How do I set an option in a dropdown attribute as the default? I am adding the options to an existing attribute with this code where $aName is an array of names. $installer = new Mage_Eav_Model_Entity_Setup('core_setup'); $installer->startSetup(); $aName = array("Name1", "Name2"); $aOption = array(); $aOption['attribute_id'] = $attr_id; for($iCount=1;$iCount<sizeof($aName);$iCount++){ $aOption['value']['option'.$iCount][0] = $aName[$iCount]; $aOption['order']['option'.$iCount] = $iCount ; } $installer->addAttributeOption($aOption); $installer->endSetup(); I think the answer is in Stackoverflow [here][1] but I don't know how to apply it. In my case the Attribute exists, I'm just updating the option list and setting the default. [1]: https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/29724/adding-a-product-attribute-with-values-and-mark-one-value-as-default