Description
Advanced Mini Cart – Floating AJAX Cart & Sidebar is a lightweight plugin that adds a floating, customizable mini cart icon to your store — complete with real-time AJAX updates, sidebar display option, custom icon upload, and responsive design.
No coding needed. Just install, activate, and customize the cart’s appearance and behavior via the user-friendly admin panel.
🎯 Key Features
- Enable or disable floating mini cart icon
- Position control – bottom-left or bottom-right of the screen
- Mini Cart Display Mode – choose between:
- Show Cart on Hover
- Show Cart as Sidebar (on click)
- Custom icon support – upload your own cart image or use defaults
- Sticky cart visibility – stays visible as users scroll
- AJAX-powered updates – real-time add/remove/modify without reload
- Fully responsive – works on all devices
- Lightweight and optimized – no extra bloat
🎨 Design Customization
Easily match the mini cart to your site’s branding with built-in color pickers:
- Mini cart background and text colors
- Header background and text colors
- Subtotal area styles
- Cart and checkout button colors
🚀 Why Use Mini Cart?
Provide your customers with a fast, seamless cart experience. Keep the cart always accessible, display it as a floating icon or a full sidebar, and allow instant updates without leaving the page.
Support
Have questions or suggestions?
Visit the Support Forum
Screenshots
Floating mini cart icon on the frontend – right side 
Mini cart panel showing products – right side view 
Mini cart panel showing products – left side view 
Empty cart display 
Floating mini cart icon on the frontend – left side 
Mini cart panel in left sidebar mode 
Mini cart panel in right sidebar mode 
Admin settings page with display mode and customization options
Installation
- In your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New
- Search for Advanced Mini Cart – Floating AJAX Cart & Sidebar
- Click Install Now and then Activate
- Go to WooCommerce > Mini Cart Settings to configure options
FAQ
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❓ Does this plugin support AJAX?
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Yes, it uses AJAX for real-time add/remove/update actions.
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❓ What is the “Mini Cart Display Mode”?
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You can choose to show the cart when hovering over the icon or display it as a sidebar on click.
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❓ Can I use a custom icon?
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Yes, you can upload your own cart icon or choose from the built-in options.
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❓ Is it mobile-friendly?
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Yes, the mini cart is fully responsive and adapts to all screen sizes.
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❓ Does it work with any WooCommerce theme?
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It works with all standard WooCommerce-compatible themes. For custom themes, minor CSS tweaks might be needed.
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❓ Can I customize colors without coding?
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Absolutely. All major elements have color pickers in the settings panel.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.1.4
- Update version and remove trademark title
1.1.3
- Added Mini Cart Display Mode – choose between hover display or sidebar display on click.
- Updated frontend behavior based on admin selection.
- Minor CSS and UX improvements.
1.1.2
- Improved frontend design
1.1.1
- Initial plugin release
- Submitted to WordPress.org