PrestaShop 1.6.x. Shopping cart module and checkout settings

This tutorial will show you how to manage shopping cart module and checkout settings in PrestaShop 1.6.

PrestaShop 1.6.x. Shopping cart module and checkout settings

Shopping cart is a module you can add to your Prestashop store. Navigate to Modules> Modules section in admin panel, search for ‘Cart Block’ module. Click ‘Enable’ button to activate it:

Cart module has been activated and you can manage its settings. Click ‘Configure’ button.

Under the Settings tab you can select whether Ajax mode is active or not. Ajax provides a floating effect for your product when ‘Add to Cart’ button is clicked. The same area allows defining number of cross-selling products, change default value if needed. Click ‘Save’ to update changes once you are finished:

Now ‘Shopping cart’ section should appear in the front-end of your site. It displays products added by your customers to the basket.

When configuring own shop, there are several checkout settings you can manage to correspond your own requirements. Navigate to Preferences> Orders in admin panel of the store:

Here several options are available:

1. Order Process Type. This is how the order process is presented to customers when they are ready to buy your products and go through the checkout. It has two options – either a five step process (one step per page) or a single order processing form.

2. Enable Guest Checkout. This setting determines whether or not to allow customers to buy your products even if they are not registered.

3. Minimum Purchase Total Required. This is a minimum purchase amount that the customer must meet in order to proceed with their checkout. This amount is before tax total. If you wish to have no minimum purchase, simply set the value to 0.

4. Delayed Shipping. This option allows a customer to split their order into two parts if there are any products on back order. The customer will immediately be sent one order with the items that are in stock, while the back ordered items will be sent once they arrive.

5. Terms of Service. It allows you to choose whether or not you want to require the customer to accept your Terms of Service before processing their order.

‘Gift Options’ area allow to pick the needed gift settings. Save changes after all modifications are completed.

All orders from your site are stored under Customers> Shopping Carts tab. You can see the profile of the customers who check your site out, and, if you wish, use this information to improve your commercial performance. You can also see what products the customer purchased, the price of each item, the quantity they desire, and the total value of their cart.

Now you can test the Cart module available in site’s front end.  Use ‘Add to cart’ button to purchase a product, this will update Cart block with this product. Click ‘Checkout’ to proceed with your order. In the Shopping cart page you will see details of the order – products, quantity, price (including taxes and shipping), etc. to complete the order.

Feel free to check the detailed video tutorial below:

PrestaShop 1.6.x. Shopping cart module and checkout settings