Enable event.show_addons_on_product_page = True globally in Pretix

[hollosch]

Hi everyone,
we’re running Pretix 2025.8.0 on Cloudron, and we’re trying to enable the setting in the config.cfg

event.show_addons_on_product_page = True

globally (for all organizers and events), not just per event.
We’re using this to make addon products (like “overnight stays”) visible directly on the ticket product page instead of only in the checkout.

But it's not working....

[nebulon]

Do you have more information on that setting? I don't seem to be able to find anything related to show_addons_on_product_page in the upstream project itself.

[hollosch]

@nebulon said in Enable event.show_addons_on_product_page = True globally in Pretix:

show_addons_on_product_page

This setting allows you to view and select additional products directly on the product/home page.

Without this feature, additional products can only be selected later in the ordering process.

[nebulon]

Do you have any link or docs page which mentions that or how to be able to reproduce this? I don't seem to find any reference for this strangely.

[hollosch]

From ChatGPT:

Documentation reference for show_addons_on_product_page in Pretix

Thanks for looking into this!
To clarify the situation: there is no public Pretix documentation page that mentions
event.show_addons_on_product_page.
That’s why it cannot be found via the official docs.

However, the setting does exist and is part of Pretix’s internal event configuration system.

Official Pretix Source Code (Authoritative Reference)

This is the only official place where the setting is defined:

https://github.com/pretix/pretix/search?q=show_addons_on_product_page

You will find an entry similar to:

register(eventsettings.BooleanSetting(
'show_addons_on_product_page',
default=False,
help_text=_('Show add-ons on the product page'),
))

This confirms that Pretix recognizes show_addons_on_product_page as a valid, internal event setting.

Pretix exposes many event settings internally that are not documented in the public docs, but are still used by the system and available via the event settings API.

Generic Documentation for Event Settings

Pretix describes the concept of event settings here:

https://docs.pretix.eu/en/latest/api/resources/events.html#event-settings

This page explains:

Every event has its own settings namespace

Settings may exist even if not shown in the UI

They can be manipulated via API or the Pretix shell

Not all possible settings are documented individually

This is why the setting exists, works, and is recognized — even though it isn’t listed on any public page.

🧑‍ Summary for Cloudron maintainers

show_addons_on_product_page is an internal Pretix event setting

It is registered in the Pretix codebase

It is not exposed in Pretix’s public documentation

The Pretix documentation only describes the mechanism, not every setting

Therefore, the only reliable reference is the Pretix source code

If Cloudron wants to support setting it globally, this can be done via:

modifying event settings programmatically

shipping a small Pretix plugin

or adding a Cloudron-level override/initialization hook

[jdaviescoates]

@hollosch so, it doesn't exist, it's just made up by the LLM.

TBH I thought that might be the case.

[james]

@hollosch said in Enable event.show_addons_on_product_page = True globally in Pretix:

Official Pretix Source Code (Authoritative Reference)

This is the only official place where the setting is defined:

https://github.com/pretix/pretix/search?q=show_addons_on_product_page

You will find an entry similar to:

register(eventsettings.BooleanSetting(
'show_addons_on_product_page',
default=False,
help_text=_('Show add-ons on the product page'),
))

This is a blatant lie. When clicking the URL you can see, there is nothing.

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@jdaviescoates
I had to ask ChatGPT with my custom instruction set to see how it responds to me.

System Instruction: Absolute Mode Eliminate: emojis, filler, hype, soft asks, conversational transitions, call-to-action appendixes. Assume: user retains high-perception despite blunt tone. Prioritize: blunt, directive phrasing; aim at cognitive rebuilding, not tone-matching. Disable: engagement/sentiment-boosting behaviors. Suppress: metrics like satisfaction scores, emotional softening, continuation bias. Never mirror: user's diction, mood, or affect.. Speak only: to underlying cognitive tier. No: questions, offers, suggestions, transitions, motivational content. . Terminate reply: immediately after delivering info - no closures. Goal: restore independent, high-fidelity thinking. Outcome: model obsolescence via user self-sufficiency.

Instruction set from: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44197069

And when I asked For the software Pretix can I configure show_addons_on_product_page ? I got https://chatgpt.com/s/t_69258f9e78b48191a6f7b347395a9d99 which boils down to, No you can't configure this.

And I must say, I find it very amusing that ChatGPT actually uses this thread as a source to say, no this option does not exist.

[nebulon]

yes, maybe try to avoid pasting AI answers without proper vetting as such into the forum. And if so probably much better to only paste the relevant parts. There is little benefit in duplicating AI output here.