eComponents: Introduction to using the Mini Trolley
The Mini Trolley (right) is a small widget that can be embedded across multiple pages of your sales site. As the customer browses, the Mini Trolley will update to show:
- How many items are in the customer's shopping trolley
- The total cost of the customer's shopping trolley
By clicking on the Mini Trolley, the customer can navigate straight to the Checkout eComponent to configure their service and then pay.
How to use the Mini Trolley
Sales sites typically include a shopping basket or trolley icon in the top right-hand or top left-hand corner of their pages - but it's up to you where you embed the Mini Trolley.
Think of it as a way of reassuring your customers that the numbers they've selected have been logged, so they can continue browsing your site.
Tips for using the Mini Trolley
- Think about your sales flow: you can choose whether the Checkout opens in a new window or in the same window when the customer clicks on the Mini Trolley. What will work best for your site?
- You'll need to specify a URL for where the customer should go next when they click on the Mini Trolley. Don't forget to specify this as an absolute URL (eg http://www.yoursite.com/checkout).