AutoraLab Cart Share: Share Cart Links for WooCommerce

FAQ

How do I add a share cart button to WooCommerce?

Install and activate Cart Share. The Share cart button appears on your cart page right away, on the Cart block and on the classic cart. You can change its label and message under WooCommerce > Settings > Cart Share.

Can a shopper send their cart to someone else to pay?

Yes. The shopper taps Share cart and sends the link in any app. Whoever opens it gets the same products, quantities and coupons, and pays at checkout.

What does the person who opens the link see?

They land at checkout with the same items and coupons in their cart. If an item has sold out or a coupon has expired, a notice says so. If you set Link destination to Cart, they land on the cart page instead.

What happens to their own cart when someone opens a shared link?

It is saved, not lost. A notice offers “Bring them back”, which adds the earlier items to the shared cart. The saved items last as long as the shopper’s WooCommerce session, which is two days by default for a guest.

Does it work with WooCommerce checkout links on WooCommerce 10 and newer?

Yes. On WooCommerce 10 and newer, most shared carts use WooCommerce’s own checkout link. Carts with two or more coupons, or with an option chosen from “Any” (such as any size), use Cart Share’s own link to the cart page, because WooCommerce’s link can’t carry those.

Does it work with the Cart block and the classic cart?

Yes. The button, the popup and the phone’s share menu work on both, with block themes and with classic themes such as Storefront and Astra. Orders get their note on the Checkout block and on the classic checkout.

Can I change the button text and the share message?

Yes. Go to WooCommerce > Settings > Cart Share. Type your own button label, then pick a message (“Here’s my cart from” and your store name, “Can you get this for me?” or “Here’s my wish list from” and your store name) or write your own.

How do I see the orders that came from shared carts?

Each order placed from a shared link has a private note, such as “Placed from a shared cart (WhatsApp).” WooCommerce’s order attribution on the order shows cart-share as the source, and tools like Google Analytics show where the visit came from.

Can I make a cart link for a customer myself?

Yes. In WooCommerce > Settings > Cart Share > Link Generator, pick products, quantities and coupons, add a campaign name if you like, and click Generate link. Send the link by email, chat or social media.

Which apps can shoppers share to?

WhatsApp, Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Telegram, Email, SMS and Threads are on by default. You can turn on Pinterest, Reddit, Viber and Snapchat, or turn any app off, in the settings. On phones, Share cart opens the phone’s own share menu instead, so shoppers can use any app they have.

Does it add database tables or slow down my store?

No. Cart Share adds no tables and makes no requests to outside services, and its scripts load only on the cart page. The cart travels in the link.

Can developers add their own app or change the link?

Yes. Register an app with AlCartShare\SocialMedia\ShareProviderFactory::register() and a class that implements the AlCartShare\SocialMedia\ShareProvider interface. Filters change the link (alcartshare_url, alcartshare_base_url), the message (alcartshare_text), the app list (alcartshare_social_links) and the settings (alcartshare_settings). The alcartshare_processed action runs after Cart Share opens one of its own links.