Remove Fax Number/Newsletter and Email Details

[sharc316]

Hi,

I would like to know how to remove the fax number from "update your information page" in my account. Also I have set emails to default as html, but it still appears as text default on this page.

[stevesh]

You want the fax number field on the create account page, but not in My Account ?

[sharc316]

I dont want the fax field anywhere. I turned it off in Admin but it still appears in 'update account' page. Same with Email Newsletter preference. I set it to html in admin but it's set to text in 'update account' page.

[stevesh]

You can remove the fax field in includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_account_edit_default.php ansd save the edited file to your template's override folder.

When I set HTML as the default (not a good idea, IMO), then create an account without changing it to plain text, HTML is selected when I go to edit My Account, so it's customer specific.

[sharc316]

Oh I see. How come it's not a good idea to set html as default? Would they not be able to view the emails in some instances?

[stevesh]

Partly legal. In some places (nowhere in the US, though), it's against the law to default to HTML emails.

Mostly personal, though. I want plain text emails from online sellers, and I think HTML should be opt-in rather than opt-out.