---
title: Replace the Quantity Input with a Quantity Dropdown
description: Replace the WooCommerce quantity input with a dropdown whose values match your quantity pricing tiers.
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-quantity-dropdown/"
updated: "2026-09-27"
category: Pro Features
---

# Replace the Quantity Input with a Quantity Dropdown

A quantity dropdown swaps the standard number input on the product page for a select box whose values match your price-by-quantity levels, so customers pick a tier instead of typing a number. This is a Pro feature of [Price by Quantity & Bulk Quantity Discounts for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-price-by-quantity-for-woocommerce/), configured in the **Qty Dropdown** section.

### Before you start

- WooCommerce active.
- [Price by Quantity](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-price-by-quantity-for-woocommerce/) Pro (the dropdown section is disabled in the free version).
- A product with pricing levels set up, so the dropdown has quantities to list.

### Step-by-step

1. Go to **WPFactory > Product Price by Quantity** (also reachable at **WooCommerce > Settings > Product Price by Quantity**).
2. Open the **Qty Dropdown** sub-tab.
3. Turn on **Dropdown**.
4. Optionally set a **Dropdown label template** so each option shows more than the raw quantity (for example a price or saving).
5. Save changes and open a product to confirm the dropdown replaces the quantity field.

![Quantity Dropdown options in Price by Quantity: label template, class and HTML wrappers](https://wpfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/price-by-quantity-quantity-dropdown-options.png)

### Options reference

| Label | Option ID | Default | Free/Pro |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dropdown (enable) | `alg_wc_wholesale_pricing_dropdown_enabled` | No | Pro |
| Dropdown label template | `alg_wc_wholesale_pricing_dropdown_label_template` | `%qty%` | Pro |
| Dropdown class | `alg_wc_wholesale_pricing_dropdown_class` | `qty` | Pro |
| Dropdown style | `alg_wc_wholesale_pricing_dropdown_style` | *empty* | Pro |
| HTML before | `alg_wc_wholesale_pricing_dropdown_before` | *empty* | Pro |
| HTML after | `alg_wc_wholesale_pricing_dropdown_after` | *empty* | Pro |
| Filter values | `alg_wc_wholesale_pricing_dropdown_filter_values` | No | Pro |
| Custom dropdown values | `alg_wc_wholesale_pricing_dropdown_custom_values` | *empty* | Pro |

By default the dropdown lists each level's minimum quantity. Use **Custom dropdown values** to override that with your own comma-separated list, for example `1,2,3,5,10,15,20`. Turn on **Filter values** to keep only quantities allowed by the product's step, minimum and maximum.

### Label template placeholders

The **Dropdown label template** accepts `%qty%`, `%qty_total%`, `%old_price_single%`, `%old_price_total%`, `%new_price_single%`, `%new_price_total%`, `%discount_value%`, `%discount_percent%`, `%discount_single%`, `%discount_total%`, and the tax-specific variants of the price placeholders. See the [placeholders reference](/docs/price-by-quantity-placeholders-reference/) for the full list.

### Use cases

- Guide customers straight to a discounted tier by listing only wholesale quantities.
- Show the per-unit price beside each quantity, for example `%qty% pcs. - %new_price_single% each`.

### Troubleshooting

- Dropdown not appearing? Confirm the product has pricing levels, or set **Custom dropdown values**.
- Real-time price not updating with the dropdown? In the **Price Display by Qty** section, turn on **Force standard quantity input**.

### Ready to set this up?

This is a Pro feature of [Price by Quantity](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-price-by-quantity-for-woocommerce/). If you are still on the free version, upgrading takes a couple of minutes and unlocks the quantity dropdown along with the rest of the Pro toolkit. [Get Price by Quantity Pro](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-price-by-quantity-for-woocommerce/).

Related articles

- [Quantity Discounts by Product Category and Tag](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-quantity-discounts-by-category-and-tag/)
- [Quantity Pricing Per Variation](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-per-variation-quantity-pricing/)
- [Show Real-Time Price by Quantity on the Product Page](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-price-display-by-quantity/)
- [How to Set Quantity Discounts on a Single Product](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-per-product-quantity-pricing/)
- [Set Different Quantity Pricing by User Role](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-wholesale-pricing-by-user-role/)