ShopWhizzy_ConfigurablePreSelect

Magento 2 module that lets merchants choose a default pre-selected variant for configurable products. The chosen variant's options (e.g. Color = White) are selected automatically for customers on:

• Product pages (PDP)
• Category / search listing pages (swatch renderer)

Works on Luma and Hyvä (and any theme using core's configurable JSON config) — the module ships zero frontend files.

How it works

The module stores the chosen child product's entity_id in a hidden product attribute (sw_default_variant_id). On the storefront, a single plugin on Magento\ConfigurableProduct\Block\Product\View\Type\Configurable::getJsonConfig() resolves that child's super-attribute options and sets them as Magento's native preconfigured values. Core then emits them as defaultValues in the standard swatch/configurable JSON config, which both Luma's swatch-renderer.js/configurable.js and Hyvä's initConfigurableOptions() already honor natively.

Because the listing swatch block (Magento\Swatches\Block\Product\Renderer\Listing\Configurable) extends the same base block, one plugin covers PDP and listings alike. A second plugin adds the attribute to product collections so listing pages can see it.

Admin usage

1. Open any configurable product in the admin.
2. In the Configurations panel, find the Default Pre-Selected Option dropdown, listing the product's current variants by their configurable attribute labels and SKU.
3. Pick a variant (or -- No default selection -- to disable) and Save.

Installation

app/code

mkdir -p app/code/ShopWhizzy/ConfigurablePreSelect
# copy the module files there, then:
bin/magento module:enable ShopWhizzy_ConfigurablePreSelect
bin/magento setup:upgrade
bin/magento setup:di:compile
bin/magento cache:flush

Composer (from a VCS repository)

composer config repositories.shopwhizzy-configurablepreselect vcs https://github.com/ShopWhizzy/module-configurable-pre-select
composer require shopwhizzy/module-configurable-pre-select
bin/magento module:enable ShopWhizzy_ConfigurablePreSelect
bin/magento setup:upgrade
bin/magento setup:di:compile
bin/magento cache:flush

Compatibility

• Magento Open Source / Adobe Commerce 2.4.x
• PHP 8.1+
• Themes: Luma, Hyvä, and any theme consuming core's configurable/swatch JSON config

Technical notes

• The attribute is created by a data patch and assigned to all product attribute sets, so it works for every configurable product regardless of attribute set.
• The attribute is hidden from the standard attribute UI (visible = false); the admin field is injected into the Configurations panel via a UI component form modifier with an explicit data.product.* dataScope.
• If the selected variant is later disabled or unassigned, the module silently falls back to no pre-selection — no errors on the storefront.
• Multi-attribute configurables are supported: all of the chosen child's super-attribute options are pre-selected.

License

Open Software License (OSL 3.0)