How To Remove Customer Comments Field On Order Page?

[merrydown]

I have tried to search for an answer to this without success. I vaguely remember it being mentioned somewhere, so sorry if it is a 101 fail.

What is the simplest way to turn off 'customer comments'? My client is receiving requests in the comments field which they cannot fulfill and they have asked me to remove it from the ordering process.

Any thanks would be most gratefully received.

Jim

[haredo]

Me,
This post might get you on the right track..

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showth...+checkout+page

[merrydown]

You're a star, thanks for responding :)

[haredo]

Me,
Your Welcome, glad the could help you find the right thread...

[merrydown]

I made some changes and now the comments field is hidden on ordering pages. I also made a change so there is no option to go back and edit comments. (In the text below I use the word remmed in place of 'commented' for obvious reasons.)

1) I copied the following files

tpl_checkout_shipping_default.php
tpl_checkout_payment_default.php
tpl_checkout_confirmation_default.php

from /includes/templates/template_default/templates/
to /includes/templates/my_custom_template/templates/
(where 'my_custom_template' is the name of my template overide)

2) I then remmed out some lines and put a dummy hidden field in (to allow a null value to be passed instead of no value for the comment field which I had remmed) as follows:


tpl_checkout_shipping_default.php

<fieldset class="shipping" id="comments">
<legend><?php echo TABLE_HEADING_COMMENTS; ?></legend>
<?php echo zen_draw_textarea_field('comments', '45', '3'); ?>
</fieldset>

Became:

<!--<fieldset class="shipping" id="comments">
<legend><?php echo TABLE_HEADING_COMMENTS; ?></legend>
<?php echo zen_draw_textarea_field('comments', '45', '3'); ?>
</fieldset>--><input type="hidden" name="comments" value="" />



tpl_checkout_payment_default.php

<fieldset id="comments">
<legend><?php echo TABLE_HEADING_COMMENTS; ?></legend>
<?php echo zen_draw_textarea_field('comments', '45', '3'); ?>
</fieldset>

Became:

<!--<fieldset id="comments">
<legend><?php echo TABLE_HEADING_COMMENTS; ?></legend>
<?php echo zen_draw_textarea_field('comments', '45', '3'); ?>
</fieldset>--><input type="hidden" name="comments" value="" />



tpl_checkout_confirmation_default.php

<h2 id="checkoutConfirmDefaultHeadingComments"><?php echo HEADING_ORDER_COMMENTS; ?></h2>
<div class="buttonRow forward"><?php echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CHECKOUT_PAYMENT, '', 'SSL') . '">' . zen_image_button(BUTTON_IMAGE_EDIT_SMALL, BUTTON_EDIT_SMALL_ALT) . '</a>'; ?></div>
<div><?php echo (empty($order->info['comments']) ? NO_COMMENTS_TEXT : nl2br(zen_output_string_protected($order->info['comments'])) . zen_draw_hidden_field('comments', $order->info['comments'])); ?></div>
<br class="clearBoth" />
<?php
// }
?>
<hr />

Became:

<!--
<h2 id="checkoutConfirmDefaultHeadingComments"><?php echo HEADING_ORDER_COMMENTS; ?></h2>
<div class="buttonRow forward"><?php echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CHECKOUT_PAYMENT, '', 'SSL') . '">' . zen_image_button(BUTTON_IMAGE_EDIT_SMALL, BUTTON_EDIT_SMALL_ALT) . '</a>'; ?></div>
<div><?php echo (empty($order->info['comments']) ? NO_COMMENTS_TEXT : nl2br(zen_output_string_protected($order->info['comments'])) . zen_draw_hidden_field('comments', $order->info['comments'])); ?></div>
<br class="clearBoth" />
<?php
// }
?>
<hr />
-->



I hope that helps someone looking for the same solution that I was!

[haredo]

Me,
Thanks for the complete fix on the .php coding.. Will be very helpful for other Zennners who are looking for this solution..

Thanks again....