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Cart Sidebar

The Cart Sidebar section displays a slide-in cart panel on all pages except the dedicated cart page. To enable it, go to Shopify Admin → Themes → Customize → Theme Settings → Cart and set Cart type = Sidebar.

Settings

Background & Text

Cart Items Number

Cart Body

  • Displays cart items and optional free shipping progress bar (configured in Theme Settings → Cart → Free shipping bar).
  • Show backorder text: Shows availability notice for out-of-stock items that can still be purchased.

Quantity Selector Style

Inventory Notice

  • Show inventory notice: Toggle low-stock alerts.
  • Show count in inventory notice:
    • Never Do not display the inventory count.
    • When inventory low Show the count only when stock falls below the defined low-inventory threshold.
    • Always Display the inventory count at all times, regardless of stock level.
  • Low inventory threshold: Stock level that triggers “low” status.
  • Inventory level style: Styling preset from Theme Settings → Style scheme settings → Inventory Level Style Schema.

Announcement Alert

  • Show announcement alert: Display custom promotional or informational banner.
  • Position:
    • Above cart items Display the inventory count at all times, regardless of stock level.
    • Below cart items Show the alert immediately after the list of cart items, but before the subtotal and checkout area.
    • Above subtotal Place the alert just above the subtotal line (and any associated shipping or tax summaries).
    • Below checkout button Position the alert at the very bottom of the cart sidebar, underneath the primary checkout button.
  • Text: Alert message content.
  • Icon: Optional prefix icon.
  • Icon size: Icon scale as percentage.
  • Background, Text color: From Theme Settings → Basic Settings → Colors.
  • Text size: Font size from Theme Settings → Basic Settings → Typography.

Empty Cart

  • Icon: Graphic shown when cart is empty.
  • Icon size: Icon scale as percentage.
  • Displays product recommendations configured in the Featured Products block.
  • Position:
    • Cart item below: Below items (when cart not empty)
    • Empty cart below: Below empty state content
    • Both: Show in both contexts
    • Hide: Disable entirely

Child Blocks

Cart header

Section title (e.g., “Your Cart”). Settings follow Blocks → Basic Block → Heading.

Empty cart heading

Title for empty state (e.g., “Your cart is empty”). Settings follow Blocks → Basic Block → Heading.

Empty cart text

Supporting message (e.g., “Start shopping to fill it up!”). Settings follow Blocks → Basic Block → Text.

Empty cart button

Call-to-action (e.g., “Continue Shopping”). Settings follow Blocks → Basic Block → Button.

Cart checkout

Full checkout controls (subtotal, notes, buttons). Settings follow Blocks → Subblocks of Specific Block → Cart Checkout.