CartLink Generator for WooCommerce
Generate and share dynamic WooCommerce cart and checkout page links with pre-filled products, quantities, and custom prices.
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Stale • Last updated 181 days ago
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Description
Create pre-filled cart and checkout links for your customers with one click!
CartLink Generator for WooCommerce empowers store owners and merchants to create dynamic cart links with pre-filled products, quantities, and custom prices. This is particularly helpful for shops and businesses that interact with customers via chat, enabling them to quickly generate cart links for faster conversions.
The plugin reduces the steps to purchase by 3-4 steps compared to traditional e-commerce workflows.
Key Features:
- Create and share dynamic cart/checkout links.
- Customize redirection to either the Cart page or Checkout page.
- Add the menu as a top-level item or under the WooCommerce submenu.
- Use efficient autocomplete search for adding products to cart links.
- Flexible storage: Use file-based pseudo-transients or native WordPress transients.
Usage
- Access CartLink Generator from the WordPress admin dashboard.
- Use the autocomplete search field to find products and add them to the cart configuration.
- Adjust quantities, prices, or apply fixed discounts as needed.
- Generate a shareable cart link for your customers.
Minimum Requirements
- WordPress 5.5 or higher.
- PHP 7.0 or higher.
- WooCommerce 8.0 or higher.
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPL v2 or later. See License for details.
Installation
- Download and extract the
cartlink-generatorplugin folder. - Upload the folder to
/wp-content/plugins/on your server. - Activate the plugin via the WordPress admin dashboard under Plugins.
- Ensure WooCommerce version 8.0 or higher is active.
Frequently Asked Questions
By default, the CartLink Generator menu is added as a top-level menu. To move it under the WooCommerce submenu, add the following code to your theme’s functions.php file:
define( 'GUAVEN_CARTLINK_GENERATOR_SHOW_IN_SUBMENU', true );
Yes! To redirect customers to the Cart page after using a generated link, add this code to your theme’s functions.php file:
define( 'CARTGENERATOR_REDIRECT_TO_CART_INSTEAD_OF_CHECKOUT', true );
This modifies the redirection logic, allowing you to choose between the cart or checkout page.
By default, the plugin stores cart data in date-based folders using a file-based pseudo-transient system. If you prefer to use WordPress native transients, define the following constant in your theme’s functions.php file:
define( 'GUAVEN_CARTLINK_GENERATOR_USE_REAL_TRANSIENTS', true );
By default, coupons are restricted for carts generated by the plugin. To enable coupon usage for these carts, define the following constant in your theme’s functions.php file:
define('GUAVEN_CARTLINK_GENERATOR_ALLOW_COUPONS', true);
The plugin automatically deletes expired carts’ data created by the plugin itself. This ensures that storage remains efficient and uncluttered.
Yes! To set this limit just add this code to your theme’s functions.php file:
define( 'CARTGENERATOR_FORBID_QUANTITY_UPDATE', true );
This modifies the redirection logic, allowing you to choose between the cart or checkout page.
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Changelog
1.0.3
- Added new feature: preserve query string in URL sharing (UTM params f.i.).
1.0.2.1
- Fixing “Fixed Adjustment is always zero” bug.
1.0.2
- “Expire-dates are always 1 hour” bug fix
- Added new feature – Prevent product quantity update for generated carts.
- Delete the trace of cart generator when cart gets emptied.
1.0.1
- UI improvements.
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Generate dynamic cart links with pre-filled products and quantities.
- Options for menu placement and redirection.
- Autocomplete product search for efficient cart building.
- File-based pseudo-transients with optional native WordPress transients.
- Automatic cleanup of old generated cart data.



