Hulk Phone Guard for WooCommerce

Hulk Phone Guard for WooCommerce validates international phone numbers directly in the block-based WooCommerce checkout and on the My Account Edit Address page. It ships with a country selector, live formatting, custom error messages, duplicate phone detection, and handy order phone management tools for store admins.

Product Overview

Documentation

Features

Checkout & My Account Validation
* International phone number validation at block-based checkout and on the My Account > Edit Address page
* Country selector with search, flags, and auto-detection via geo-IP lookup
* Format phone numbers as you type with configurable display format (International, National, E.164, RFC3966)
* Strict validation with configurable allowed number types (Mobile, Fixed Line, Toll Free, VoIP, etc.)
* Fully customizable validation error messages for each error type
* “Always allow checkout” option so customers can complete an order even when their number is invalid

Admin Order Management
* Detect and warn about duplicate phone numbers across orders in the admin order edit screen
* One-click Call, WhatsApp, SMS, and Copy buttons on order screens and the order preview modal
* Phone numbers block included in order emails with WhatsApp and SMS links for admins
* Respects your existing phone field visibility (hidden, optional, or required) and warns you if the field is disabled on the Checkout block

User Profile & Settings
* Phone validation on WordPress user profile and edit user screens in admin
* Multi-language support for the validation UI
* Compatible with modern WooCommerce block-based checkout
* Debug logging via WooCommerce Status > Logs

Note: This is the free version of the plugin. Some advanced features are available in the Pro version.

External Services

This plugin connects to various APIs to obtain geolocation information, it’s needed to show the user’s country based on their IP address. Below is a detailed list of the external services used, along with the data sent, usage details, and links to their terms of service and privacy policies.

1. ipapi.co

   • Purpose: Used to retrieve geolocation data such as the user’s country based on their IP address.
   • Data Sent: User’s IP address.
   • When Sent: Every time the geolocation functionality is accessed.
   • Terms of Service: ipapi.co Terms
   • Privacy Policy: ipapi.co Privacy Policy

2. geojs.io

   • Purpose: Retrieves the user’s country information based on their IP address.
   • Data Sent: User’s IP address.
   • When Sent: Whenever geolocation data is required.
   • Terms of Service: GeoJS Terms
   • Privacy Policy: GeoJS Privacy Policy

3. ip.guide

   • Purpose: Retrieves the user’s country information based on their IP address.
   • Data Sent: User’s IP address.
   • When Sent: Whenever geolocation data is required.
   • Terms of Service: IP Guide Terms
   • Privacy Policy: IP Guide Privacy Policy

4. BigDataCloud.net

   • Purpose: Performs reverse geocoding to convert geographic coordinates into readable location information.
   • Data Sent: User’s IP address and/or geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude).
   • When Sent: Whenever reverse geocoding is required.
   • Terms of Service: BigDataCloud Terms
   • Privacy Policy: BigDataCloud Privacy Policy