Template Enterprise - Checkout > Customer Contact Method is stuck asking for Phone Number

Topic summary

A merchant has configured their checkout settings to request Email only as the customer contact method, but the checkout page continues to require a phone number despite this configuration.

Issue Details:

  • Settings show “Email (Only)” is selected under Checkout > Customer Contact Method
  • Phone number field still appears as mandatory during checkout
  • The merchant does not want to collect phone numbers from customers

Current Status:

  • The issue remains unresolved
  • Screenshots have been provided showing both the backend settings and the problematic checkout behavior
  • The merchant is seeking guidance on how to fix this configuration mismatch
Summarized with AI on November 16. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

We do not require phone number from our clients. Even though we checked only Email on the Checkout> Customer Contact Method> Email (Only); when we go to the check out it still asks for the phone number.

How to solve this? Help please.