Minicart product count not updating?

Technical Q&A
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Topic summary

A user reports a cart bug on their Shopify site using the Shella theme (v5.0.2): when reducing a product’s quantity to zero, the minicart still displays “1” instead of updating to “0” or removing the item.

Suggested solutions:

  • Use the dedicated “remove” button rather than setting quantity to zero
  • Update Shella to the latest version, which may include bug fixes
  • Modify cart.js or ajax-cart.js to allow quantity = 0 to trigger item removal
  • Contact Shella theme support for an official patch

The issue stems from the theme’s cart script enforcing a minimum quantity of 1. Status: Unresolved; awaiting user action or theme developer intervention.

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Minicart
Minicart1366×642 42.5 KB

Theme: Shella
Version: 5.0.2

I am currently experiencing an issue with the cart functionality on our website https://walkeaze.com/.
While products are being added to the cart correctly, I’ve encountered a problem when attempting to remove items. Specifically, when the quantity of a product is reduced to zero, the cart continues to display a quantity of “1” instead of updating to “0” as expected.

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Hello @Umar94

For that we need to check with the code in the product page file.

Or you can show your theme code with the developer and take help for it.

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This issue is related to the Shella theme (v5.0.2). The cart script forces a minimum quantity of 1, so reducing it to 0 doesn’t remove the item.

Quick fixes:

  • Use the “remove” button instead of setting qty = 0.

  • Update Shella to the latest version (bug fixes included).

  • If needed, edit the cart.js/ajax-cart.js so qty = 0 removes the product.

Best option: contact Shella support for a direct patch.