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Today I’m gonna be sharing my own experience with you within the WooCommerce store, a plugin that’s pretty much changed everything! It’s not that complicated, but rather, a simple little thing that changes the entire checkout process, making it easier for me as well as my customers. And before you think that it’s some sort of “fancy payment processor or techy gadget”, don’t worry! This plugin is known as the side cart and it is specifically for WooCommerce.
You might be thinking “hmm a cart? Really? What’s the best that could do”. Well let me tell you, it makes a huge difference, short and long term! At first I was a bit skeptical too, but I tend to take more risks. Now I can’t imagine going back to my old setup, it simply doesn’t seem like a smart decision.
So without rambling on about that, let me walk you through my experience along with ten reasons why you should also go for this plugin!
No More Page Reloading Every Time Someone Adds Something
Let me paint a picture. You add an item to your cart and—boom—the whole page reloads. What even is that? It’s 2023, folks, we don’t have time for that kind of lag anymore. With the side cart, every time someone adds an item, it updates on the side of the screen instantly. No reloading, no waiting, just a quick, smooth experience. My customers love it, and honestly, I do too.
Okay, let’s start by painting a picture to make things less complicated. You simply add an item to your cart and boom, the whole page starts reloading. Honestly, it’s 2025, people don’t have the patience to wait for that kind of lag, honestly, neither do I. However, the side cart for WooCommerce updates any item added by someone on the side of your screen at an instant. So no worrying about reloads, no waiting, but a quick and smooth process. I love it, my customers probably love it too, and I’m sure so will you!
Access Your Cart Without Digging Through Pages
If you are an online shopper, you might understand that the toughest thing about shopping online is the process of adding stuff to your cart, then hunting for that little cart icon for the check out. I’m here to shop, not pay hide and seek, even with my own shopping cart. So yeah, it can be pretty annoying right? However, with the side cart plugin, the cart will always be there at your side. So now you have a shopping buddy that follows you around, no harm in that honestly. You can take a peek whenever you like, see what’s inside the card, check out, and that’s it.
Keeping Things Organized Makes Checkout Way Easier
If you’re like me, your cart can get a little messy. Maybe you add a bunch of stuff, then forget what’s in there. Or maybe you’ve got to go back and make some changes last minute. With the side cart, it’s all laid out in front of you. You can easily add or remove items, change quantities, and even apply any discount codes—all without jumping to a new page. It makes the whole shopping process feel more organized and less stressful for everyone.
Mobile Shopping Is a Breeze
Honestly, most of my sales are coming from mobile users these days. I know, crazy right? So, making sure the cart works seamlessly on mobile is a must. Enter the side cart for WooCommerce. It adapts beautifully to mobile screens, so customers can still shop on the go without the cart getting in the way. It doesn’t require any zooming or awkward scrolling—just a smooth experience from start to finish. That’s the kind of mobile shopping I can get behind.
Cut Down on Cart Abandonment
Oftentimes, customers tend to get just too annoyed with a cart that’s confusing and clustered. Imagine, you are low on cash and saving up some for Christmas, but you need to do some shopping too. So as you are done storing everything in your cart and get ready to checkout process, the clunky process just makes you want to ditch the cart and leave. Happens to the best of us. But with a side cart, that’s less likely to happen. The cart is always visible, so if someone wants to check it or make changes, they can do it in a split second. It just makes the whole checkout process easier to follow, which means fewer abandoned carts. Win-win!
Checkout at Lightning Speed
Let’s talk about speed for a second. When someone’s ready to check out, they don’t want to spend forever getting to the checkout process page. The side cart lets them do everything in one place—click the cart, see the items, adjust quantities, and jump straight to checkout. No jumping through hoops, no extra steps. Just fast, easy checkout. And who doesn’t love a quick and painless checkout?
Subtle Cross-Selling Without the Hard Sell
Here’s a cool little trick I discovered. With the side cart for WooCommerce, I can suggest related products or highlight sales without pushing it too hard. So basically you’re just paring other products with the ones they already brought while hinting that these two products would compliment each other. I call it a sneaky advertisement and promotion! But its not really a hard sell, rather just a friendly suggestion you are giving them.
Customizing It to Match Your Brand
I’m all about that branding life. If my cart looks totally out of place with the rest of my store, it’ll totally throw off the vibe. However, with the side cart, you will be able to match the cart with your store’s own colors, fonts, and the overall appearance! I did it too and by the end, it was looking like a part of my own store, so it feels like a flawless part of the experience. My customers might not even notice it, but they sure feel the smooth, polished flow.
Real-Time Updates Keep Things Fresh
Another cool feature of the side cart is the updates you get. These updates are real-time and on the spot. For instance, if the customer is shopping and their cart hits the free shipping or time sensitive discounts, they will instantly get notified about that. With this, you can keep your customers more engaged with the shopping process, encouraging them to take action before they miss out on those cool offers!
Easy Cart Management for Everyone
And let’s end it with the cart management. For your customer, it’s just gonna be a piece of cake. Your customer can add and remove items, adjust quantities acquired to their desire, apply discounts, and do much more, all that without refreshing or navigating away from the page. As for me, the cart management and customization process was too easy, super low maintenance honestly. It works wonders too, and I feel that it is way more user friendly!
Summing it up
After a few months of using the side cart for WooCommerce,I feel like it’s a pretty cool and useful addition I made for my store. Saying that it is simple and easy to use is just basic stuff. It’s everything you need for ensuring that the shopping flow is smooth for you and your customers! In summary, my experience was worth it. I hope that yours can be the same!
