Redirect an Empty Cart to the Shop
Sends visitors who open the cart page with nothing in it straight to the shop page instead of showing an empty cart.
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Code
add_action( 'template_redirect', function () {
if ( ! function_exists( 'is_cart' ) || ! is_cart() || ! WC()->cart || ! WC()->cart->is_empty() ) {
return;
}
$target = wc_get_page_permalink( 'shop' ); // Where empty carts go.
wp_safe_redirect( $target );
exit;
} );Notes
Change $target to redirect to another page such as a category or the homepage.
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