Carbon Based Menu Side Cart

Carbon Based Menu Side Cart adds a cart icon to the menus you choose. Click it to open a slide-out mini cart. The icon and cart update as customers add products.

Features

• Menu cart toggle – Inject a cart icon into selected classic wp_nav_menu() locations, with insert position per menu (start, after Nth item, end, or end pinned to the far right).
• Off-canvas mini cart – Slide-in panel with product rows, quantity, prices, subtotal, View cart / Checkout, and a configurable footer button.
• Appearance – Icon, panel, header, subtotal/buttons, footer, and remove-button colours and typography; optional header and footer background images; custom CSS.
• Behaviour – Optional open on WooCommerce catalog AJAX add to cart, slide duration, admin-bar offset, hide badge or subtotal when empty, aria-label, and add-to-cart lock/restore.
• Shortcode – Place the toggle anywhere with [cbsmsc_side_cart].
• Information tab – Closed topics matching each settings tab, plus deactivate and uninstall help.

Requires WooCommerce. Settings are under Carbon Based > Menu Side Cart.

Who is this for?

• WooCommerce stores that want a cart icon in a classic menu.
• Shops that want a slide-out mini cart instead of sending the customer straight to the cart page.

User guide

Setup and menu placement are covered in the Menu Side Cart user guide.

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