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Cart Settings

Overview

Cart Settings controls how the shopping cart behaves in your store. Configure cart modes, guest access, and quantity validation to match your business model.

Accessing Cart Settings

Navigate to: Settings > Cart from the sidebar menu

Cart Settings

Cart Behavior

Cart Mode Required

  • Type: Dropdown selection
  • Default: Default
  • Purpose: Control how the shopping cart behaves

Options:

Mode Description Use Case
Default Normal cart behavior—customers can add multiple items from multiple vendors Standard e-commerce stores
Disabled No cart functionality—must checkout immediately after selecting product Service bookings, event tickets, single-purchase items
Single Item Cart clears and adds only one item at a time—adding a new item removes the previous item Rental stores, subscription boxes, one-item-per-order businesses

Skip Cart Review on Single Item

  • Type: Toggle switch (On/Off)
  • Default: Off (show cart review)
  • Visibility: Only appears when Cart Mode is set to "Single Item"
  • Purpose: Bypass cart/review page and go directly to payment

When Enabled:

  • After adding product to cart, customer goes directly to payment
  • Faster checkout for single-item purchases
  • If customer data is missing, redirects to cart to collect information

When Disabled:

  • Customer sees cart/review page before payment (standard flow)
  • Gives customer chance to review item details

Use Cases:

  • Quick purchase flows (event tickets, services, subscriptions)
  • Mobile-optimized checkout
  • Reduce checkout friction for single-item stores

Cart Access

Allow Guest Cart

  • Type: Toggle switch (On/Off)
  • Default: Off (must login)
  • Purpose: Let guests add items to cart without logging in

When Enabled:

  • Anyone can browse and add to cart
  • Login required only at checkout
  • Better conversion (lower barrier to entry)
  • Cart is stored in session/cookies

When Disabled:

  • Must login to add items to cart
  • Better for member-only stores
  • Captures user data earlier
  • Useful for B2B stores

Considerations:

Enabled Disabled
Higher add-to-cart rate Lower add-to-cart rate
May have more abandoned carts Better user data collection
Better for casual shoppers Better for logged-in users
Cart may be lost if session expires Cart persists with user account

Quantity Settings

Enforce Quantity Above Zero

  • Type: Toggle switch (On/Off)
  • Default: Off (not enforced)
  • Purpose: Require quantity to be greater than 0 when adding items

When Enabled:

  • Cannot add item with quantity of 0
  • Prevents accidental empty cart additions
  • Validation error shown if quantity is 0

When Disabled:

  • System allows 0 quantity submissions
  • May not make practical sense in most stores

Note: This only applies to new additions, not updates to existing cart items.

Cart Mode Examples

Standard E-commerce (Default Mode)

Customer Journey:
1. Browse products
2. Add Item A to cart
3. Continue shopping
4. Add Item B to cart
5. View cart (Items A + B)
6. Proceed to checkout
7. Pay for both items

Event Tickets (Disabled Mode)

Customer Journey:
1. Select event/ticket
2. Choose quantity
3. Immediately proceed to payment
4. No cart page shown
5. Complete purchase

Subscription Box (Single Item Mode)

Customer Journey:
1. Browse subscription options
2. Select "Premium Box"
3. Cart now contains "Premium Box"
4. Customer changes mind, selects "Basic Box"
5. Cart now contains only "Basic Box" (Premium removed)
6. Proceed to checkout

Saving Changes

Click the Save button at the bottom of the page to apply your changes. Changes take effect immediately for new shopping sessions.