{"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

As per 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

Data never sleeps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

Overcoming the limitation of the default checkout form, here\u2019s the solution to add birthday field to checkout in Magento 2<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method to add birthday field to checkout in Magento 2:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Login<\/strong> to admin panel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Navigate to Stores > Configuration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Select Customer Configuration<\/strong> under Customers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Expand Name and Address Options<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Change the value of the field \u201cDate of Birth<\/strong>\u201d to \u201crequired\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Save<\/strong> the configuration<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That\u2019s it to add DOB field to the checkout page in Magento 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, do not forget to share the post with fellow Magento developers via social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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