Adding a "Continue Shopping" button on the cart page allows users to easily resume browsing products after adding items to their cart. This feature enhances the shopping experience by providing a convenient way for customers to continue shopping without losing track of their current cart contents.
Why Add a Continue Shopping Button?
- Enhanced User Experience: Makes it easy for users to keep shopping without navigating back manually.
- Increased Sales: Encourages customers to add more items to their cart.
- Flexible Navigation: Directs users to preferred pages, such as the collections page, home page, or product catalog.
How to Add a Continue Shopping Button
Step 1: Access Your Shopify Admin
Log in to your Shopify admin panel. From the home screen, navigate to Online Store and then click Themes.
Step 2: Edit Code
In the Themes section, find the theme you're using and click Actions, then select Edit code from the dropdown menu. This action will open the theme's code editor.
Step 3: Locate the Cart Template File
Find the cart template file, which is typically located in templates/cart.liquid. Open this file in the code editor.
Step 4: Add HTML for Continue Shopping Button
In the cart template file, add the following HTML code where you want the "Continue Shopping" button to appear:
Step 5: Add CSS for Styling
Add the necessary CSS to style the "Continue Shopping" button. You can include this in your theme's main CSS file (e.g., theme.scss.liquid):
Step 6: Customize the Continue Shopping URL
To customize where the "Continue Shopping" button leads, you need to set the continue_shopping_url variable. This can be done in your theme's settings or directly in the cart template file.
Option 1: Set URL in Theme Settings
In the theme's settings_schema.json file, add the following setting to allow customization of the "Continue Shopping" URL:
Then, in the cart template file, use the setting as follows:
Option 2: Set URL Directly in Cart Template
Alternatively, you can directly set the URL in the cart template file:
Step 7: Save Your Changes
Once you have made all the changes, click the Save button at the top right of the code editor.
Step 8: Customize the Button in Theme Editor
To customize the "Continue Shopping" button, go to the Customize theme section in your Shopify admin. From there, you can set the URL for the button to lead your customers to the desired page.
Conclusion
Adding a "Continue Shopping" button on the cart page enhances the user experience by allowing customers to easily resume browsing products after adding items to their cart. This feature can lead to increased sales and improved customer satisfaction by providing a seamless shopping experience.