Title: Automatic Custom Field ENtry Last modified: January 9, 2022 --- # Automatic Custom Field ENtry * Resolved [Slim Karaaslan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/slimx91/) * (@slimx91) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-custom-field-entry/) * First time posting here. * On EVERY single order on my woocommerce site, it adds a CUSTOM FIELD entry is_vat_exempt > no * My website does not have tax embedded into it. I use the CUSTOM FIELDS to enter SERIAL NUMBERS for products. I was wondering if there was a way to stop the website from automatically adding that is_vat_exempt entry? There must be a setting, it’s been a few weeks and i cannot find it for the life of me lol. * Someone, anyone please help 🙂 thanks. Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * [Juan G. (woo-hc)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/judagutor/) * (@judagutor) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-custom-field-entry/#post-15232253) * Hi [@slimx91](https://wordpress.org/support/users/slimx91/)! * To further check into this, kindly provide us your **System Status**; you can find it via `WooCommerce > Status`. Select ‘Get system report’ and then ‘Copy for support’. Once you do this, paste in here your response. * Thanks! * Thread Starter [Slim Karaaslan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/slimx91/) * (@slimx91) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-custom-field-entry/#post-15232314) * Of course. * ``` ### WordPress Environment ### WordPress address (URL): ###################### Site address (URL): ################## WC Version: 6.0.0 REST API Version: ✔ 6.0.0 WC Blocks Version: ✔ 6.3.3 Action Scheduler Version: ✔ 3.4.0 WC Admin Version: ✔ 2.9.4 Log Directory Writable: ✔ WP Version: 5.8.3 WP Multisite: – WP Memory Limit: 256 MB WP Debug Mode: – WP Cron: ✔ Language: en_AU External object cache: ✔ ### Server Environment ### Server Info: LiteSpeed PHP Version: 7.4.26 PHP Post Max Size: 30 MB PHP Time Limit: 30 PHP Max Input Vars: 1000 cURL Version: 7.29.0 NSS/3.53.1 SUHOSIN Installed: – MySQL Version: 5.5.5-10.4.12-MariaDB-log Max Upload Size: 30 MB Default Timezone is UTC: ✔ fsockopen/cURL: ✔ SoapClient: ❌ Your server does not have the SoapClient class enabled - some gateway plugins which use SOAP may not work as expected. 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This order was generated today. It is adding a CUSTOM FIELD ENTRY by itself. I DON’T WANT IT to add “isvatexempt” as a custom entry. I just want it to leave it blank. [https://snipboard.io/MJZQ2p.jpg](https://snipboard.io/MJZQ2p.jpg) * [Mirko P.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rainfallnixfig/) * (@rainfallnixfig) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-custom-field-entry/#post-15237688) * Hi [@slimx91](https://wordpress.org/support/users/slimx91/), * Thank you for the screenshot! * I found an enhancement issue in Github for core WooCommerce with a request to disable post meta data like `is_vat_exempt` when taxes are not enabled. The Github issue is open with a low priority, this means the enhancement could be implemented sometime in the future but has not a high priority: * [https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/issues/24726](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/issues/24726) * Feel free to add your comments to the thread so that it grabs directly the attention of the developers. * As per removing the custom field table, you can either manually remove it or you’d need customization if it has to be done programmatically. You can start from this WordPress function: [https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/remove_meta_box/](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/remove_meta_box/). * If you do require more help with the actual coding, we’d recommend hiring a developer or one of the customization experts listed at [https://woocommerce.com/customizations/](https://woocommerce.com/customizations/). * It’s not a good idea to remove the meta key is_vat_exempt but you can delete it in the wp_postmeta database table or use a plugin like [https://wordpress.org/plugins/delete-custom-fields/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/delete-custom-fields/) if you really want to. More info here: * [https://itsiti.com/remove-unused-wordpress-custom-fields/](https://itsiti.com/remove-unused-wordpress-custom-fields/) * * Note that the meta key will be permanently removed so you may want to make a full backup of the database first. If something goes wrong it’s nice to know that you can restore your database to the previous state. * Let us know if you have more questions. * Thread Starter [Slim Karaaslan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/slimx91/) * (@slimx91) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-custom-field-entry/#post-15238256) * Oh I see, so this is pretty much an auto-generated code on anything without tax?– Yeah, no it’s not a big priority, manually removing it is safer. 🙂 * Thank you so much for doing the research, strange though I googled around a lot and did not come across anything * [Mirko P.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rainfallnixfig/) * (@rainfallnixfig) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-custom-field-entry/#post-15238314) * > manually removing it is safer * That sounds good! However, I’d suggest following the Github issue for any updates. * I’m going to close this thread now. Please feel free to open a new thread if you have any further questions. * Have a nice day! Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) The topic ‘Automatic Custom Field ENtry’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/woocommerce/assets/icon.svg?rev=3234504) * [WooCommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce/reviews/) ## Tags * [custom fields](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/custom-fields/) * 7 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [Mirko P.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rainfallnixfig/) * Last activity: [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-custom-field-entry/#post-15238314) * Status: resolved