Add Default Values to System Configuration Fields

Posted on February 18, 2015 | Magento 1

Add the following snippet to your Namespace/Module/etc/config.xml file.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    ...
    <default>
        <sectionname>
            <groupname>                
                <fieldname>My Default Value</fieldname>         
            </groupname>
            <anothergroupname>
                <fieldname>My Default Value</fieldname>
                <fieldname>My Default Value</fieldname>
            </anothergroupname>
        </sectionname>
    </default>
    ...
</config>