WP Shopping Cart Quick Usage Guide

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1. Unzip and Upload the folder ‘wordpress-paypal-shopping-cart’ to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory.
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
3. Go to Settings and configure the options eg. your paypal email, Shopping Cart name, Return URL etc.
4. Use the trigger text to add a product to a post or page where you want it to appear.

WP Shopping Cart Usage

1. To add the ‘Add to Cart’ button simply add the following trigger text to a post or page next to the product:

Replace PRODUCT-NAME and PRODUCT-PRICE with the actual name and price.

2. To add the ‘Add to Cart’ button from template (.php) files use the following function:

Replace PRODUCT-NAME and PRODUCT-PRICE with the actual name and price. eg. <?php echo print_wp_cart_button_for_product(’wordpress’, 7.50); ?>

3. To add the shopping cart to a post or page simply add the following shortcode (trigger text) to a post or page.

4. To add the shopping cart to the sidebar, simply use the widget from the widgets menu or add the following line to your sidebar template file where you want the shopping cart to appear.

Example HTML Code

The following is a screenshot of an example html code showing how the ‘add to cart’ button is inserted into a post or page.

Using Shipping Option

1. To use shipping cost use the following trigger text

or use the following php function from your wordpress template files

Please see the How shipping Calculation Works post for more info.

Using Variation Control Option

Variation Control can be used to create products similar to the following screenshot:

Shopping Cart Screenshot with Variation Control

1. To use variation control use the following trigger text
[wp_cart:PRODUCT-NAME:price:PRODUCT-PRICE:var1[VARIATION-NAME|VARIATION1|VARIATION2|VARIATION3]:end]

Example:

[wp_cart:Demo Product 1:price:15:var1[Size|Small|Medium|Large]:end]

2. To use variation control with shipping use the following trigger text:
[wp_cart:PRODUCT-NAME:price:PRODUCT-PRICE:shipping:SHIPPING-COST:var1[VARIATION-NAME|VARIATION1|VARIATION2|VARIATION3]:end]

Example:

[wp_cart:Demo Product 1:price:15:shipping:2:var1[Size|Small|Medium|Large]:end]

3. To use multiple variation option use the following trigger text:
[wp_cart:PRODUCT-NAME:price:PRODUCT-PRICE:var1[VARIATION-NAME|VARIATION1|VARIATION2|VARIATION3]:var2[VARIATION-NAME|VARIATION1|VARIATION2]:end]

Example:

[wp_cart:Demo Product 1:price:15:shipping:2:var1[Size|Small|Medium|Large]:var2[Color|Red|Green]:end]

Use an User Interface Addon

There is an User Interface addon for this plugin (developed by Svetoslav Marinov) which might help you embed the shortcodes easily on a page. You can get this addon from the following link:

• User Interface (UI) for WP Simple Shopping Cart

Feel free to leave a comment below if you are having any difficulties.

Visit the WordPress Shopping Cart Plugin Page.