WooCommerce - Make "state" field not required on checkout page

gistfile1.php

<?php
/**
 * WooCommerce Extra Feature
 * --------------------------
 *
 * Make "state" field not required on checkout
 *
 */
 
add_filter( 'woocommerce_billing_fields', 'woo_filter_state_billing', 10, 1 );
add_filter( 'woocommerce_shipping_fields', 'woo_filter_state_shipping', 10, 1 );

function woo_filter_state_billing( $address_fields ) { 
  $address_fields['billing_state']['required'] = false;
	return $address_fields;
}

function woo_filter_state_shipping( $address_fields ) { 
	$address_fields['shipping_state']['required'] = false;
	return $address_fields;
}

Hi,

I want to make state/province a required field so I tried to set billing_state and shipping_state to true but it doesn't work.
I have billing & shipping state not 2 forms : one for shipping and one for billing.

Can you guide me how to do it? If state/province is not a required field, it will not calculate the shipping fee correctly. I have one shipping fee for local and one for province. If the state/province is not filled (is not a required filed right now) it will give me the higher province rate not the local one.

Thanks

bogdanvoi, I have the same issue. Did you find a solution?

It's strange, because people say that the State field should be "required" by default since 3.3.5 version of Woocommerce.

add_filter( 'woocommerce_billing_fields', 'woo_filter_state_billing', 10, 1 );
add_filter( 'woocommerce_shipping_fields', 'woo_filter_state_shipping', 10, 1 );

function woo_filter_state_billing( $address_fields ) { 
  $address_fields['billing_state']['required'] = true;
	return $address_fields;
}

function woo_filter_state_shipping( $address_fields ) { 
	$address_fields['shipping_state']['required'] = true;
	return $address_fields;
}

@lukecav, I've just tried your solution. When the page loads; it shows the asterix for a second and then returns to optional field.
Any ideas here?

Hi, thanks for sharing this details. How can i do if i need to select specific country's to change from optional to required. Thanks