Title: CartBridge Checkout Links for WooCommerce Author: Gik000 Published: June 17, 2026 Last modified: June 22, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/cartbridge-checkout-for-woocommerce/assets/banner-772x250.png? rev=3575495) ![](https://ps.w.org/cartbridge-checkout-for-woocommerce/assets/icon-256x256.png? rev=3575495) # CartBridge Checkout Links for WooCommerce By [Gik000](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gik000/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/cartbridge-checkout-for-woocommerce.1.0.1.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cartbridge-checkout-for-woocommerce/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cartbridge-checkout-for-woocommerce/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cartbridge-checkout-for-woocommerce/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cartbridge-checkout-for-woocommerce/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cartbridge-checkout-for-woocommerce/) ## Description Since mid-2025 Meta no longer supports native on-platform checkout for Facebook and Instagram shops. Merchants must instead configure a **Checkout URL** on their own website — Meta documents this approach in the [Commerce Platform Checkout URL setup guide](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/commerce-platform/setup-checkout-url). That URL should pre-fill the store cart and send customers straight to checkout. **CartBridge Checkout Links for WooCommerce** handles this seamlessly. You configure your store URL as the checkout URL in Meta Commerce Manager and the plugin takes care of the rest: it reads the product list from the URL, fills the WooCommerce cart, and redirects the customer to the checkout page. #### How it works Meta appends a `products` query parameter to your checkout URL every time a customer taps “Buy” on your Facebook or Instagram shop listing: ``` https://yourstore.com/checkout?products=wc_post_id_123:2,wc_post_id_456:1 ``` The plugin intercepts this request, adds the right products (and quantities) to the cart, and bounces the customer to `/checkout` in one smooth redirect. #### Supported product ID formats * `wc_post_id_123:2` — simple product with WooCommerce post ID 123, quantity 2 * `wc_post_id_123_variation_456:2` — variable product 123, variation 456, quantity 2 * `123:2` — plain WooCommerce post ID (fallback format) #### Optional parameters * `coupon=CODE` — applies a coupon code automatically * `utm_source`, `utm_medium`, `utm_campaign`, `utm_content`, `utm_term` — forwarded to the checkout URL for analytics * `fbclid`, `cart_origin` — forwarded for Meta attribution #### Setup 1. Install and activate the plugin. 2. Follow [Meta’s official Checkout URL setup guide](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/commerce-platform/setup-checkout-url). 3. In **Meta Commerce Manager Settings Checkout**, choose _Checkout on another website_. 4. Set the Checkout URL to your store’s checkout page, e.g. `https://yourstore.com/ checkout`. 5. Meta will automatically append the `?products=…` parameter when a customer buys. #### Security * All query-string values are sanitised before use. * Product IDs are validated against the WooCommerce catalogue; non-existent or non-purchasable products are silently skipped. * Quantities are capped at 99 per item; item count is capped at 50 per request. * The final redirect uses `wp_safe_redirect()`. #### Requirements * WordPress 6.0 or later * WooCommerce 7.0 or later * PHP 7.4 or later ## Installation 1. Upload the `cartbridge-checkout-for-woocommerce` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`. 2. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** screen in WordPress. 3. Configure your Checkout URL in Meta Commerce Manager (see the Description tab). No other configuration is needed. ## FAQ ### Does this work with variable products? Yes. Meta passes variation IDs in the format `wc_post_id_123_variation_456:qty`. The plugin maps those to the correct WooCommerce variation automatically. ### What happens if a product is out of stock? Out-of-stock and non-purchasable products are silently skipped. If _no_ valid product can be added to the cart, the redirect is suppressed and the customer stays on the landing page. ### Can I use any page as the checkout URL? Yes. The plugin listens on _every_ front-end request and activates only when the` products` parameter is present, so you can point Meta to any page of your site. ### Does the plugin conflict with page caching? URLs containing the `products` parameter should be excluded from your caching layer. Most caching plugins (LiteSpeed Cache, W3 Total Cache, WP Rocket, etc.) allow you to add query-string exclusion rules for this parameter. ### Is the plugin GDPR-compliant? The plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. It only reads URL parameters provided by Meta and uses them to populate a server-side WooCommerce cart session. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “CartBridge Checkout Links for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Gik000 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gik000/) “CartBridge Checkout Links for WooCommerce” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/cartbridge-checkout-for-woocommerce/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “CartBridge Checkout Links for WooCommerce” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/cartbridge-checkout-for-woocommerce) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cartbridge-checkout-for-woocommerce/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/cartbridge-checkout-for-woocommerce/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/cartbridge-checkout-for-woocommerce/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/cartbridge-checkout-for-woocommerce/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.1 * Renamed plugin to CartBridge Checkout Links for WooCommerce for WordPress.org directory compliance. * Replaced generic wc prefix with cartbridge prefix throughout the codebase. * Removed redundant load_plugin_textdomain() call. * Added plugin directory banners and icons. * Added link to Meta’s official Checkout URL documentation in the plugin description. * Added complete translations for 14 languages. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.1** * Last updated **1 month ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.2** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cartbridge-checkout-for-woocommerce/) and [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/cartbridge-checkout-for-woocommerce/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/cartbridge-checkout-for-woocommerce) * Tags * [cart](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cart/)[checkout](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/checkout/) [facebook](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/facebook/)[Instagram](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/instagram/) [woocommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cartbridge-checkout-for-woocommerce/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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