Phone Mask

Users don’t like complicated forms. Especially when a form which ask them to fill in personal data.
Most of merchants don’t like mess in information. They like when data looks clean, structured, and can be systematized.

Phone Mask Magento extension is a simple and FREE solution which allows your clients to input their phone-numbers faster and without mistakes. It is especially important for address form on checkout, where people often abandon carts due to complicated checkout process. With Phone Mask your clients will not have to input parentheses, spaces and dashes anymore, and you can customize phone mask structure according to your requirements and preferences.
According to feedback from one of our clients, Phone Mask extension decreased number of new abandoned carts on 7%.

There is no need to modify any template or layout files. The extension uses only Javascript, and it does not utilize any other libraries. It means, that the Phone Mask Magento extension is very lite and will work on any Magento theme.

An admin can specify any kind of phone mask and limit what data a user can input. In other words, an admin specify phone template which entered data must conform to. With Phone Mask Magento extension all entered phones will be in the same format.  For example, when entering a phone number on a data capture form, in the format "(___) ___ - ____" the area code brackets, the space between the number and the area code will automatically be placed in.

Phone Mask is also useful for data integrity by preventing typos and errors of your clients. In some businesses, typos in phone number can lead to canceling an order.

Features

• Mainly used for the purposes of data integrity by preventing transcription errors.
• Simplifies Magento checkout and reduce cart abandoment rate.
• Customers don't have to input parentheses, spaces and dashes.
• All phone numbers will be in the same format. Say goodbye to obscurity.
• Lifetime free bugfixes and updates
• Installation service included
• The code of the extension is open

You can also donwload the extension from github.

Installation

1. We recommend you to backup your store before installation
2. Go to magento admin and disable compilation (Systems > Tools > Compilation > 'Disable' button) and flush store cache (System > Cache Management > 'Flush Magento Cache' button)
3. Download the extension package from your account and extract the downloaded archive.
4. Copy the content of extracted folder to your store's root directory 
5. Flush store cache again
6. Log out from the backend and log in again.
7. If you want to enable compilation, then you should run compilation process (Systems > Tools > Compilation > 'Run Compilation Process' button).
8. Go to extension configuration (System > Configuration > PotatoCommerce Extension > Phone Mask ), enable and configure the extension
9. Flush store cache again  

FAQ

Q: After installing "Phone Mask" extension my store gives error or a blank page.
A: Go to Magento Backend, Flush Store Cache (System > Cache Management> 'Flush Magento Cache' button), Logout and Login again. 

Q: Is this extension compatible with SUPEE-6788 security patch?
A: Yes, Phone Mask extension is compatible with this patch.

If FAQ did not help you, please, contact us with detailed information about your issue.