How to make "State/Province" Drop/Down optional?

[jack911]

I need to make State/Province field during registration optional (but not disabled/deleted/masked). I set:
Configurations - Minimum Values - State = BLANK (as in nothing, NOT"0")
Configurations - Customer Details - State = TRUE
Configurations - Customer Details - State - Always display as pulldown? = FALSE

Customers from countries that have no built-in states are able to create account with just Country chosen. But for those countries with built-in States/Provinces (i.e. USA, Australia), if customer doesn't select a state/province, an error comes back as

[##############################]Please select a state from the States pull down menu.
[/COLOR]
In other words, it forces customers from countries with built-in States/Provinces to select a State/Province

I read this post but didn't find answer..
https://www.zen-cart.com/showthread....ields-optional

I have tried both Classic template, Westminister New template.

Someone help!

[jack911]

No one knows? COme on,.. please

[Fisher1]

Have you been able to deal with that question? What configuration parameters should I set?

[twitchtoo]

Yes, try this new module for Zen Cart 1.56c...

Twitch Make State Optional
20a for Zen Cart 1.56c - Twitch Base6
August 6.2020

Please backup your database and fileset locally prior to making changes to your Zen Cart shop.

This will install a switch in Admin > Configuration > Customer Details > Twitch - Make State Optional that controls the form check - messageStack and javascript - to allow the state to become optional during account creation.

Be sure to test on create account, login and split login as your site may handle these sign up methods differently.


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SQL Update
INSERT INTO configuration (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, set_function, date_added) VALUES ('Twitch - Make State Optional', 'TWI_ACCOUNT_STATE_OPTIONAL', 'false', '<br/>Make State <strong>Optional</strong> in Account Create Form?', '5', '7', 'zen_cfg_select_option(array(\'true\', \'false\'), ', now());


Uninstall Only
DELETE FROM configuration WHERE configuration_key in ('TWI_ACCOUNT_STATE_OPTIONAL');
Uninstall Only


***


Update template and core files...


includes/modules/YOUR_TEMPLATE/create_account.php
replace this:
$zone->MoveNext();
}
}

if ($found_exact_iso_match) {
$zone_id = $zone->fields['zone_id'];
$zone_name = $zone->fields['zone_name'];
} else {
$error = true;
$error_state_input = true;
$messageStack->add('create_account', ENTRY_STATE_ERROR_SELECT);
}
} else {
if (strlen($state) < ENTRY_STATE_MIN_LENGTH) {
$error = true;
$error_state_input = true;
$messageStack->add('create_account', ENTRY_STATE_ERROR);
}
}
}


with this:
$zone->MoveNext();
}
}
if ($found_exact_iso_match) {
$zone_id = $zone->fields['zone_id'];
$zone_name = $zone->fields['zone_name'];
} else {
if (TWI_ACCOUNT_STATE_OPTIONAL == 'false') {
$error = true;
$error_state_input = true;
$messageStack->add('create_account', ENTRY_STATE_ERROR_SELECT);
} // eof TWI_ACCOUNT_STATE_OPTIONAL
}
} else {
if (strlen($state) < ENTRY_STATE_MIN_LENGTH) {
if (TWI_ACCOUNT_STATE_OPTIONAL == 'false') {
$error = true;
$error_state_input = true;
$messageStack->add('create_account', ENTRY_STATE_ERROR);
} // eof TWI_ACCOUNT_STATE_OPTIONAL
}
}
}


includes/form_check.js.php
replace this:
<?php if (ACCOUNT_STATE == 'true') { ?>
check_state(<?php echo (int)ENTRY_STATE_MIN_LENGTH . ', "' . ENTRY_STATE_ERROR . '", "' . ENTRY_STATE_ERROR_SELECT; ?>");
<?php } ?>


with this:
<?php if (ACCOUNT_STATE == 'true') { ?>
<?php if (TWI_ACCOUNT_STATE_OPTIONAL == 'false') { ?>
check_state(<?php echo (int)ENTRY_STATE_MIN_LENGTH . ', "' . ENTRY_STATE_ERROR . '", "' . ENTRY_STATE_ERROR_SELECT; ?>");
<?php } ?>
<?php } ?>



includes/modules/pages/create_account/jscript_form_check.php
replace this:
<?php if (ACCOUNT_STATE == 'true') { ?>
check_state(<?php echo (int)ENTRY_STATE_MIN_LENGTH . ', "' . ENTRY_STATE_ERROR . '", "' . ENTRY_STATE_ERROR_SELECT . '"'; ?>);
<?php } ?>


with this:
<?php if (ACCOUNT_STATE == 'true') { ?>
<?php if (TWI_ACCOUNT_STATE_OPTIONAL == 'false') { ?>
check_state(<?php echo (int)ENTRY_STATE_MIN_LENGTH . ', "' . ENTRY_STATE_ERROR . '", "' . ENTRY_STATE_ERROR_SELECT . '"'; ?>);
<?php } ?>
<?php } ?>



includes/modules/pages/login/jscript_form_check.php
replace this:
<?php if (ACCOUNT_STATE == 'true') { ?>
check_state(<?php echo (int)ENTRY_STATE_MIN_LENGTH . ', "' . ENTRY_STATE_ERROR . '", "' . ENTRY_STATE_ERROR_SELECT . '"'; ?>);
<?php } ?>


with this:
<?php if (ACCOUNT_STATE == 'true') { ?>
<?php if (TWI_ACCOUNT_STATE_OPTIONAL == 'false') { ?>
check_state(<?php echo (int)ENTRY_STATE_MIN_LENGTH . ', "' . ENTRY_STATE_ERROR . '", "' . ENTRY_STATE_ERROR_SELECT . '"'; ?>);
<?php } ?>
<?php } ?>


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