Are you searching for the best way to change the Add to Cart Text on the shop page?
By the end of this quick tutorial, you will be able to change the default “Add to cart” button text in the WooCommerce shop page using a code snippet.
You will also be able to use a plugin to change the button text on the shop page if you prefer to use a plugin instead of editing the code.
Shop Page Add to Cart Button
By default, WooCommerce shows the “Add to cart” button on your shop page and archive pages. WooCommerce does not have any option to change this text.
Instead of having this text, you may want to add text like “View Product”, Buy Now”, “Add to Bag”, or “Book Now” (or anything you like) linking it to the single product page.
The default version has a button that looks as shown in the image below:
Steps to Change Add to Cart Text Shop Page Using PHP Code
To change this, you simply need to follow the following steps:
- Log into your WordPress site and access the Dashboard as the admin user.
- From the Dashboard menu, click on Appearance Menu > Theme Editor Menu. When the Theme Editor page is opened, look for the theme functions file where we will add the function that will change the default Add to Cart
- Add the following code to the PHP file:
// To change add to cart text on single product page add_filter( 'woocommerce_product_single_add_to_cart_text', 'woocommerce_custom_single_add_to_cart_text' ); function woocommerce_custom_single_add_to_cart_text() { return __( 'Buy Now', 'woocommerce' ); } // To change add to cart text on product archives(Collection) page add_filter( 'woocommerce_product_add_to_cart_text', 'woocommerce_custom_product_add_to_cart_text' ); function woocommerce_custom_product_add_to_cart_text() { return __( 'Buy Now', 'woocommerce' ); }
- Make sure that you Save the changes that you have made.
- You need to go to the Front-end so that you can view your changes. This will be the Outcome:
How the Code Works
The lines of code that we have inserted in the functions.php file use default WooCommerce Loop. This implies that if your theme is using the default WC loop to display the ‘Add to Cart’ button, then it will definitely be a solution for you.
If your theme has custom pages using custom page builder plugins that use different functions to show the ‘add to cart’ button, then it may not work for your WooCommerce store.
This means that you have to hire a Developer or contact your theme provider.
The alternative method of changing the Add to Cart labels is by the use of a plugin. The plugin that we are going to use for this tutorial is called, WC Custom Add to Cart labels.
This is an alternative for the not-so-tech-savvy. It is for those who are not familiar with customizing their site with code or maybe they do not want to mess up the coding structure of their site.
The WC Custom Add to Cart labels Plugin lets you change the “add to cart” labels on all single product pages, per the product type, and on the archive or shop page, per product type).
You can download the plugin directly here using this link https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wc-custom-add-to-cart-labels.zip or you can look it up in the www.wordpress.org directory.
It is trusted by more than 10,000 WooCommerce sites in the WordPress Community.
Steps to Change Default Add to Cart Text Using a Plugin
Follow these simple steps to add this plugin to your WordPress site:
- Log into your WordPress site and access the Dashboard as the admin user.
- Then, we are going to install the plugin that we have indicated earlier. If you have downloaded it using the link above, simply navigate to Plugins > Add New.
- After that, click on Upload Plugin and then Browse for the downloaded file as shown below:
- To download it directly in the Admin Panel, simply navigate to Plugins > Add New. After that, you will need to do a keyword search for the plugin ‘WC Custom Add to Cart labels’. You need to install and activate it as shown below:
- To change the buttons you need to add the name of the buttons in the text field area as shown in the screenshot below by accessing these settings by navigating to WooCommerce > Settings. Then, you need to click on You need to click on Add to Cart button Labeled as shown.
- Save the changes using the blue button below the list of fields.
- To see the Outcome you need to access the Home Page and this is what you should see:
However, it is recommended that you make these changes in a staging environment so that you have the ability to make sure this is the functionality that you desire your site to have, without influencing your live site until you are ready to implement it.
Conclusion
In this post, we have highlighted two methods that you can use to change the Add to Cart Button on the shop page.
The first one is a developer-friendly solution that involves code, and the second one is a beginner-friendly method that involves the use of a plugin to easily add this functionality.
Joe is an experienced full-stack web developer with a decade of industry experience in the LAMP & MERN stacks, WordPress, WooCommerce, and JavaScript – (diverse portfolio). He has a passion for creating elegant and user-friendly solutions and thrives in collaborative environments. In his spare time, he enjoys exploring new tech trends, tinkering with new tools, and contributing to open-source projects. You can hire me here for your next project.
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