Feature Request - Mini-Cart With Updatable Quantities

Hi Charlie,

I have a feature request for the Mini-Cart element. Is it possible to have a quantity field so that the customer is able to increase or decrease the quantities of any item within the cart and the subtotal changes accordingly?

Thanks,
Christopher

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would be awesome. also an quantity + add to cart button element for archive and single that can be fully styled.

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@deranaloge I have a working solution for the archive layouts, which I can share:

  • I added a Modal (Inner Close) to the product grid.

  • Within the modal I added a Raw Element, which uses the below code:

      <div class="cornerstone-product-add">
          <div class="quantity-add-wrapper">
              <input type="number" 
                     class="qty-input" 
                     value="1" 
                     min="1" 
                     step="1">
        
      <button class="ajax-add-to-cart" 
              data-product-id="{{dc:woocommerce:product_id}}"
              data-product-name="{{dc:woocommerce:product_title}}">
          Add to Cart
      </button>
      </div>
      <div class="add-to-cart-message" style="display:none;"></div>
    </div>
    

Archive CSS is added:

.cornerstone-product-add {
    padding: 15px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    margin-top: 15px;
}

.quantity-add-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    gap: 10px;
    align-items: stretch;
}

.qty-input {
    width: 80px;
    padding: 12px;
    font-size: 16px;
    text-align: center;
    border: 2px solid #e0e0e0;
    border-radius: 6px;
    transition: border-color 0.3s ease;
}

.qty-input:focus {
    outline: none;
    border-color: #0073aa;
}

/* Styled button with hover effects */
.ajax-add-to-cart {
    flex: 1;
    padding: 5px 10px;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 600;
    background: #b23948;
    color: white;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 6px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.ajax-add-to-cart:hover {
    background: rgb(5, 102, 173);
    transform: scale(0.98);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(102, 126, 234, 0.4);
}

.ajax-add-to-cart:active {
    transform: translateY(0);
}

/* Loading state */
.ajax-add-to-cart.loading {
    background: #ccc;
    cursor: not-allowed;
}

.ajax-add-to-cart.loading::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: -100%;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255,255,255,0.3), transparent);
    animation: loading 1.5s infinite;
}

@keyframes loading {
    to {
        left: 100%;
    }
}

/* Success/error messages */
.add-to-cart-message {
    margin-top: 8px;
    padding: 8px 12px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    font-size: 14px;
    text-align: center;
    animation: slideDown 0.3s ease;
}

@keyframes slideDown {
    from {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(-10px);
    }
    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
}

.add-to-cart-message .success {
    background: #d4edda;
    color: #155724;
    border: 1px solid #c3e6cb;
}

.add-to-cart-message .error {
    background: #f8d7da;
    color: #721c24;
    border: 1px solid #f5c6cb;
}

/* Mobile responsive */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .quantity-add-wrapper {
        flex-direction: column;
    }
    
    .qty-input {
        width: 100%;
    }
}

Then in functions.php in the child theme:

// AJAX handler for Cornerstone add to cart
add_action('wp_ajax_woocommerce_ajax_add_to_cart', 'cornerstone_ajax_add_to_cart');
add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_woocommerce_ajax_add_to_cart', 'cornerstone_ajax_add_to_cart');

function cornerstone_ajax_add_to_cart() {
    $product_id = absint($_POST['product_id']);
    $quantity = absint($_POST['quantity']);
    
    // Validate
    if (!$product_id || !$quantity) {
        wp_send_json_error(array('error' => 'Invalid product or quantity.'));
        return;
    }
    
    // Check if product exists and is purchasable
    $product = wc_get_product($product_id);
    
    if (!$product || !$product->is_purchasable()) {
        wp_send_json_error(array('error' => 'This product cannot be purchased.'));
        return;
    }
    
    // Check stock
    if (!$product->is_in_stock()) {
        wp_send_json_error(array('error' => 'This product is out of stock.'));
        return;
    }
    
    // Add to cart
    $added = WC()->cart->add_to_cart($product_id, $quantity);
    
    if ($added) {
        // Get cart fragments to update mini cart
        WC_AJAX::get_refreshed_fragments();
    } else {
        wp_send_json_error(array('error' => 'Could not add product to cart.'));
    }
}

I am sure @charlie can come up with something neater than this and maybe add it as an element!

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There is a guide here on how to do that with the Mini Cart. I couldn’t get this to work, but maybe you have better luck in your child theme. I can keep the feature in mind. Have a great weekend.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73471584/add-quantity-select-to-woocommerce-shopping-cart-widget

Thanks Charlie!

My archive code came from Claude after a few reworkings. I will try the same with the Mini-Cart when I get a moment to see what we come up with. I will let you know the results, in case they can become a feature / element.

Have a good weekend yourself!