{"id":23905,"date":"2023-10-30T10:54:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T10:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/?p=23905"},"modified":"2026-05-24T09:06:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T09:06:34","slug":"add-multiple-products-to-cart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/add-multiple-products-to-cart\/","title":{"rendered":"Add Multiple WooCommerce Products to Cart in 4 Easy Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In many WooCommerce stores, customers need to open product pages one by one, choose quantities or variations, and click the add-to-cart button for each item separately. This works for small stores, but it can slow down the shopping experience when customers want to buy several products at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A better solution is to let shoppers select multiple products from one page and add them all to the cart with a single click. This is especially useful for wholesale stores, food ordering websites, spare parts shops, clothing stores, product catalogs, and any WooCommerce store where customers often buy more than one item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this step-by-step guide, you\u2019ll learn how to add multiple products to the WooCommerce cart using a custom URL method and a more user-friendly product table method with TABLEiT – Product Table for WooCommerce<\/a>. By the end, you\u2019ll know how to create a smoother bulk add-to-cart experience and help customers complete their orders faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is bulk add to cart for WooCommerce?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

WooCommerce add multiple products to cart is a useful technique that lets your customers mark a checkbox next to the products listed in a table and then add multiple items to their carts with one click. The button for adding multiple products to the cart can be designed in the navigation bars like the header or footer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To show the WooCommerce products in a table and allow customers to bulk add them to their cart, you can either use a piece of code \u2013 which is not recommended if you are not an expert or a WooCommerce bulk add to cart plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s review both methods together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WooCommerce add multiple products to cart by creating a customized URL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Creating a personalized URL allows you to add multiple products to the cart option in your store. To use this method, first, you need to create a child theme, then copy the below code in funcfions.php:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

function webroom_add_multiple_products_to_cart<\/strong>( $url = false ) {
        \/\/ Make sure WC is installed, and add-to-cart qauery arg exists, and contains at least one comma.<\/em>
        if ( ! class_exists<\/strong>( 'WC_Form_Handler' ) || empty( $_REQUEST['add-to-cart'] ) || false === strpos<\/strong>( $_REQUEST['add-to-cart'], ',' ) ) {
                return;
        }

        \/\/ Remove WooCommerce's hook, as it's useless (doesn't handle multiple products).<\/em>
        remove_action<\/strong>( 'wp_loaded', array( 'WC_Form_Handler', 'add_to_cart_action' ), 20 );

        $product_ids = explode<\/strong>( ',', $_REQUEST['add-to-cart'] );
        $count       = count<\/strong>( $product_ids );
        $number      = 0;

        foreach ( $product_ids as $id_and_quantity ) {
                \/\/ Check for quantities defined in curie notation (<product_id>:<product_quantity>)<\/em>

                $id_and_quantity = explode<\/strong>( ':', $id_and_quantity );
                $product_id = $id_and_quantity[0];

                $_REQUEST['quantity'] = ! empty( $id_and_quantity[1] ) ? absint<\/strong>( $id_and_quantity[1] ) : 1;

                if ( ++$number === $count ) {
                        \/\/ Ok, final item, let's send it back to WooCommerce's add_to_cart_action method for handling.<\/em>
                        $_REQUEST['add-to-cart'] = $product_id;

                        return WC_Form_Handler::add_to_cart_action<\/strong>( $url );
                }

                $product_id        = apply_filters<\/strong>( 'WooCommerce_add_to_cart_product_id', absint<\/strong>( $product_id ) );
                $was_added_to_cart = false;
                $adding_to_cart    = wc_get_product<\/strong>( $product_id );

                if ( ! $adding_to_cart ) {
                        continue;
                }

                $add_to_cart_handler = apply_filters<\/strong>( 'WooCommerce_add_to_cart_handler', $adding_to_cart->get_type<\/strong>(), $adding_to_cart );

                \/\/ Variable product handling<\/em>
                if ( 'variable' === $add_to_cart_handler ) {
                        woo_hack_invoke_private_method<\/strong>( 'WC_Form_Handler', 'add_to_cart_handler_variable', $product_id );

