Title: Display before checkout?
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Display before checkout?

 *  [Type Historian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/type-historian/)
 * (@type-historian)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-before-checkout/)
 * Thanks for this cool plugin–it has big-time potential for my EDD site (demo stage)
   about fonts. I love customizing the empty cart info.
 * I used to be able to change the word “cart” to “type case” and edit the template
   file after each EDD update. For some reason, this strategy no longer works. Example:
 * [http://bazaar.typeheritage.com/downloads/xyz-001/](http://bazaar.typeheritage.com/downloads/xyz-001/)
 * It would be ideal to make this change permanently, add a comment like “The menu
   of _Similar and Compatible Fonts_ below may lead to something very interesting!”
   and then display it in the sidebar as illustrated in the above example.
 * Is it possible to output this shopping suggestion before final checkout?
 * Thanks again for your work, Anna
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-digital-downloads-empty-cart/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-digital-downloads-empty-cart/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Sean Davis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdavis2702/)
 * (@sdavis2702)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-before-checkout/#post-6378633)
 * Sorry again for another long delay, Anna. it appears that none of your links 
   are working, though, or else I’d attempt to catch up on your inquiries.
 *  Thread Starter [Type Historian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/type-historian/)
 * (@type-historian)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-before-checkout/#post-6378668)
 * Now I apologize! After a very scary DNS issue, all is up and running again. I’m
   back at work building an EDD demo site.
 * What I want to do is change the label “Your cart is empty” and encourage patrons
   to browse the menu labeled “Similar and Compatible Fonts” BEFORE they accidentally(?)
   click the check-out link:
 * [http://bazaar.typeheritage.com/downloads/xyz-001/](http://bazaar.typeheritage.com/downloads/xyz-001/)
 * Thanks again for this promising plugin, Anna
 *  Plugin Author [Sean Davis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdavis2702/)
 * (@sdavis2702)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-before-checkout/#post-6378669)
 * Hi Anna,
 * If I am understanding what you want to do correctly, the easiest way to control
   what the empty cart displays would be my free extension here: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-digital-downloads-empty-cart/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-digital-downloads-empty-cart/)
 *  Thread Starter [Type Historian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/type-historian/)
 * (@type-historian)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-before-checkout/#post-6378670)
 * Let me try again to explain…
 * The empty-cart info displays ONLY on the check-out page.
 * No customer with an empty cart will see it unless they *accidentally* click “
   check out.”
 * This defeats the purpose of encouraging them to purchase something that may interest
   them.
 * Is there a way to display it in the sidebar for a download product?
 * Hoping for a solution, Anna

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 * ![](https://ps.w.org/easy-digital-downloads-empty-cart/assets/icon-256x256.png?
   rev=1180406)
 * [Easy Digital Downloads - Empty Cart](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-digital-downloads-empty-cart/)
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 * Last reply from: [Type Historian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/type-historian/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-before-checkout/#post-6378670)
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