Altering the checkout button to see the cart first

Topic summary

A store owner wants to change the Shopify “Checkout” button so customers are sent to the cart page first, aiming to promote add‑on purchases before checkout. The cart page shows selected items and potential upsells; the checkout button currently leads directly to payment.

They considered using a URL redirect but note the checkout uses a unique code in its URL, suggesting a simple, static redirect may not work. They’re asking whether this redirect is possible on Shopify and how to implement it, given the dynamic checkout links.

No solutions or technical steps have been provided yet. No decisions or actions have been taken. The question remains open with key details unresolved: whether and how to reroute the checkout button to the cart page despite the unique checkout URL.

Summarized with AI on January 5. AI used: gpt-5.

Hi there,

Just wondering if there is anyway for me to edit the checkout button on my website, I’d like to get potential customers to go to our cart instead of directly to checkout so we can potentially entice them to purchase an add on.

How would I go about doing that on Shopify?

Thanks

Thought about doing a URL redirect however its a unique code so how would I go about doing that, if its possible at all…?