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What Is WooCommerce Cart Hash?

Last updated on January 23, 2023 @ 8:02 am

WooCommerce Cart Hash is a unique identifier assigned to each cart. It helps keep track of which items are in the cart, and also allows customers to resume their shopping sessions if they accidentally close the browser or tab.

To generate a cart hash, WooCommerce uses the customer’s IP address, browser user agent, and a secret key. The secret key is a randomly generated string of characters that is unique to each site. This combination of data ensures that the cart hash is unique to each customer and session.

The cart hash is stored in a cookie on the customer’s computer. When the customer visits the site again, WooCommerce reads the cart hash from the cookie and uses it to retrieve the items in the cart. If the cart hash is not present, or if it doesn’t match the one stored in WooCommerce, the cart will be empty.

PRO TIP: If you are using WooCommerce to sell products on your website, you may have noticed the “WooCommerce Cart Hash” feature. This feature allows customers to save their shopping cart and continue shopping at a later time. However, if you are not careful, this feature can be used to create duplicate orders or to add items to your cart that you did not intend to purchase.

To avoid these problems, we recommend that you disable the WooCommerce Cart Hash feature. You can do this by going to WooCommerce > Settings > Advanced and unchecking the “Enable Cart Hash” option.

What Is WooCommerce Cart Hash

To generate a cart hash, WooCommerce uses the customer’s IP address, browser user agent, and a secret key.

The cart hash is stored in a cookie on the customer’s computer. If the cart hash is not present, or if it doesn’t match the one stored in WooCommerce, cart will be empty.

Morgan Bash

Morgan Bash

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