# List Filter - Possible To Start With Specific Select Value Selected

**URL:** <https://forum.finsweet.com/t/list-filter-possible-to-start-with-specific-select-value-selected/7452>\
**Category:** Attributes\
**Tags:** cmsfilter, list-filter\
**Created:** [July 21, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.finsweet.com/t/list-filter-possible-to-start-with-specific-select-value-selected/7452 "2026-07-21T03:56:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![lovebrian649](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.finsweet.com/lovebrian649/32/112_2.png) [@lovebrian649](https://forum.finsweet.com/u/lovebrian649)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.finsweet.com/t/list-filter-possible-to-start-with-specific-select-value-selected/7452/1 "2026-07-21T03:56:47Z")

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Hello! I have two instances of a List Filter on the same page, and each one includes a Select field. Is it possible to have one of the Select options selected by default?

I know this is possible with radio buttons and checkboxes, but since each filter only has one Select field, I’m hoping there’s a way to set an initial selected value on a form Select element

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**Author:** ![Support-Finn](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.finsweet.com/support-finn/32/5169_2.png) [@Support-Finn](https://forum.finsweet.com/u/Support-Finn)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.finsweet.com/t/list-filter-possible-to-start-with-specific-select-value-selected/7452/2 "2026-07-21T13:32:25Z")

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Hey @lovebrian649!

So there’s no built-in attribute for pre-selecting a `<select>` element the way there is for radios and checkboxes — `checked="checked"` works great for radio inputs, and Webflow’s native “Start checked” handles checkboxes, but `<select>` doesn’t have a documented equivalent in fs-list.

That said, you’ve got two paths forward:

**Option 1 — No-code alternative:** If your UI can accommodate it, swapping the dropdown for a group of radio buttons gives you native pre-selection out of the box. Just add `checked="checked"` to whichever radio should be active on load.

**Option 2 — JavaScript workaround:** You can pre-select a `<select>` value by setting it after fs-list initializes and dispatching a change event. Here’s the general approach:

```js
window.FinsweetAttributes = window.FinsweetAttributes || [];
window.FinsweetAttributes.push([
  'list',
  (listInstances) => {
    const mySelect = document.querySelector('[fs-list-field="[your-field-identifier]"]');
    if (mySelect) {
      mySelect.value = '[your-option-value]';
      mySelect.dispatchEvent(new Event('change', { bubbles: true }));
    }
  },
]);

```

Replace `[your-field-identifier]` with your actual **fs-list-field** value and `[your-option-value]` with the exact option you want pre-selected. Since you have two instances, you’ll want to scope this carefully using the correct instance selectors for each.

We’d love to get eyes on your actual setup to give you a more precise snippet — could you share your Webflow read-only link or the HTML for your filter setup? 🙏

Also looping in the team to verify the JS approach and any edge cases specific to your two-instance configuration.

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**Author:** ![lovebrian649](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.finsweet.com/lovebrian649/32/112_2.png) [@lovebrian649](https://forum.finsweet.com/u/lovebrian649)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.finsweet.com/t/list-filter-possible-to-start-with-specific-select-value-selected/7452/3 "2026-07-21T16:15:29Z")

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Oh amazing

I don’t have the build assembled yet…but I was hoping to make like a price comparison

The project I’m working on has 5 different pricing tiers, so it’s hard to have the full table, especially when it goes down to Tablet and below

I was hoping to build a comparrison where we would have 2 collections lists on the page with a Pricing collection list and use the filters to select on of the tiers

so it would be side by side and the user can select a price from the select dropdown and then the corresponding collection item would show

thats why i would need 2 instances

I appreciate your help and suggestions 🙏

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**Author:** ![jesse.muiruri](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.finsweet.com/jesse.muiruri/32/5523_2.png) [@jesse.muiruri](https://forum.finsweet.com/u/jesse.muiruri)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.finsweet.com/t/list-filter-possible-to-start-with-specific-select-value-selected/7452/4 "2026-07-22T18:42:10Z")

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Hey @lovebrian649

Let us know once you get started, I would be glad to look at even the slightest implementation

Keep us posted, thanks