Limit Address Line Length for Shipping Labels
Stops checkout when an address line is longer than your carrier's label allows (often 35 characters) and asks the customer to use the second line.
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Code
$wpide_address_max = 35; // Maximum characters per address line.
add_filter( 'woocommerce_default_address_fields', function ( $fields ) use ( $wpide_address_max ) {
foreach ( array( 'address_1', 'address_2', 'company' ) as $key ) {
if ( isset( $fields[ $key ] ) ) {
$fields[ $key ]['maxlength'] = $wpide_address_max;
}
}
return $fields;
} );
add_action( 'woocommerce_after_checkout_validation', function ( $data, $errors ) use ( $wpide_address_max ) {
foreach ( array( 'billing_address_1', 'billing_address_2', 'shipping_address_1', 'shipping_address_2' ) as $key ) {
if ( ! empty( $data[ $key ] ) && mb_strlen( (string) $data[ $key ] ) > $wpide_address_max ) {
$errors->add( 'validation', sprintf( 'Address lines can be up to %d characters. Please move the rest to the second address line.', $wpide_address_max ) );
return;
}
}
}, 10, 2 );Notes
Also sets a maxlength on the fields so customers see the limit while typing.
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