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Western digits, Arabic-Indic digits, and Eastern Arabic\/Persian digits are supported.<\/p>\n\n<p>Validation follows the current Saudi mobile network-code structure published by the Communications, Space &amp; Technology Commission. It checks format and current mobile prefixes, not number ownership or service status.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Focused behavior<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Works with WooCommerce classic checkout.<\/li>\n<li>Works with WooCommerce Checkout Blocks and the Store API.<\/li>\n<li>Normalizes billing and shipping mobile values before WooCommerce saves them.<\/li>\n<li>Leaves non-Saudi addresses unchanged.<\/li>\n<li>Leaves an empty optional phone field empty, so WooCommerce keeps control of required or optional field behavior.<\/li>\n<li>Adds no checkout JavaScript, settings screen, database table, cookie, analytics, or external request.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>This plugin validates Saudi mobile-number format only. It does not send an OTP, verify ownership, confirm that a line is active, identify a carrier, or validate landline numbers.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Privacy<\/h3>\n\n<p>The plugin does not collect, transmit, or separately store personal data. It only validates and normalizes phone values that WooCommerce is already processing for checkout.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Install and activate WooCommerce 8.9 or newer.<\/li>\n<li>Install and activate Aetos Saudi Checkout Phone.<\/li>\n<li>Use the classic or block WooCommerce checkout normally. There are no settings to configure.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"does%20the%20plugin%20make%20the%20phone%20field%20required%3F\"><h3>Does the plugin make the phone field required?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. It respects WooCommerce's existing required, optional, or hidden setting. A non-empty Saudi phone value is validated; an empty optional value remains empty.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20verify%20that%20the%20number%20belongs%20to%20the%20shopper%3F\"><h3>Does it verify that the number belongs to the shopper?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. It checks format locally. It does not send an OTP or contact a telephone service.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20support%20arabic%20numbers%3F\"><h3>Does it support Arabic numbers?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Arabic-Indic and Eastern Arabic\/Persian digits are converted safely before validation.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20support%20checkout%20blocks%3F\"><h3>Does it support Checkout Blocks?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. 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