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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, the Delson coat product is added to the store's cart. The cart is displayed inside a drawer (popup). On the left, in Theme settings > Cart, the drawer is configured by setting the following options:

  • The Cart type radio buttons are set to display the cart as a Drawer.
  • To show the drawer on the current page, when a customer adds a product to the cart, the checkbox option is enabled to Open drawer when product is added to 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 radio buttons to choose an icon to represent the cart as a Bag or Cart.
Enable cart notesSelect the checkbox Enable cart notes 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 checkbox Enable accelerated checkout buttons 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 radio buttons 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 checkbox Open drawer when product is added to cart 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.