How to keep the shopping cart visible at all times?

Technical Q&A
1

Hello

Is there a way of always having the shopping cart on show? so if you add some thing in it shows the summary at all times?

also i would like to stay on product page when adding something into the cart (i do not want to be redirected)

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Hey, @CutMy !

Great question!

Yes, it is possible to have the shopping cart always on show and to stay on the product page when adding something into the cart. To always have the shopping cart on show, you can add a mini cart widget to your website’s header or sidebar. This widget will display a summary of the items in the cart at all times without leaving the product page, allowing customers to easily keep track of their purchases.

You can use this third party app here called Ajax Cart Pro ‑ Smart Purchase to add the item to the cart without refreshing the page. This allows the customer to continue browsing the product page without being redirected to the cart page. Once the item is added to the cart, the mini cart widget will update to show the new item. They offer this app for free with a default theme and for 25$ / one site with a custom theme.

NML Instant Buy & Ajax Cart, offers the same function for this and allows for instant buying with just one click. They offer a 5 -day free trial, along with a free and a paid plan. Check the app out here at this link.

My mini cart‑Cart Drawer is another option you might be interested in. You can get a free 3-day trial to try things out and then their plan starts at $4.49/month. You can check it out right here.

Lastly, you could always try hiring a Shopify Expert here to create this feature on your store.
Custom tasks for your store can be performed by Shopify Experts, such as this one.

I trust that was useful, but do let me know if anything is unclear! By the way, you may want to take a look at this blog post titled Product Page Tune-Up: 9 Ways to Create High-Converting Product Pages here which could be helpful in improving your store’s conversion rate!

3

Thanks Maz

I have installed the mini cart drawer, which i think will work - which will need the code to be altered a little.

Do you know how i can stop the re-direct please?

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Hey, @CutMy !

Thanks for replying and letting me know what you went with in the end.

When you say redirect do you mean that the app, Minicart is redirecting? Is it redirecting to the checkout?

Would you like to share a link to your website and or describe in more detail what you mean here?

Looking forward to your response!