Change default country in OpenCart - opencart2.x

Question

I'm using latest version of OpenCart 2.0.2.0 whenever I go to register page site/index.php?route=account/register it shows United states as default. I know how to change this default country to another default country. Here what I need is, if a user go to register page it will show please select instead of any default country.

Answer 1

It is not option available. but, You can do with modified following code.
Find code: catalog\controller\account\register.php
if (isset($this->request->post['country_id'])) {
$data['country_id'] = $this->request->post['country_id'];
} elseif (isset($this->session->data['shipping_address']['country_id'])) {
$data['country_id'] = $this->session->data['shipping_address']['country_id'];
} else {
$data['country_id'] = $this->config->get('config_country_id');
}
Remove following code from above code.
else {
$data['country_id'] = $this->config->get('config_country_id');
}

Answer 2

I'm presently working with custom built OpenCart theme, whenever I visit the register page, by default US is showing. If I want to change the default country (US) to another I need to change it via backend. But I would like to display --Please Select -- option on register page country section. Is there any way to change any default country to please select option?

Answer 3

Goto System -> Settings
You can find a list.
click the edit button
then click on the 'Local' Tab
Change your default country from here.

Answer 4

Another option how to do this is going to the template file, and modifying the loop there to not select the current country.
The area where you have:
<select name="country_id" id="input-country" class="form-control">
<option value="">
<?php echo $text_select; ?>
</option>
<?php foreach ($countries as $country) { ?>
<?php if ($country['country_id'] == $country_id) { ?>
<option value="<?php echo $country['country_id']; ?>" selected="selected">
<?php echo $country['name']; ?>
</option>
<?php } else { ?>
<option value="<?php echo $country['country_id']; ?>">
<?php echo $country['name']; ?>
</option>
<?php } ?>
<?php } ?>
</select>
Just remove the part where the script is going to make a select element with "selected", like this, this should be the end code:
<select name="country_id" id="input-country" class="form-control">
<option value="">
<?php echo $text_select; ?>
</option>
<?php foreach ($countries as $country) { ?>
<option value="<?php echo $country['country_id']; ?>">
<?php echo $country['name']; ?>
</option>
<?php } ?>
</select>