The mini cart for WooCommerce offers immediate access to cart details. It enhances the user’s interaction with your store. By using the mini cart shortcode, you can display a mini cart anywhere on your website. This includes a cart fly-out for a detailed view of cart items and totals. It gives users a seamless shopping experience.
With conventional checkout processes, the cart is often hidden, causing confusion among users about their selected products. The mini cart for WooCommerce solves this issue by providing complete cart details, allowing customers to continue shopping or checkout whenever they’re ready.
<h2>Features</h2>
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<li style="font-weight: 400">Easily add a flyout cart to any page.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Use shortcodes to display a mini cart anywhere on your site.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Customize with 13 different Cart-like icons.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Choose between a sticky cart or a side cart.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Upload a custom cart icon.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Enable the sliding cart for better UX.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Enable/Disable tax display in cart prices.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Display cart items and prices with an icon.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Add a cart icon to multiple page positions.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Disable the cart on specific pages.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Engage users with a fly-out cart animation and optional added notifications.</li>
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<h3>Display Mini Cart Anywhere</h3>
The mini cart for WooCommerce plugin allows you to display the cart anywhere in the store, even in the menu. With the mini cart shortcode, you can position the mini cart on multiple pages, including the header, footer, or sidebar, ensuring it remains visible and accessible to users.
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734002735161 size-medium" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mini-Cart.png?w=851" alt="Mini cart in store" width="851" height="875" />
<h3>Display a Sticky Cart on WooCommerce Store</h3>
Enable the sticky cart for WooCommerce to display all products in the cart. Users can increase the quantity of products or remove them using a dropdown button. Customize the sticky cart with the following options:
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<li style="font-weight: 400">Enable the add to cart button.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Allow checkout from the sticky cart.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Change the text, buttons, and background color of the cart.</li>
</ul>
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734001706706 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Sticky-Cart-GIF.gif" alt="Display Sticky Cart" width="600" height="338" />
<h3>Auto Display Side Cart when Product is added</h3>
Improve the purchase flow with the side cart for WooCommerce, which automatically appears when a product is added. Customize it with features such as:
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<li style="font-weight: 400">Fly-to-cart animation.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Automated display.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Rounded corners.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Coupon code redemption in the side cart.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Display on the left or right side of the screen.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Customizable header text, icons, colors, etc.</li>
</ul>
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734001706709 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Side-Cart-GIF.gif" alt="Side cart auto display" width="600" height="338" />
 
<h3>Enable Add-to-Cart notifications</h3>
Notify customers with a cart widget every time they add a product to the cart. This feature ensures users can continue shopping without worrying about whether the product has been added. Customize the notification text and background colors to match your store’s theme.
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734000968724 size-medium" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1.gif?w=690" alt="Add to cart notification" width="690" height="388" />
<h3>Maximize sales volume with a fly-out Cart</h3>
The mini cart for WooCommerce allows you to enable a floating cart that highlights cart details when hovered over. You can choose the number of items to display in the fly-out cart and set shorter product names for a concise view.
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734002735400 size-medium" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Flyout-cart-for-Mini-Cart.gif?w=600" alt="Fly-out cart with details" width="600" height="310" />
<h3>13 Different Icons to Symbolize Mini Cart</h3>
Make your mini cart more attractive with 13 icons to choose from. The menu cart for WooCommerce also allows you to upload a custom icon, adding a unique touch to your store.
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-5273973 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/default-icons-or-custom.png" alt="Cart and custom icons." width="750" height="248" />
<h3>Configure the Cart menu</h3>
The menu cart plugin for WooCommerce provides various configuration options for the cart menu, allowing you to display products, quantities, prices, and the total amount in the cart menu. Options include:
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<li style="font-weight: 400">Displaying the cart icon.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Showing the cart icon, products, and prices.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Displaying items and prices.</li>
</ul>
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734002742085 size-medium" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Configure-Cart-Menu.png?w=896" alt="Cart menu configuration bar" width="896" height="95" />
<h3>Change the Cart texts and links</h3>
Personalize your side cart by customizing the text and links. Add text for ‘Empty Cart’ and ‘View Cart’ to make the shopping experience more intuitive and engaging. You can also specify Cart and Checkout URLs.
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-5273982 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/text-links.png" alt="Cart texts and links tab" width="750" height="496" />

Mini Cart

By displaying real-time updates in both the mini cart and the side cart, users can confidently continue shopping, leading to higher conversion rates and a reduced likelihood of cart abandonment.

<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Always sell the right products together</h2>
Force Sells for WooCommerce ensures required items, services, or fees are added with the main product automatically. That means fewer missed parts, fewer confused customers, and cleaner orders. Use it when certain items aren’t optional, when compliance requires an add‑on, or when you want to remove decision friction at the cart.
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Why this matters</h2>
Customers often overlook essentials and support teams chase corrections later. Force Sells prevents lost revenue, avoids re‑shipping missing parts, and keeps checkout simple. Shoppers get everything they need in one step, and your operations stay tidy.
<img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1490346" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/forcesells-datapanel.png?w=620" alt="Force Sells data panel" width="620" height="269" />
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Who it’s for</h2>
Force Sells is designed for merchants who need certain products and services purchased together every time. It’s ideal when items can’t stand alone, when bundling protects margins, or when you want to remove guesswork for customers. Here’s a list of examples:
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<li>Repair services: add required parts (e.g., replacement glass with iPad screen repair) so jobs are complete and margins are protected.</li>
<li>Bike shops: include an installation fee with custom wheels/components so labor is always covered.</li>
<li>Cosmetics brands: include a reusable pump with the first purchase of a refillable product to ensure product usability.</li>
<li>SaaS or digital products: link a one‑time setup/onboarding fee to a subscription to reflect true delivery cost.</li>
<li>Pet stores: bundle a starter kit with the first aquarium to reduce returns and support tickets.</li>
<li>Training providers: attach course materials to each class registration so learners have what they need day one.</li>
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<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Two ways to link products</h2>
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<li>Normal force sell: products are added with the main item in matching quantity. Shoppers can remove or adjust them if needed.</li>
<li>Synced force sell: products are locked to the main item. They can’t be removed or edited separately; quantity and removal always follow the main product.</li>
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In the cart, synced items are clearly marked as “linked,” so customers understand why those items move together. This clarity reduces confusion and follow‑up support.
<img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1490364" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/forcedsells-cartlinked.png?w=620" alt="Force Sells linked cart" width="620" height="330" />
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">When to use Force Sells vs other options</h2>
Choose Force Sells when the extra item is required every time. If you want to offer optional add‑ons or flexible bundles, consider Grouped Products or Product Bundles instead. For a deeper comparison, see our <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/group-bundle-products-woocommerce/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">guide to product grouping and bundling</a>.
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<h2 style="color:#f5247d">More information</h2>
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<li>Read our <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/force-sells/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Force Sells documentation</a> for an overview of setup, options, and FAQs.</li>
<li>Need help configuring Force Sells for your catalog? <a href="https://kestrelwp.com/support" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Contact Kestrel support</a>.</li>
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Link products together so they’re always purchased in the right combination. Perfect for required add-ons, bundled services, or products that only make sense when sold together.

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