Method #1: Get the cheapest product in the cart for free gift in WooCommerce by coding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
One of the quickest methods for offering WooCommerce cheapest cart item as a free gift is adding a code snippet to the functions.php<\/strong> file of the WordPress theme. Although this method is simple to use, we recommend you consider below notices before going through it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here, you can find the code snippet for giving WooCommerce cheapest item in the cart as gift:<\/p>\n\n\n\n As illustrated in the below screenshot, after running the code, if customers buy some products from your store, the cheapest item in their cart will be offered to them for free. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The free gifts for WooCommerce plugin<\/a><\/span> is a gamification plugin for creating meaningful promotional plans and marketing campaigns that are beneficial for both the store and the customers. You can use this plugin to offer several types of free gifts such as BOGO, buy x get y, subtotal amount, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this guide, you can learn how to offer WooCommerce cheapest item in cart as gift with this plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n GIFTiT – Free Gifts For WooCommerce<\/p>\n\n\n\n The easy way to offer cheapest product in the cart as gift in WooCommerce<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like other WordPress plugins, to use free gifts for WooCommerce on your website you need to install the ZIP file through a FTP server or WordPress installer. The installation process is easy and straightforward. However, in case of any problem, you can read this step-by-step guide to install the WooCommerce free gifts plugin:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read more:<\/strong> How to install the GIFTiT \u2013 Free Gifts for WooCommerce plugin?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Once you install and activate the plugin, you can see the Woo Free Gift<\/strong> menu in the WordPress dashboard. Click on this menu then <\/strong>the Rules| settings<\/strong> option to see the Rules<\/strong> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the Rule <\/strong>page, you can find the Add Rule <\/strong>button with a list of all rules that you have created before. To create a new rule, you need to press Add Rule<\/strong> to open a Rule <\/strong>Form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Rule Form<\/strong> of free gifts for WooCommerce plugin contains all the options required for applying different free gift strategies with a dynamic design. It means when you choose your preferred method such as WooCommerce cheapest cart item as gift, the items in the form will be updated accordingly which makes the process of setup rules more convenient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first item you can see in the Add Rule<\/strong> form is Method<\/strong>. To start creating your rule, you need to open its dropdown list and choose your preferred method. By default, the most useful free gift offering methods are listed in this field such as buy x get x, simple, bulk quantity, tiered quantity, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, when you choose the Cheapest item in cart<\/strong> from the list field, the following sections will be displayed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the next steps, we will show you how to set items in the form to create and apply the cheapest product in the cart as gift in WooCommerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the Quantities & Settings<\/strong> section, you should set the number of products customers must order to receive the gift. You can insert the quantity in the Buy <\/strong>field manually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, if you insert 4 <\/strong>in the Buy <\/strong>field, customers must order 4 items from your store to receive the cheapest one as gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The next section which is Product Buy<\/strong> allows you to add as many products as you need to apply the rule to. The customers should buy the products you have added here, to receive the free gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By pressing the Add Product<\/strong> button, a new row will be added in this section. Then you can select one of the below items to add your preferred products:<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can add unlimited rows to set different products in this section and encourage customers to buy the items you want to boost their sales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the last section, you can set various conditions to let the customers receive the gifts in specific situations. The conditions you can apply to the rule are divided into some categories helping you to easily find the terms to set up rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s review the most useful condition terms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can set as many conditions as you need to in this section to create complicated rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you fill all fields in the form, click on Save Changes<\/strong> to apply the rule to the specified products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, when customers order the selected products and their orders meet all specified conditions, they can receive WooCommerce cheapest item in cart as gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this scenario, we want to offer the cheapest item for free to the customers who order 4 items with blue or red variations from the Clothing <\/strong>category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To apply this rule, try to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n As illustrated below, when a customer ordered 4 <\/strong>items from Red <\/strong>and Blue t-shirts<\/strong>, and add Cap<\/strong> to the cart. As you can see in the below, the Cap<\/strong> is the cheapest item in the cart. Based on cheapest item in the cart rule, a new Cap<\/strong> product is added to the cart automatically for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Note<\/strong>: The gift is not always one of the products to which the rule applies. When customers order different products and their orders meet all of the conditions you have set in the rule form, automatically a new product with the cheapest price in the cart will be added to the cart for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Creating WooCommerce cheapest cart item as free gift offers with a plugin has many advantages over coding. Here, we review some of them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n GIFTiT – Free Gifts For WooCommerce<\/p>\n\n\n\n The easy way to offer cheapest product in the cart as gift in WooCommerce<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
add_action( 'woocommerce_before_calculate_totals', 'it_cheapest_cart_item_half_off', 9999 );\nfunction it_cheapest_cart_item_half_off( $cart ) {\n if ( is_admin() && ! defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) ) return;\n if ( did_action( 'woocommerce_before_calculate_totals' ) >= 2 ) return;\n if ( count( $cart->get_cart() ) < 2 ) return; \/\/ AT LEAST 2 PRODUCTS IN THE CART\n $min = PHP_FLOAT_MAX;\n \/\/ LOOP THROUGH THE CART TO FIND THE CHEAPEST ITEM\n foreach ( $cart->get_cart() as $cart_item_key => $cart_item ) {\n if ( $cart_item['data']->get_price() <= $min ) {\n $min = $cart_item['data']->get_price();\n $cheapest = $cart_item_key;\n }\n }\n \/\/ LOOP THROUGH CART TO REDUCE CHEAPEST ITEM PRICE BY 50%\n foreach ( $cart->get_cart() as $cart_item_key => $cart_item ) {\n if ( $cheapest == $cart_item_key ) {\n $price = $cart_item['data']->get_price() \/ 2;\n $cart_item['data']->set_price( $price );\n $cart_item['data']->set_sale_price( $price );\n }\n }\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"Cheapest](\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cheapest-item-result.jpg\")
<\/a>Method #2: Offer the cheapest item in the cart as gift with the free gift for WooCommerce plugin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"GIFTiT](\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/giftit-test-banner.png\")
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![\"Select](\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/select-rules-and-settings-sub-menu.png\")
<\/a>Step 2: Add a new rule and set the WooCommerce cheapest cart as gift method<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Step 3: Set Quantities & settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Step 4: Add buy product items to offer WooCommerce cheapest cart product as gift<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Step 6: Add conditions to offer WooCommerce cheapest item in cart as gift<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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![\"Conditions](\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/conditions-fields-result.png\")
<\/a>Example: Buy 3 products from blue or red products in the clothing category to get the cheapest product for free<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Why do you need to use the plugin method?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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