How to remove telephone number as required field in billing and shipping on admin side?

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How to change telephone number to not being required on the admin side billing and shipping information?

Could this be done with some SQL query?

Vernard Luz · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-26 14:43:05Z

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Here's the SQL query for setting the attribute telephone to not required.

UPDATE eav_attribute SET is_required = 0 WHERE attribute_code = 'telephone';

You might want this implemented in a setup script if you wish to package it in an extension.

This does not override any frontend code, which may still require the telephone.

answered Jun 26, 2015 at 14:43

Vernard Luz

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you need also to edit app/code/core/Mage/Customer/Model/Address/Abstract.php comment out getTelephone() check.
– LucScu
Jun 18, 2018 at 10:47
@LucaS That's not necessary.
– Vernard Luz
Jun 19, 2018 at 11:56
It is necessary with magento 1.9.3.8 and iwd checkout, if you don't edit app/code/core/Mage/Customer/Model/Address/Abstract.php it returns error "insert phone number". I don't try it with default checkout, but i think it returns error anyway because it checks phone number as required.
– LucScu
Jun 19, 2018 at 15:59

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