Because “split” might not be the correct term, let me explain this better.
Let’s imagine your WooCommerce cart table is sorted by A>Z (with my WooCommerce cart sorting snippet for example). If your business model and/or UX requires it, then you might need to add “a cart table heading” for each letter:
- A
- Item 1 Title: “AAA”
- Item 2 Title: “ACC”
- B
- Item 3 Title: “BDD”
- Item 4 Title: “BEE”
Once again, this might sound incomprehensible so you’d better look at the screenshot below. Enjoy!
PHP Snippet: Split Cart by A>Z (Display Letter Above Each Section)
Note: you also need to use https://businessbloomer.com/woocommerce-sort-cart-items-alphabetically-az/ in order to sort your cart alphabetically first.
/**
* @snippet Split Cart Table Alphabetically @ WooCommerce Cart
* @how-to businessbloomer.com/woocommerce-customization
* @author Rodolfo Melogli, Business Bloomer
* @compatible WooCommerce 8
* @community https://businessbloomer.com/club/
*/
add_action( 'woocommerce_before_cart', 'bbloomer_split_cart_by_az', 9999 );
function bbloomer_split_cart_by_az(){
if ( WC()->cart->is_empty() ) return;
$i = 0;
$split = array();
foreach ( WC()->cart->get_cart() as $cart_item_key => $cart_item ) {
$cart_item_title = $cart_item['data']->get_title();
$first_letter = substr( $cart_item_title, 0, 1 );
if ( 0 == $i || ( 0 < $i && ! in_array( $first_letter, $split ) ) ) {
$split[$i] = $first_letter;
}
$i++;
}
wc_enqueue_js( "
var rows = " . json_encode( $split ) . ";
var position = 1;
$.each(rows,function(key,value){
var newRow = $('<tr><th colspan="6">'+value+'</th></tr>');
position += key;
newRow.insertBefore($('.woocommerce-cart-form__contents tbody tr.woocommerce-cart-form__cart-item:nth-child('+position+')'));
position++;
});
" );
}
Hi, Rodolfo, your blog has helped me so many times. Your work is much appreciated!
I’m new to php and I’d like to ask why you chose this line of code
instead of
if ( is_cart() ) { code here }. Can you explain what your line of code and “return;” do, please?
Thanks.
I use the “return” thing because sometimes I forget the closing bracket in a long PHP IF statement. They’re absolutely equivalent.
“Return” would basically force an early exit from the function.
Hi, thanks for sharing this dude!
How would you approach to do something similar, but rather than grouping by letter grouping by category?
So you’d see your cart such as:
Cat 1
Product a
Product b
Cat 2
Product c
Product d
Cheers,
j
Hola Joaquin, thanks so much for your comment! Yes, this is definitely possible, but I’m afraid it’s custom work. If you’d like to get a quote, feel free to contact me here. Thanks a lot for your understanding!