When it comes to WooCommerce, there are a lot of different ways that you can go about totaling up your cart. In this article, we’ll go over a few of the most popular methods so that you can choose the one that best suits your needs.
1. Use the WooCommerce Cart Totals Shortcode
One of the easiest ways to total your WooCommerce cart is to use the [woocommerce_cart_totals] shortcode. This shortcode will output the cart totals for your current session, including any applicable taxes and fees.
As you can see, this shortcode gives you a lot of flexibility in how you want to display your cart totals. You can also use the “order_total” parameter to change the order in which the totals are displayed. For example, if you wanted to display the cart total before the shipping total, you could use the following shortcode:
[woocommerce_cart_totals order_total="total"]
To total your WooCommerce cart, simply go to the checkout page and add up the prices of all the items in your cart. You can then enter this amount into the “Total” field on the checkout page.
Be sure to double-check your math before finalizing any orders, as mistakes can be costly!
2. Use the WooCommerce Cart::get_total() Method
If you’re a developer and you’re looking for a more programmatic way to get the cart totals, you can use the WC_Cart::get_total() method. This method accepts two parameters:
- $taxes: Whether or not to include taxes in the total (default is true)
- $shipping: Whether or not to include shipping in the total (default is true)
Here’s an example of how you would use this method:
$cart = new WC_Cart();
$total = $cart->get_total(); // Will return the cart total with taxes and shipping included
$total = $cart->get_total( false ); // Will return the cart total without taxes and shipping included
