{"id":1004,"date":"2020-05-16T13:02:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T13:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/16\/add-birthday-field-to-checkout-in-magento-2\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T13:04:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T07:34:28","slug":"add-birthday-field-to-checkout-in-magento-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/add-birthday-field-to-checkout-in-magento-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Birthday Field to Checkout in Magento 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As per&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/871513\/worldwide-data-created\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statista<\/a>, 64.2 zettabytes of data is globally created every year, which is expected to reach 180 zettabytes by 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Data never sleeps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whichever industry you are, the details about your target audience, and collecting customer data helps you improve mostly every aspect of your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Magento 2 store owners, the default Magento 2 forms aid in this process. The flexible nature of the CMS allows modifying the default configuration to cater to the business needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And one such instance is the checkout page form. As a business owner, you may want to know the birth date of your customer in order to lure them for a birthday deal or unique offers for birthday month, or simply form a better customer relationship and engagement by sending birthday wishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overcoming the limitation of the default checkout form, here\u2019s the solution to&nbsp;<em><strong>add birthday field to checkout in Magento 2<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method to add birthday field to checkout in Magento 2:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. <strong>Login<\/strong>&nbsp;to admin panel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Navigate to&nbsp;<strong>Stores &gt; Configuration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. Select&nbsp;<strong>Customer Configuration<\/strong>&nbsp;under&nbsp;<strong>Customers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. Expand&nbsp;<strong>Name and Address Options<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. Change the value of the field \u201c<strong>Date of Birth<\/strong>\u201d to \u201crequired\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. <strong>Save<\/strong>&nbsp;the configuration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/How-to-Add-Birthday-Field-to-Checkout-in-Magento-2-Meetanshi.png\" alt=\"How to Add Birthday Field to Checkout in Magento 2\" class=\"wp-image-8994\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s it to add DOB field to the checkout page in Magento 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, do not forget to share the post with fellow Magento developers via social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Related Topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/add-custom-template-on-magento-2-checkout-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Add Custom Template on Magento 2 Checkout Page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/add-custom-field-in-address-form-in-magento-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Add Custom Field in Address Form in Magento 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As per&nbsp;Statista, 64.2 zettabytes of data is globally created every year, which is expected to reach 180 zettabytes by 2025. Data never sleeps! Whichever industry you are, the details about your target audience, and collecting customer data helps you improve mostly every aspect of your business. 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