Switch which cart drawer is live

Only one cart can be live. Turn on another cart's switch and it becomes Active. The old live cart becomes Draft by itself. Shoppers see the new cart, and checkout uses its rewards.

To add or copy carts, read the article on creating them.

Before you start

• You need Section Store Plus to turn a cart on.
• The Cart drawer app embed must be on in your live theme. You turn it on once, and it serves whichever cart is live.

Switch the live cart

1. In Shopify admin, open Apps → Section Store → Cart Drawer.
2. Find the cart you want live.
3. Turn on the switch next to its name. Its status changes to Active. The old cart changes to Draft.
4. Reload your storefront in a private window and add a product. You see the new cart.

You can also use the switch in the cart's editor. There, click Save after you turn it on.

What changes for shoppers

• The drawer's look and blocks come from the live cart.
• Rewards come from the live cart too. All carts share one Shopify discount, Section Store Cart. We update it when you switch.
• A shopper's items stay in their cart.

Plan a seasonal swap

1. In Shopify admin, open Apps → Section Store → Cart Drawer.
2. Click Duplicate cart on your live cart.
3. Change the copy, for example with a holiday banner. It stays Draft while you work.
4. Click Save.
5. Turn on the copy's switch when the season starts.
6. Turn on your usual cart's switch when it ends.

There is no schedule. You switch carts by hand.

A cart with an A/B test

Turning off a cart with a running test pauses the test. So does turning on another cart. The test's 90-day limit keeps counting. Turning the cart on again resumes the test, if that limit hasn't passed.

If it doesn't work

• The old cart still shows: reload in a private window. If it persists, open the live cart's editor. It repairs itself, or a banner offers Try again.
• The switch opens a Plus window: turning a cart on needs Plus.
• Rewards didn't change at checkout: open the live cart's editor and read any banner at the top.

Related

• Create, copy and delete cart drawers
• Turn on your cart drawer
• Why don't my changes show on the storefront?

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