How Do I Automatically Update WooCommerce Cart?

It’s no secret that WooCommerce is one of the most popular eCommerce platforms on the planet. A large part of its appeal is the ease with which it can be customized and extended. One of the ways in which you can extend WooCommerce is by creating a custom plugin that automatically updates the cart when certain conditions are met.

In this article, we’ll show you how to do just that. We’ll start by creating a simple plugin that will update the cart automatically when a specific product is added to it. Then we’ll add some extra functionality to make sure that the update only happens when certain conditions are met.

So let’s get started!

Creating the Plugin

The first thing we need to do is create a new folder in our WordPress installation called “wc-autoupdate-cart”. In this folder, we’ll create two files:

wc-autoupdate-cart.php

readme.txt

The readme.txt file is optional, but it’s always a good idea to include one in your plugins. It should contain some basic information about your plugin, including your name, email address, and a brief description of what it does.

In our wc-autoupdate-cart.php file, we’ll start by adding some basic plugin information:

/* Plugin Name: WooCommerce Auto Update Cart
Plugin URI: https://example.com/plugins/wc-autoupdate-cart/
Description: A plugin that automatically updates the cart when a specific product is added to it. Version: 1.0.0
Author: John Doe
Author URI: https://example.com/
License: GPLv2 or later
Text Domain: wc-autoupdate-cart */

// Exit if accessed directly
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

// Check if WooCommerce is active
if ( ! in_array( 'woocommerce/WooCommerce.php', apply_filters( 'active_plugins', get_option( 'active_plugins' ) ) ) ) return;

/** * Main WC_AutoUpdateCart class * * @class WC_AutoUpdateCart * @version 1.0 */

class WC_AutoUpdateCart { }

// Initialize the plugin

$wc_autoupdate_cart = new WC_AutoUpdateCart();