Description
Turn a chat message into a one-click checkout. CartLink Generator for WooCommerce lets you build a cart for a customer — products, quantities, even custom prices — and share it as a single link. When they open it, the cart is pre-filled and they go straight to checkout. No searching, no adding to cart, no friction.
It’s built for the way people actually sell today: over WhatsApp, Instagram DMs, Telegram, Messenger, email and live chat. Instead of telling a customer “search for product X, add 2, then find product Y,” you send them one link that does it all — cutting 3–4 steps out of the buying journey and driving faster conversions.
Generate the link in the admin, then share it instantly with the built-in WhatsApp, Telegram and email buttons, or let your customer scan the auto-generated QR code in person or from a printed flyer.
Why store owners use it
- Chat commerce & social selling — send a ready-to-buy cart link in any conversation.
- Direct “Buy Now” links — skip the cart page entirely and land the customer on checkout.
- Custom quotes & negotiated prices — set a per-product price or a fixed subtotal discount for a specific customer.
- Sales reps & wholesale — prepare an order for a client and let them confirm with one tap.
- Campaigns & flyers — drop a QR code on print or social and send scanners straight to a pre-filled cart.
Key Features
- Create and share dynamic cart or checkout links with pre-filled products and quantities.
- Set custom prices per product or a fixed subtotal discount for the whole cart.
- One-click sharing to WhatsApp, Telegram and email, plus native mobile share.
- QR code generated for every link — perfect for in-person and print.
- Recent links management screen: review, copy or revoke any link you’ve created.
- Live total preview while you build the cart.
- Fast autocomplete product search (searches by name and SKU).
- Choose link expiry (1 day, 7 days, 30 days, 1 year) with automatic cleanup of expired data.
- Redirect customers to the Cart or Checkout page.
- Menu placement as a top-level item or under the WooCommerce submenu.
- Flexible storage: file-based pseudo-transients or native WordPress transients.
- HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage) compatible.
Use Cases
- WhatsApp & Instagram sellers — reply to “I want these two” with a single checkout link.
- Live chat / support teams — turn a support conversation into a completed sale.
- B2B & wholesale — pre-build an order at agreed prices and send it for one-tap confirmation.
- Promotions — share a discounted, ready-to-buy cart for a limited-time offer.
- In-person & print — print the QR code on a flyer, menu, or packaging insert.
Usage
- Access CartLink Generator from the WordPress admin dashboard.
- Use the autocomplete search field to find products and add them to the cart configuration.
- Adjust quantities, custom prices, or apply a fixed subtotal discount as needed.
- Pick how long the link should stay valid.
- Click Generate Link, then copy it, share it to WhatsApp/Telegram/email, or show the QR code.
- Review and manage everything you’ve created from the Recent links table.
Minimum Requirements
- WordPress 5.5 or higher.
- PHP 7.0 or higher.
- WooCommerce 8.0 or higher.
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPL v2 or later. See License for details.
Bundled QRCode.js library (https://github.com/davidshimjs/qrcodejs) is licensed under the MIT License.
Screenshots
Installation
- Download and extract the
cartlink-generatorplugin folder. - Upload the folder to
/wp-content/plugins/on your server (or install the ZIP from Plugins Add New Upload Plugin). - Activate the plugin via the WordPress admin dashboard under Plugins.
- Ensure WooCommerce version 8.0 or higher is active.
- Open CartLink Generator from the admin menu and create your first link.
FAQ
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By default, the CartLink Generator menu is added as a top-level menu. To move it under the WooCommerce submenu, add the following code to your theme’s
functions.phpfile:define( 'GUAVEN_CARTLINK_GENERATOR_SHOW_IN_SUBMENU', true ); -
Can I redirect customers to the cart page instead of the checkout page?
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Yes! To redirect customers to the Cart page after using a generated link, add this code to your theme’s
functions.phpfile:define( 'CARTGENERATOR_REDIRECT_TO_CART_INSTEAD_OF_CHECKOUT', true ); -
How does the plugin store generated cart data?
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By default, the plugin stores cart data in date-based folders using a file-based pseudo-transient system. If you prefer to use WordPress native transients, define the following constant in your theme’s
functions.phpfile:define( 'GUAVEN_CARTLINK_GENERATOR_USE_REAL_TRANSIENTS', true ); -
Can I allow or restrict coupon usage for carts generated by this plugin?
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By default, coupons are restricted for carts generated by the plugin. To enable coupon usage for these carts, define the following constant in your theme’s
functions.phpfile:define( 'GUAVEN_CARTLINK_GENERATOR_ALLOW_COUPONS', true ); -
How does the plugin clean up old data?
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The plugin automatically deletes expired carts’ data created by the plugin itself. This keeps storage lean and uncluttered.
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Can I stop customers from changing quantities in a generated cart?
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Yes! To lock quantities for generated carts, add this code to your theme’s
functions.phpfile:define( 'CARTGENERATOR_FORBID_QUANTITY_UPDATE', true ); -
Will old links keep working after I update the plugin?
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Yes. Links are looked up by their stored identifier, so any link you have already shared continues to work after updating.
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Does it work with product variations?
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Yes — variable products and their variations can be added to a generated cart.
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Contributors & Developers
“CartLink Generator for WooCommerce — Direct Checkout & Share Cart Links” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.1.0
- New: One-click sharing to WhatsApp, Telegram and email, plus native mobile share sheet.
- New: QR code generated for every cart link (bundled locally, no external requests).
- New: “Recent links” management table to review, copy and revoke generated links.
- New: Live estimated-total preview while building the cart.
- New: Per-link expiry presets (1 day / 7 days / 30 days / 1 year).
- Fix: Fixed-subtotal discount could leak into a customer’s own cart via a lingering session value — it is now scoped to generated carts and cleared when the cart empties.
- Fix: Possible fatal error in product search when a result referenced a missing product.
- Security: Cart link identifiers are now unguessable (random) so links carrying custom prices cannot be enumerated. Existing links keep working.
- Security: AJAX endpoints now require the
manage_woocommercecapability. - Improvement: Variable products/variations are added to the cart correctly.
- Improvement: Configuration constants now honour their value (e.g.
define( X, false )). - Improvement: Removed an unnecessary full-catalog query on the admin page for faster loads on large stores.
- Improvement: Admin styles are now scoped and no longer affect the rest of wp-admin.
1.0.3
- Added new feature: preserve query string in URL sharing (UTM params f.i.).
1.0.2.1
- Fixing “Fixed Adjustment is always zero” bug.
1.0.2
- “Expire-dates are always 1 hour” bug fix
- Added new feature – Prevent product quantity update for generated carts.
- Delete the trace of cart generator when cart gets emptied.
1.0.1
- UI improvements.
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Generate dynamic cart links with pre-filled products and quantities.
- Options for menu placement and redirection.
- Autocomplete product search for efficient cart building.
- File-based pseudo-transients with optional native WordPress transients.
- Automatic cleanup of old generated cart data.