WordPress Menu Cart Pro By WpOverNight 4.0.1

WordPress Menu Cart Pro (by WP Overnight) is a lightweight, high-performance plugin that adds a customizable shopping cart icon to your website’s navigation menu. While the free version is one of the most popular cart plugins on WordPress.org, the Pro version is designed for stores that need more visual control and advanced "flyout" functionality.

🚀 Key Features (Pro vs. Free)

The Pro version extends the basic functionality with several "quality of life" upgrades for your customers.

Feature

Free Version

Pro Version

Cart Icons

Default only

10+ Premium icons (or upload your own SVG)

Cart Flyout

None (Link only)

Full Detail Flyout (shows items, thumbs, and "remove" buttons)

Menus

One menu

Unlimited menus (Header, Footer, Mobile, etc.)

Shortcodes

No

Yes (Place the cart anywhere on the site)

AJAX Updating

Basic

Advanced (Total refreshes instantly without page reload)

Translations

Limited

WPML & Polylang integration (translate directly in settings)

🛠️ Advanced Functionality

Micro-Templating Engine: For developers, the Pro version allows you to override the default HTML/PHP templates by copying them to your child theme (/woocommerce/wp-menu-cart/). This lets you completely redesign how the cart looks.

Conditional Visibility: You can choose to show the cart always, only when it has items, or only to specific user roles.

Floating Cart: Includes an option for a "sticky" floating cart that stays visible as the user scrolls.

Custom CSS Classes: Easily add your own CSS classes to the menu item to match unique theme styles.

💰 Pricing & 2026 Status

As of January 2026, the plugin remains a top-tier choice for WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads (EDD), and WP e-Commerce.

Official Price: Usually starts around €29 - €39 for a single-site license on WP Overnight.

Compatibility: Confirmed compatible with WordPress 6.7+ and WooCommerce 9.x+. It is also fully optimized for PHP 8.2+.

🚀 How to Set It Up

Install & Activate: Upload the Pro .zip and activate it.

Configure: Go to Settings > Menu Cart Setup.

Select Menu: Choose which WordPress menu (e.g., "Main Menu") the cart should appear in.

Customize Icons: Select your icon and enable the Flyout (dropdown) to show product details on hover.

Shortcode: If you aren't using a standard menu, use [wpmenucart] to drop the icon into a sidebar or custom header.

Would you like me to provide a custom CSS snippet to help style your menu cart to match your theme's colors?