Watch this tutorial to learn how to: Cart Removal Lock.
Steps in this tutorial
- In this tutorial, we will set up the cart item removal lock feature. This prevents customers from removing items after a set period.
- Navigate to the Settings section in the sidebar.
- Click on Cart to open the cart settings page.
- This is the Cart Settings page where you can configure cart behavior.
- Click the Removal Lock tab to access the lock settings.
- Enable the cart item removal lock feature by turning on this toggle.
- Set the number of hours after which items become locked. We will set it to 1 hour for this demo.
- Click Save to apply the settings.
- Now let us visit the store to see the feature in action.
- Click on a product to view its details.
- Add the product to your cart.
- Now go to the cart page to see the countdown timer.
- Notice the countdown timer next to the item. It shows how much time is left before the item becomes locked.
- After the lock period passes, the item can no longer be removed from the cart.
- The delete button is now replaced by a lock icon. The customer cannot remove this item.
- Back in the settings, you can also choose which user levels are affected by the lock.
- Select specific user levels to apply the lock, or leave it empty to apply to all users.
- You can also override this setting for individual users. Let us go to the Users section.
- Edit a user to see their cart lock settings.
- Click the Cart Settings tab to see the per-user override.
- Each user can be set to System Default, Disabled, or Enabled - overriding the global setting for this specific user.