The shopping cart is available in the Web Store catalog mode. See Choose a Catalog Mode to compare it with the other modes.
To enable it, go to Products > Settings > General Settings and select Web Store in the Catalog Mode section:
After you enable it you will see a new Shopping Cart screen in the General Settings menu:
The Web Store mode will give you access to:
- Product Variations
- Modern Checkout
- Shopping Cart Pages
- Customizable Email Notifications
- Shopping Cart Widget
- Orders, customer accounts and the customer panel
Product Variations
You can add unlimited product variations to each product. Each variation can have a price effect that modifies the normal price by a percentage or a fixed value.
The user can select the variations with the drop-downs located on product page and in the checkout.
See how to add product variations.
Modern Checkout
The user can make changes in the checkout without clicking any “save” button. Everything is saving automatically without a page refresh. The following can be modified in the checkout:
- The quantity for each product
- Product variations
- Products can be deleted
When any change is made the order summary is automatically updated without any page refresh or button click.
Shopping Cart pages
You can select your shopping cart pages for:
- the cart
- the checkout form
- the thank you page
The pages can be fully customized. You can add any content there, and you can place the plugin output exactly where you want it with the shopping cart shortcodes.
How to assign shopping cart pages.
Fully Customizable Email Notifications
You can set the email addresses to send and receive shopping cart notifications.
Once the order is set you and your customer will receive email notification with order summary.
The email templates are fully customizable on the Shopping Cart settings screen. You can also use HTML and the checkout email notification shortcodes there.
Check how to customize your email notification.
Shopping Cart widget
You can use the Shopping Cart widget in your sidebar to show the cart button with the number of products in the cart. The count updates instantly when a product is added or removed, and the button takes the customer to the cart.
How to use shopping cart widget.
Shipping and tax
Customers choose a shipping option at checkout, and the shipping cost is added to the order. See Shipping Configuration. You can also add a checkout tax rate: see Shopping Cart Tax.
Orders and customers
Orders are saved in the admin, where you can view and edit them or create new ones. When you set Remember fields by to User Account in the Form Settings section of the Shopping Cart screen, customers get an account with their first order and can see their order history in the customer panel.