CornerCart Troubleshooting: Add to cart behaviour changed
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⚙️ CornerCart Troubleshooting: Add to Cart Behavior Changed
After installing CornerCart, you may notice that the unique or custom behavior that previously occurred when clicking "Add to Cart" (such as a specific animation, a unique modal pop-up, or a redirect) is now missing.
The Issue
CornerCart is designed to intercept and override the default "Add to Cart" action to ensure our cart drawer opens instantly and responsively. In some cases, this overriding process can interfere with custom code or scripts on your store that manage unique add-to-cart animations or actions.
The Quick Fix: Adjusting Developer Options
You can quickly resolve this by telling CornerCart to stop overriding the default button behavior:
- Go to the CornerCart App.
- Navigate to Cart Drawer.
- Click on Advanced Settings.
- Scroll to the bottom and click Show more dev options.
- In the section titled "Prevent add-to-cart override," check all three checkboxes.
- Click Save.
Pro Tip: If you prefer, simply reach out to our support team ([email protected] or via chat), and we can make this adjustment for you immediately.
Technical Deep Dive: Why This Happens
If you're interested in the technical reason, here is why CornerCart sometimes needs to override the button click:
CornerCart monitors "Add to Cart" events in two ways:
Method | Description | Responsiveness |
Method 1 (Override) | We listen to every add-to-cart button click and override it. This lets us inject the instruction to open the cart immediately. | Faster & More Responsive: We can open the cart and show a loader before the API response comes back. |
Method 2 (API Listener) | We listen to all API requests going out of the store (the reliable way to confirm an item was added). | Slower: We can only open the cart after the API response confirms the item was successfully added. |
The issue you are experiencing happens because of Method 1, which interferes with your custom theme scripts.
By checking the three boxes in the "Prevent add-to-cart override" section, you are instructing CornerCart to turn off Method 1 and rely only on Method 2. This allows your theme's custom code to run normally when the button is clicked, and CornerCart will still open once the API confirms the item has been added.
Updated on: 06/11/2025
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