Dawn Theme Customer Registry Privacy Policy Checkbox

Technical Q&A

Topic summary

A user needed to add a mandatory privacy policy checkbox to the Shopify Dawn theme’s customer registration page. The initial implementation allowed account creation without checking the box.

Solution Provided:

  • Another user shared updated code that adds a required attribute to the checkbox input
  • The solution includes adding disabled to the submit button, which only becomes enabled when the checkbox is checked
  • This prevents form submission until users accept the privacy policy

Follow-up Questions:

  • One user asked how to customize the checkbox’s shape and color (directed to create a separate community post)
  • Another user asked which file should contain this code (question remains unanswered)

Technical Details:
The code modification involves HTML form elements within the Dawn theme’s registration template, specifically adding checkbox validation and button state management through the required and disabled attributes.

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I am trying to add a mandatory checkbox to my customer registration page. I have managed to create a checkbox linking to the privacy policies, but I can create a new account also without ticking the box. Anybody know how to fix this and also give the user notice that the box needs to ticked?

I have inserted the code for the box below the code for the field for the password.

{{ 'customer.register.password' | t }}
{%- if form.errors contains 'password' -%} {{ form.errors.translated_fields['password'] | capitalize }} {{ form.errors.messages['password'] }}. {%- endif -%}
Ich habe die Datenschutzbestimmungen gelesen und stimme ihnen hiermit zu.

{{ 'customer.register.submit' | t }}
{%- endform -%}
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Hi @VieCape ,

Please change all code:


  
  

{%- if form.errors contains 'password' -%}

  
  {{ form.errors.translated_fields['password'] | capitalize }} {{ form.errors.messages['password'] }}.

{%- endif -%}

  
  

  

{%- endform -%}

I helped you to add disabled to the button, so if the client doesn’t check the checkbox, the button won’t disable disabled.

Hope it helps!

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You my friend are a hero, thank you so much!

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It’s great! Thank you for your help. I want to ask an other question: How can I change the shape and color of the check box?

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Hi @serhatsalih ,

You can create a question on the community and send me the link. I will check it.
Because this will help build a better community.
Thank you.

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Hello,

I also need to add such checkbox, which file should contain this code?

Thank you very much,

Mike