How to Make Drop-Downs Required
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To make a drop-down required, you'll do two things: check the required setting and add a placeholder such as "Select an option."
Without a placeholder, the first option is automatically selected, so customers won't be prompted to choose. A placeholder makes them actively select an option before adding the product to their cart.
Open Infinite Options
Click Option Sets in the left sidebar
Open your Option Set, then click into your drop-down field
Just below the Input Type menu, check the box labeled This option is required.

Scroll to the Values section. In the Placeholder Text field, enter something like:
Select an option
Choose one
Please select
This placeholder appears at the top of the drop-down and prompts customers to make a choice.


Click Save at the top center of the page.
That's it. Customers will now need to actively pick an option from the drop-down before they can add the product to their cart.
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