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Cart ​

This guide describes the Theme settings > Cart menu options.

Use the menu options to set how customers purchase products on your store's Cart page. Refer to Shopify help: Cart page

An example cart drawer on a store's Product page.

In the previous image, on the right side, a coat product is added to the store's cart. The cart is displayed inside a drawer (popup). In the upper left, in Theme settings > Cart, the checkbox option is enabled to Open drawer when product is added to cart. This option shows the cart drawer on the current page, when a customer adds a product to the cart.

For general guidance with adjusting a theme setting, refer to Settings overview and Shopify help: Theme settings.

Set up your store's cart ​

To set up your store's cart:

  1. Go to Theme settings > Cart.

    The Theme settings Cart menu in Theme editor.

  2. Select a setting described in the following table.

Setting nameDescription
IconIf icons are enabled in your header settings, use the Icon options to choose an icon to represent your store's cart as a Bag or Cart.
Enable cart notesSelect the Enable cart notes checkbox to show/ hide a text box that allows customers to add a note before they proceed to the checkout page.
Enable accelerated checkout buttonsSelect the Enable accelerated checkout buttons checkbox to show/ hide accelerated checkout buttons on the cart page. Set this to Off, to display the buttons on your store's checkout page. Refer to Shopify help: Accelerated checkouts.
Show product vendorSelect the Show product vendor checkbox to show/ hide the names of product vendors on the cart page.
Cart typeUse the Cart type options to set the cart to display as a Drawer or Page, when the customer selects the Add to cart button. With this option set to Drawer, the cart displays on the current page inside a drawer. To turn off this functionality, and redirect visitors to the cart page, select the Page option. By default, the cart loads via ajax into a drawer. To turn off this functionality, select the Page option.
Open drawer when product is added to cartSelect the Open drawer when product is added to cart checkbox to show/ hide a cart drawer. The drawer (popup) opens when a customer adds a product to the cart. To use this feature, set the Cart type option to Drawer.