Set Default Quantity to 1 in Magento

By default, the quantity box on the product page is always blank and that is not very user friendly. It would be great if the box would be set to "1" by default .

Now this can be done without any programming - only through configuration changes in the backend as follows:

1. Go to Admin Panel -> System -> Configuration -> Inventory-> Product Stock Options from the Menu
2. Click on Add Minimum Qty button (next to Minimum Qty Allowed in Shopping Cart option)
3. Choose Customer Group: ALL GROUPS as you want this to be applied to all users
4. Enter 1 for Minimum Qty
5. Save Config

Abracadabra! The work is done - now products page quantity box is defaulted to 1.