“Other” Option Selected by Default

When using Donation Platform for WooCommerce, the donation amount field is usually prefilled with a default amount based on the product price.
This helps speed up the checkout process, but if you prefer to let donors choose an amount without any preselection, you can easily disable this behavior.

TL;DR
To remove the preselected donation amount, set your product price to a value outside of your allowed donation range.
Example: If your minimum donation is 1, set the product price to 0.01.

WooCommerce still requires a price for every product, but by setting it below (or above) your range, the form will start blank.

How It Works

  • Simple products → The product price is used to prefill the donation amount.
  • Variable products → The price of the cheapest variation is used.
  • This default amount is only applied if it’s within your configured minimum and maximum donation limits.

How to Disable the Preselected Amount

If you don’t want a default value to appear:

  1. Go to your donation product in WooCommerce.
  2. Set the product price to a value that’s outside your min/max donation range.

Example

Donation settings:

  • Minimum donation: 1
  • Maximum donation: 500

Set your product price to:

  • 0.50 (below minimum), or
  • 501 (above maximum)

Result:
When the form loads, no amount will be preselected — donors will need to enter their own amount.

Important Notes

  • WooCommerce requires a price. Setting a low placeholder value like 0.01 meets this requirement without preselecting an amount.
  • If the form still shows a value, check:
    • Your min/max donation settings in the plugin.
    • That the product price is truly outside this range.

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