If you’re using WooCommerce to sell products on your WordPress site, you may want to change the default behavior of the “Add to Cart” button. By default, clicking “Add to Cart” takes the user to the cart page.
However, you can change this so that the user is taken directly to the checkout page. Doing so can streamline the purchase process and make it more efficient for your customers.
There are a few different ways to go about redirecting the “Add to Cart” button to the checkout page in WooCommerce. One is to use a plugin, and another is to add a bit of code to your site’s functions.php file. We’ll walk you through both methods below.
Using a Plugin
There are a few different plugins that can help you redirect the “Add to Cart” button in WooCommerce. One of our favorites is Cart Redirect for WooCommerce.
This plugin is free and easy to use. Simply install and activate it, then go to Settings > Cart Redirect in your WordPress Dashboard.
However, it is important to note that this change can have some unintended consequences. For example, if a customer adds multiple items to their cart and then decides to remove one of them, they will be redirected to the Checkout page instead of the Cart page. This could cause confusion and may result in abandoned orders.
Therefore, if you do decide to redirect the Add to Cart button to the Checkout page, it is important to test the purchase process thoroughly and make sure that your customers are aware of the change.
From here, you can select whether you want the redirect to happen on the first “Add to Cart” click, or only when the customer goes to the cart page and clicks on the “Proceed to Checkout” button. You can also specify whether you want logged-in users or guest users redirected. Once you’ve made your selections, click on the “Save Changes” button at the bottom of the page.
Adding Code
If you prefer not to use a plugin, or if you’re comfortable working with code, you can add a snippet of PHP code to your site’s functions. This will achieve the same goal as using a plugin, but it requires a bit more technical knowledge. If you’re not comfortable working with code, we recommend using a plugin instead.
To add code that will redirect the “Add To Cart” button in WooCommerce, simply add this snippet:
add_filter( 'woocommerce_add_to_cart_redirect', 'wc_add_to_cart_redirect' );
function wc_add_to_cart_redirect() {
return wc_get_checkout_url(); }?>