I feel really stupid here, customer phone number question

[Ripper]

I have one cart owner who would like to remove the mandatory customer phone number field. I cannot find it in the admin panel. Am I missing it completely or is this something I need to do within the code?

[DrByte]

To have the telephone-number field available but not required,
1. Set the telephone "minimum value" to 0
2. Edit the english.php language file and remove the * from the ENTRY_TELEPHONE_NUMBER_TEXT setting

[Ripper]

Thanks for that second part, that was the one I really needed. I figured out the change to zero on my own. I guess I still have a few grey cells left after all.....

[EssexUK]

Hi I am new here so my first post.

If you want to remove the boxes from showing. set the fax and telepnone to false or 0.

In the directory
Includes>templates>template_default>templates find the file called
tpl_modules_create_account.php

Remove the following code

<fieldset>
<legend><?php echo TABLE_HEADING_PHONE_FAX_DETAILS; ?></legend>
<label class="inputLabel" for="telephone"><?php echo ENTRY_TELEPHONE_NUMBER; ?></label>
<?php echo zen_draw_input_field('telephone', '', zen_set_field_length(TABLE_CUSTOMERS, 'customers_telephone', '40') . ' id="telephone"') . (zen_not_null(ENTRY_TELEPHONE_NUMBER_TEXT) ? '<span class="alert">' . ENTRY_TELEPHONE_NUMBER_TEXT . '</span>': ''); ?>
<?php
  if (ACCOUNT_FAX_NUMBER == 'true') {
?>
<br class="clearBoth" />
<label class="inputLabel" for="fax"><?php echo ENTRY_FAX_NUMBER; ?></label>
<?php echo zen_draw_input_field('fax', '', 'id="fax"') . (zen_not_null(ENTRY_FAX_NUMBER_TEXT) ? '<span class="alert">' . ENTRY_FAX_NUMBER_TEXT . '</span>': ''); ?>
<?php
  }
?>
</fieldset>

In the same directory find the file called
tpl_account_edit_default.php

Remove the code

<label class="inputLabel" for="telephone"><?php echo ENTRY_TELEPHONE_NUMBER; ?></label>
<?php echo zen_draw_input_field('telephone', $account->fields['customers_telephone'], 'id="telephone"') . (zen_not_null(ENTRY_TELEPHONE_NUMBER_TEXT) ? '<span class="alert">' . ENTRY_TELEPHONE_NUMBER_TEXT . '</span>': ''); ?>
<br class="clearBoth" />
<label class="inputLabel" for="fax"><?php echo ENTRY_FAX_NUMBER; ?></label>
<?php echo zen_draw_input_field('fax', $account->fields['customers_fax'], 'id="fax"') . (zen_not_null(ENTRY_FAX_NUMBER_TEXT) ? '<span class="alert">' . ENTRY_FAX_NUMBER_TEXT . '</span>': ''); ?>
<br class="clearBoth" />

This then removes the boxes from showing at all.

Remember to take a back up of the originals first.

[Ajeh]

Note: if you copy the tpl_ files to your templates and overrides directory and edit the files then those files will run vs touching the original files ...

That is what the templates and overrides is all about ...

[enigma777]

How come when I set the min value for postal code I still get the asterisks and the jscript pops up?

[Dizzie]

Thanks EssexUK...editing those 2 files worked for me!!
I changed the phone number required minimum to "0" and removed the * from the english.php file and then edited those 2 files and Viola, there's no phone number box on the account creation page...thanks for the Tip!