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How Do I Hide Checkout Fields in WooCommerce?

Last updated on January 14, 2023 @ 5:48 am

Checkout is an important part of any ecommerce website – it’s where your customers go to finalize their purchase and pay for their order. But what if you don’t want all of the checkout fields to be visible? Maybe you only want to show certain fields to certain customers, or you want to hide certain fields altogether.

There are a few different ways to hide checkout fields in WooCommerce. You can use a plugin, you can edit your theme’s code, or you can use a WooCommerce_checkout_field filter.

Using a Plugin:

There are a few plugins that will allow you to hide checkout fields in WooCommerce. One option is the Checkout Fields Manager for WooCommerce plugin. With this plugin, you can easily hide or show fields on the checkout page, as well as edit the labels and placeholders for each field.

Editing Your Theme’s Code:

If you’re comfortable editing code, then you can add a bit of code to your theme’s functions.php file to hide checkout fields in WooCommerce. Just add the following code:

function my_custom_checkout_fields( $fields ) {
  unset($fields['billing']['billing_first_name']);
  unset($fields['billing']['billing_last_name']);
  return $fields;
}
add_filter( 'woocommerce_checkout_fields' , 'my_custom_checkout_fields' );

This code will remove the first name and last name fields from the billing section of the checkout page. You can adjust the code to remove other fields as well. Just be sure not to remove any required fields, or your customers won’t be able to complete their purchase!

PRO TIP: If you are using a WooCommerce plugin to hide checkout fields, be aware that this may cause problems with your payment gateway. Some payment gateways require specific fields to be present in order for the transaction to be processed correctly. If you hide these fields, the transaction may fail.

Using a WooCommerce_checkout_field Filter:

If you’re using a custom checkout field plugin like Checkout Field Editor for WooCommerce, then you can use the WooCommerce_checkout_field filter hook to hide fields. For example, if you wanted to hide the “Order Notes” field, you could add this code:

function my_custom_checkout_fields( $fields ) {
  $fields['order']['order_comments']['required'] = false;
  return $fields; 
} 
add_filter( 'woocommerce_checkout_fields', 'my_custom_checkout_fields' );
Drew Clemente

Drew Clemente

Devops & Sysadmin engineer. I basically build infrastructure online.