                \/\/ Grouped Products<\/em>
                } elseif ( 'grouped' === $add_to_cart_handler ) {
                        woo_hack_invoke_private_method<\/strong>( 'WC_Form_Handler', 'add_to_cart_handler_grouped', $product_id );

                \/\/ Custom Handler<\/em>
                        do_action<\/strong>( 'WooCommerce_add_to_cart_handler_' . $add_to_cart_handler, $url );

                \/\/ Simple Products<\/em>
                } else {
                        woo_hack_invoke_private_method<\/strong>( 'WC_Form_Handler', 'add_to_cart_handler_simple', $product_id );
                }
        }
}

\/\/ Fire before the WC_Form_Handler::add_to_cart_action callback.<\/em>
add_action<\/strong>( 'wp_loaded', 'webroom_add_multiple_products_to_cart', 15 );


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function woo_hack_invoke_private_method<\/strong>( $class_name, $methodName ) {
        if ( version_compare<\/strong>( phpversion<\/strong>(), '5.3', '<' ) ) {
                throw new Exception( 'PHP version does not support ReflectionClass::setAccessible()', __LINE__ );
        }

$args = func_get_args<\/strong>();
        unset( $args[0], $args[1] );
        $method = $reflection->getMethod<\/strong>( $methodName );
        $method->setAccessible<\/strong>( true );

        \/\/$args = array_merge( array( $class_name ), $args );<\/em>
        $args = array_merge<\/strong>( array( $reflection ), $args );
        return call_user_func_array<\/strong>( array( $method, 'invoke' ), $args );
}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
To see the result, you can use the below-customized URL:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For adding 1 quantity of multiple products, just write their ID one time as shown below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https://www.example.com\/cart\/?add-to-cart=12345,43453<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
For adding more than one from a product, copy the product ID multiple times at the end of the URL as illustrated below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https://www.example.com\/cart\/?add-to-cart=12345,12345,12345<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
It is also possible to add quantity to the end of the URL as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https://www.example.com\/cart\/?add-to-cart=12345&quantity=3<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Although by using a customized URL, you can solve the problem of WooCommerce adding multiple products to the cart, it is not the customer-friendly solution that attracts your customers to buy from your store. For example, suppose that your customers want to add multiple variations to the cart at once. Can this method really encourage them to choose your site among your competitors? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To help you convince customers to buy products from your shop, your ultimate solution is using the WooCommerce bulk add to cart plugin. Continue reading to learn how the WooCommerce product table plugin simplifies the process of adding multiple products to cart for your customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The best WooCommerce bulk add to cart plugin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
There are many reasons for introducing the WooCommerce product table plugin<\/span><\/a> as the best bulk add to cart plugin. In addition to displaying all your products in a table view, it allows you to add as many columns as you need to your product table. It is also possible to customize your table by adding filters, pagination, search boxes, etc. However, the most amazing feature of this plugin is facilitating the purchase process for your customers by letting them add multiple items to their cart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s see how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 1: Install WooCommerce product table plugin <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The first step to using this WooCommerce bulk add to cart plugin is downloading, installing, and activating it on your WordPress website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, you can start creating a new product table by choosing the Add new table option from the iT Product Table<\/strong> menu. In the new page appears, scroll down and click on the get started button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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TABLEiT – Product Table for WooCommerce<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The easy way to bulk add products to WooCommerce cart<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Step 2: Add columns to the product table<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The next step is adding the appropriate columns to the product table by going to the Columns <\/strong>tab. The user-friendly interface of the WooCommerce product table plugin allows you to easily add new columns and assign content to them by following the below instructions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Click on the Add a column<\/strong> button to see the elements you can assign to it in the left panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Choose one of the elements from the left panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Customize the element by using the options in the General <\/strong>and Style <\/strong>tabs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Now let\u2019s suppose that by repeating the above mentioned 3 steps, you have added the below columns to the table:<\/p>\n\n\n\n