Title: Specific variation
Last modified: February 22, 2017

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# Specific variation

 *  [jkillian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkillian/)
 * (@jkillian)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specific-variation/)
 * I’ve searched variations on the forums and I don’t see this listed anywhere
    
   Creating a store for my wife’s soaps and crafts. Soaps have attributes of Size.
   Shapes and scents
 * All shapes are not available in all sizes. All are different. Is it possible 
   to make it so where the customer selects the size of large in the drop down that
   the next drop down will only show the large shapes in it without showing small
   and medium.
 * Thanks

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 *  [losting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/losting/)
 * (@losting)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specific-variation/#post-8835703)
 * Yes, this is possible.
 * I found this video to be helpful when I was setting it up for a client.
 * Best of luck!
 *  Thread Starter [jkillian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkillian/)
 * (@jkillian)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specific-variation/#post-8836144)
 * Thanks for your response. I understand how to configure whats in the video.
    
   Im trying the get the shapes drop down dependent on whats selected in the size
   drop down. Large is selected in in the size and only large images appear in the
   next drop down of shapes.
 *  [Peter Lawrenson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorro/)
 * (@lorro)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specific-variation/#post-8836205)
 * How many variations do you have for this product? There is a threshold, the default
   is 20 or 30 depending on what you read. Increasing the threshold to higher than
   the number of variations can help.
 * You can increase the variations threshold using this snippet in functions.php
   for your child theme:
    [https://gist.github.com/mohsinoffline/f06c66259e667d6b16bb](https://gist.github.com/mohsinoffline/f06c66259e667d6b16bb)
 * As you make the threshold bigger, the page size gets bigger so page load time
   will increase. You’ll need to make a judgement.
 *  Thread Starter [jkillian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkillian/)
 * (@jkillian)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specific-variation/#post-8841405)
 * When size of large is selected from the first dropdown on large shapes will appear
   in the next dropdown. If medium is selected only medium images will be available
   in the next dropdown etc
 *  [Peter Lawrenson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorro/)
 * (@lorro)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specific-variation/#post-8841711)
 * Please post the url to the product page.
 *  Thread Starter [jkillian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkillian/)
 * (@jkillian)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specific-variation/#post-8841751)
 * It hasnt been created yet. The product im using a dummy item in a sandbox site
   to get this right before putting it into a live site
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by [jkillian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkillian/).
 *  [Peter Lawrenson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorro/)
 * (@lorro)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specific-variation/#post-8841788)
 * OK, how many variations do you have for this product?
 *  Thread Starter [jkillian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkillian/)
 * (@jkillian)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specific-variation/#post-8842531)
 * SIZE Small, Medium and Large
    SHAPES small 15, Medium 20, Large 34 SCENTS 43 
   COLORS 22
 * Not sure of the number of variations but with these numbers it will be HUGE. 
   I only have 5 of each in my attributes for my sandbox for testing.
    I may not
   be using scents and colors in my variations. I need my drop down for size to 
   determine the shapes sizes that will appear in dropdown of shapes. Large selected
   then large shapes names displayed in dropdown shapes. Medium displays medium 
   and small displays only small shapes.
 * Here is my sandbox
    [SANDBOX](http://www.the-killians.com/sandbox/index.php/product/soap/)
 *  [Peter Lawrenson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorro/)
 * (@lorro)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specific-variation/#post-8846816)
 * That’s around 200,000 variations, less any that are not available, so an impracticable
   number in my view. The most I’ve seen is a site with 800, and very much less 
   would be easier to manage. Consider steps to reduce the number.
 * – split the product
 * – use the “Any” attribute option when making variations. For example, if I sell
   T-shirts in red and blue with a choice of 2 logos, that’s 2 x 2 = 4 variations.
   But if my variations are red/any and blue/any, that’s only 2 variations not 4.
   The principal will scale up. In my example, the logos would have to be all the
   same price.
 * – look at add-ons. Using the above example, my two variations would be red and
   blue, but I would have radio buttons underneath to allow the logo choice. The
   logo choice is carried to cart and checkout.
 * Booster (free) has an add-ons module:
    [https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-jetpack/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-jetpack/)
   The add-ons have both label and price. The free version may be a bit limiting
   but there are other premium add-on plugins you could look at.
 * Then there’s this one:
    [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wc-fields-factory/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wc-fields-factory/)
   You can add custom fields to products. If the choices add a cost then some code
   is needed, but if say all colours are the same price, a series of radio buttons
   would allow the customer to choose.
 * Best to experiment a bit to see what works for you.
 *  Thread Starter [jkillian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkillian/)
 * (@jkillian)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specific-variation/#post-8847364)
 * Thanks for the response lorro.
    I actually only need the variations in size and
   shape. Ill try these two plugins out.

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