#post-14893841)
 * Hi there,
 * Note that using a staging site, as my colleague mentioned previously, can help
   you to narrow down the cause of this issue and will not affect your live site’s
   functioning.
 * Also, if you are updating products via a CSV file, make sure that the value for
   the attribute’s default column is empty for these variable products.
 * I hope it helps!
 * Best,
 *  [MayKato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maykato/)
 * (@maykato)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-product-defaults/#post-14916521)
 * Hi [@schwietb88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schwietb88/)
 * We’ve not heard back from you in a while, so I’m marking this thread as resolved.
   Hopefully, you were able to find a solution to your problem! If you have further
   questions, please feel free to open a new topic.

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 * Last reply from: [MayKato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maykato/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-product-defaults/#post-14916521)
 * Status: resolved