---
title: How to Show a Quantity Box on Shop and Category Pages
description: Show a quantity box on WooCommerce shop and category pages, not just on the single product page.
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-quantity-on-archive-pages/"
updated: "2026-09-27"
category: Pro Features
---

# How to Show a Quantity Box on Shop and Category Pages

By default WooCommerce only shows a quantity field on the single product page. The [Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-quantity-for-woocommerce/) can add a quantity box to shop, category and archive listings so customers pick an amount and add to cart without opening each product. This is a Pro feature and works with simple products.

![Quantity on archive pages option in the General section](https://wpfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/woocommerce-quantity-on-archive-pages-1.png)

### Before you start

- WooCommerce, active.
- [Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-quantity-for-woocommerce/) Pro.

### Steps

1. Go to **WPFactory > Quantity Manager** (also reachable at **WooCommerce > Settings > Product Quantity**).
2. Open the **General** section and, under **Quantity on archive pages**, tick **Enable quantity on archive pages** (`wpfmmsq_add_quantity_archive_enabled`).
3. Click **Save changes**.

### Optional add-ons

- **Dropdown on archives:** in the **Quantity Dropdown** section, enable **Enable dropdown on archive pages** to show a dropdown instead of a number field on listings.
- **Price by quantity on archives:** in the **Total Price by Quantity** section, enable the archive option to show the running total on listings.
- **Initial quantity on archives:** in **Initial Quantity Options**, set **Archive pages** to load the min, max or default value.

**Note:** the archive quantity box applies to simple products only.

### Ready to set this up?

This is a Pro feature of [Quantity Manager](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-quantity-for-woocommerce/). [Get Quantity Manager Pro](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-quantity-for-woocommerce/).

Related articles

- [How to Display Quantity Information on Product and Shop Pages](https://wpfactory.com/docs/minimum-quantity-display/)
- [How to Show a Total Price by Quantity in WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-total-price-by-quantity/)
- [How to Show Quantity Columns in the Products List](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-admin-quantity-columns/)
- [Cart or Order Page Fails with Decimal Quantity Products](https://wpfactory.com/docs/decimal-quantity-order-issue/)
- [Default Quantity Not Pre-Filling on Product Pages](https://wpfactory.com/docs/default-quantity-issue/)