How Do I Add a Mini Cart in WooCommerce?

If you’re using WooCommerce to sell products on your WordPress site, you may want to consider adding a mini cart to make it easier for customers to view and purchase items. Adding a mini cart can be done by adding a few lines of code to your theme’s functions.php file or using a plugin.

Adding a mini cart to your WooCommerce store can be done with a few lines of code or by using a plugin. If you’re comfortable working with code, you can add the following code to your theme’s functions.php file:

function WooCommerce_mini_cart() {
echo '<div class="woocommerce-mini-cart">'; // start div

$count = WC()->cart->get_cart_contents_count(); // get cart count

echo $count; // print cart count

echo '</div>'; // end div
}

You can also style the mini cart with CSS. For example, the following CSS would change the background color of the cart:

.woocommerce-mini-cart {
background-color: #000;
}

If you’re not comfortable working with code, there are some great plugins that will add a mini cart to your WooCommerce store. Two of our favorites are Cart Notices for WooCommerce and WooCommerce Menu Cart.

Adding a mini cart to your WooCommerce store can make it easier for customers to view and purchase items. You can add a mini cart by adding a few lines of code to your theme’s functions.php file or by using a plugin.