A shopping cart is a fundamental component of any e-commerce website. Understanding how shopping carts function can help you maximize their potential and streamline the shopping experience for your fans.

This Help article includes:

  • What is a shopping cart?
  • How shopping carts function on your website
  • Enhancing the shopping cart experience
  • Customizing the colors of your shopping cart

What is a shopping cart?

Your website's shopping cart acts as a virtual basket where customers can collect items they intend to purchase. Customers can choose a single item or various products from your store and add them to their cart, whether they're interested in buying albums, merchandise, or digital downloads.

A shopping cart on your Bandzoogle website allows visitors to:

  • Review selections: They can view a summary of the items they've chosen, including quantities and total cost, before proceeding to checkout.
  • Adjust quantities: Shoppers can modify the quantity of items, remove products, or continue shopping to add more items to their cart.
  • Proceed to checkout: Once satisfied with their selections, customers can proceed to checkout to complete their purchase.

How shopping carts function on your website

Adding items to the cart

When customers browse your store, they can add items to their cart by clicking the 'Add to Cart' button. Each item added will appear in a mini-cart, often displayed as an icon or a dropdown summary on your website. This feature allows users to keep track of their selections without leaving the current page.

Viewing the cart

Customers can view their full shopping cart by clicking on the cart icon. This page provides a detailed list of the items they've selected, including:

  • Product names and images: clear visuals and descriptions of each item
  • Quantities: options to increase or decrease the number of each product
  • Price breakdown: item prices, subtotal, applicable taxes, and shipping costs

Adjusting items in the cart

Users have the flexibility to make adjustments within the shopping cart:

  • Change quantities: They can update the number of units for any product.
  • Remove items: Items can be removed entirely if the customer changes their mind.
  • Continue shopping: This link allows customers to return to the store to add more items.

Proceeding to checkout

Once the customer is ready to purchase, they can proceed to checkout. The checkout process involves several steps:

  • Shipping information: Customers provide their shipping address if physical goods are involved.
  • Payment information: Customers enter payment details through a secure payment gateway.
  • Order confirmation: After completing the purchase, customers receive an order confirmation email, and you get notified of the sale.

Enhancing the shopping cart experience

To optimize the shopping cart experience for your customers, consider these tips:

Customizing the colors of your shopping cart

Your shopping cart's colors can be customized to match your branding and fit in well with the rest of your website. When selecting colors for your text and backgrounds, keep high contrast in mind to make your text as easy to read as possible.

To customize the background color of your shopping cart:

  1. Open the 'Edit Theme' tab
  2. Scroll down to 'Section Style 2' in the control panel on the left
  3. Click 'Background Color' and select the color you'd like to use
  4. Click 'Save'

To customize the button color of your shopping cart:

  1. Open the 'Edit Theme' tab
  2. Scroll down to 'Section Style 2' in the control panel on the left
  3. Click 'Button Color' and select the color you'd like to use
  4. Click 'Save'

To customize the text color of your shopping cart:

  1. Open the 'Edit Theme' tab
  2. Scroll down to 'Section Style 2' in the control panel on the left
  3. Click 'Content Font Color' and select the color you'd like to use
  4. Click 'Save'