# "Save Cart for Later" for Logged-In Customers

> Adds a "Save cart for later" button to the cart; customers can restore the saved cart from their My Account dashboard on any device.

- Type: PHP
- Runs: Run everywhere
- Category: [WooCommerce](https://wpide.com/library/category/woocommerce/)
- Requires: WooCommerce
- Tags: woocommerce, cart, my-account, customers
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/woo-save-cart-for-later/

## Code

```php
add_action( 'woocommerce_cart_actions', function () {
    if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
        echo '<button type="submit" class="button" name="wpide_save_cart" value="1">' . esc_html( 'Save cart for later' ) . '</button>';
    }
} );

add_action( 'wp_loaded', function () {
    if ( ! is_user_logged_in() || ! function_exists( 'WC' ) || ! WC()->cart ) {
        return;
    }

    if ( isset( $_POST['wpide_save_cart'], $_POST['woocommerce-cart-nonce'] ) && wp_verify_nonce( sanitize_key( $_POST['woocommerce-cart-nonce'] ), 'woocommerce-cart' ) ) {
        $saved = array();

        foreach ( WC()->cart->get_cart() as $item ) {
            $saved[] = array(
                'product_id'   => (int) $item['product_id'],
                'variation_id' => (int) $item['variation_id'],
                'quantity'     => (int) $item['quantity'],
                'variation'    => array_map( 'sanitize_text_field', (array) $item['variation'] ),
            );
        }

        update_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), '_wpide_saved_cart', array( 'time' => time(), 'items' => $saved ) );
        wc_add_notice( 'Your cart has been saved. Restore it any time from your account dashboard.' );
        wp_safe_redirect( wc_get_cart_url() );
        exit;
    }

    if ( isset( $_GET['wpide_restore_cart'], $_GET['_wpnonce'] ) && wp_verify_nonce( sanitize_key( $_GET['_wpnonce'] ), 'wpide_restore_cart' ) ) {
        $saved = get_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), '_wpide_saved_cart', true );

        foreach ( (array) ( $saved['items'] ?? array() ) as $item ) {
            WC()->cart->add_to_cart( $item['product_id'], max( 1, $item['quantity'] ), $item['variation_id'], $item['variation'] );
        }

        wp_safe_redirect( wc_get_cart_url() );
        exit;
    }
}, 30 );

add_action( 'woocommerce_account_dashboard', function () {
    $saved = get_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), '_wpide_saved_cart', true );

    if ( empty( $saved['items'] ) ) {
        return;
    }

    $count = array_sum( wp_list_pluck( $saved['items'], 'quantity' ) );
    printf(
        '<div class="woocommerce-info">%1$s <a class="button" href="%2$s">%3$s</a></div>',
        esc_html( sprintf( 'You have a saved cart with %1$d item(s) from %2$s.', $count, wp_date( get_option( 'date_format' ), $saved['time'] ) ) ),
        esc_url( wp_nonce_url( add_query_arg( 'wpide_restore_cart', 1, wc_get_cart_url() ), 'wpide_restore_cart' ) ),
        esc_html( 'Restore saved cart' )
    );
} );
```

## Notes

Saving replaces any earlier saved cart, and restoring skips products that are no longer available.

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find ""Save Cart for Later" for Logged-In Customers" in its snippet library and add it in one click; or create a new PHP snippet in WPIDE (or any code snippets plugin) and paste the code above. More snippets: https://wpide.com/library/