Dawn theme - Automatic cart/cart drawer price update

Topic summary

A user reports that their cart and cart drawer are not automatically updating when changing product quantities in the Dawn theme. The cart requires a manual page refresh to reflect quantity changes.

Current Status:

  • Issue remains unresolved and open
  • One responder requested a preview URL to investigate further
  • Another contributor suggested implementing dynamic cart updates by modifying the cart drawer functionality

Proposed Solution:
A third-party guide was shared that explains how to update the cart drawer in Dawn theme to enable automatic price updates without page refreshes. The solution involves technical modifications to the cart drawer code.

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Shouldnt the cart and cart drawer be automatically update when selecting the quantity? Mine doesn’t seem to do it. Its annoying! PLease help so it automatically updates without having to refresh the page, please.

Thanks so much!

Hi @xnyjyh ,

Can you please send me a preview URL of the store?

Thank you

Hello @xnyjyh ,

For dynamically update cart/cart drawer price, you have to update cart drawer first. For the cart drawer update I found a helpful solution for updating the cart drawer in Shopify’s Dawn theme after adding a product. You can check out guide I came across here: How to Update Cart Drawer in Shopify’s Dawn Theme