Add to Cart

Adds a single entry_id (item) or on-the-fly item to the cart. This tag does not generate "add to cart" links, it actually adds items to your cart. If there is an add_to_cart tag on your page, an item will be added automatically, and the customer will be redirected if the return parameter is set. You can link to a page containing this tag, and it will automatically add a product to the cart. This is very useful when you use off-site add to cart links, for AJAX operations, or where you want a customer's cart to be prepopulated with items.

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Parameters

entry_id

The entry id of the product to add.

entry_id="{segment_3}"
quantity

The quantity of this product to add to cart.

quantity="12"
return

This is the URL you'd like the site redirected to when the operation is complete. If left blank, the page will not redirect.

return="cart/view_cart"
license_number

Whether a licence number should be associated with this product. Licence numbers are assigned at checkout.

license_number="yes"
shipping_exempt

Handy for donations and items that don't require taxation.

shipping_exempt="yes"
shipping_exempt

Turns off shipping calculations for this item.

shipping_exempt="yes"
show_errors

Set to "no" to suppress any errors from being shown upon form submission. Defaults to "yes".

show_errors="yes"
item_options:your_option_name

Set item_options as a tag parameter.

item_options:your_option_name="small"

Examples

To use this tag, the most common method is to create a link to a page containing the tag:

<a href="{entry_id_path=cart/my_add_to_cart_template}" >Buy Now &raquo;</a>

Then create a template containing nothing more than the add_to_cart tag. This example will add the product, and redirect the customer to the cart/index page.

{exp:cartthrob:add_to_cart entry_id="{segment_3}" quantity="1" return="cart/index"}

If using this on a page with other content to automatically add an item to cart, leave off the return parameter.

{exp:cartthrob:add_to_cart entry_id="{segment_3}" quantity="1" }
<h2>You've added item {segment_3} to your cart! Check out now!</h2>

{exp:cartthrob:checkout_form......

Buy Now

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