How do I remove the telephone number field from signup?

I dont want the telephone field to appear at all n the sign up page. What file do I need to edit and what code do I remove? Thanks.

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=495

Is that one safe to use for Zen Cart 1.3.9h? It says it is for 1.3.6.

Best regards

I think I have the answer to my own question. Once I upload the new create_account.php to my overrides folder, the admin settings for the newsletter does not work anymore (Show Newsletter Checkbox & Customer Default Email Preference). I want the checkbox to be marked as "subscribe" and with html on, this does not work anymore once i upload the create_account.php.

Is there another solution to complete hide to telephone field? I've managed to remove the asterix and put it to blank, but now I just wanna get rid of the whole thing! :)

You can edit tpl_modules_create_account.php and remove the telephone part. I removed the whole <fieldset> that contains the phone number and fax number fields.

stevesh:

You can edit tpl_modules_create_account.php and remove the telephone part. I removed the whole <fieldset> that contains the phone number and fax number fields.

Exactly the kind of answer I needed. Thank you - works like a charm!

finally, a simple solution, thanks a lot:clap:. This really should be an option in Admin I think.

i tried to do this, but when i try to create a new account there's an error message that i need to type at least 3 characters in the telephone number field (and there's no telephone number field). what did i do wrong?

You need to set the telephone field in Admin - Configuration - Minimum Values to 0. (If that doesn't work, leave it blank.)

it worked. thanks!

mojo13:

finally, a simple solution, thanks a lot:clap:. This really should be an option in Admin I think.

I just did this in version 1.5.7d. Agreed, it should be an admin function.

Since without a valid phone number, there is no accurate way to contact a customer with any problems, questions, or corroborations, I doubt you will ever see that happen.