Overview #
The WooCommerce Order Quantities plugin allows you to manage product quantities in customers’ orders, on your WooCommerce site. It allows you to set minimum order quantities, maximum order quantities, quantity steps, decimal quantities, cart notices, and so on.
Additionally, the WooCommerce Order Quantities plugin allows you to set quantities for all orders, i.e., the total number of products in the cart, or set quantities on a per-product basis.
Enabling Order Quantities #
To enable and use the Order Quantities plugin, you should first download and install Booster for WooCommerce.
1. Navigate to WordPress Dashboard > WooCommerce > Settings > Booster > SHIPPING & ORDERS > Order Quantities.
The Order Quantities Module Options page will be displayed.
2. In the Order Quantities section, check the box for Enable Module field.
3. Scroll down to the end of the page and click Save changes.
The WooCommerce Order Quantities plugin will be enabled for your site.
Configuring Order Quantities #
You can manage product quantities in customers’ orders using this option. You can set minimum order quantities, maximum order quantities, quantity steps, decimal quantities, cart notices, and so on. Furthermore, you can also set quantities for all orders, i.e., the total number of products in the cart, or set quantities on a per-product basis.
1. Navigate to WordPress Dashboard > WooCommerce > Settings > Booster > SHIPPING & ORDERS > Order Quantities.
The Order Quantities Module Options page will be displayed.
2. In the General Options section, enter/select required values for the fields. Refer to the table below for field descriptions:
| Field | Description |
| Decimal Quantities – Enable | Specifies if customers are allowed to select decimal quantities of products. If you enable this option, click Save changes at the end of the page. Once you save the changes, you will be able to enter decimal quantities in the Minimum Quantity Options, Maximum Quantity Options, and Quantity Step Options sections. |
| Force Initial Quantity on Single Product Page | Specifies if customers will be forced to select an initial quantity on single product pages. The available options are:Do not force – Costumers will not be forced to select an initial quantity on single product pages. Force to min quantity – Customers will be forced to select minimum quantity set for the productForce to max quantity – Customers will be forced to select maximum quantity set for the product |
| Enable Cart Notices – Enable | Specifies if notifications will be displayed on the cart page |
| Stop Customer from Seeing Checkout on Wrong Quantities – Enable | Specifies if the checkout option will be hidden when customers select the wrong quantities of products. If this field is enabled, customers will be redirected to the cart page. |
| Variable Products – Action on variation change | Specifies the action when customers select variations of products. The available options are: Do nothing – no action will be takenReset to min quantity – product quantity will be reset to the minimum quantity set for the productReset to max quantity – product quantity will be reset to the maximum quantity set for the product |
| Variable Products – Force on add to cart | Specifies if customers will be forced to correct the quantity of the variable product selected when they click the Add to Cart button |
3. Scroll down to the Minimum Quantity Options section.
4. Enter/select required values for the fields. Refer to the table below for field descriptions:
| Field | Description |
| Minimum Quantity – Enable section | Specifies if minimum order quantity is enabled |
| Cart Total Quantity | Minimum number of products that should be in the customers’ cart |
| Message – Cart Total Quantity | Message that will be displayed if and when the total number of products in customers’ cart is less than the minimum quantity set for the cart. The values that will be replaced in the message are: %min_cart_total_quantity% – Minimum required cart total quantity%cart_total_quantity% – Actual cart total quantity |
| Per Item Quantity | Minimum number of per product that should be in the customers’ cart |
| Add all quantities if quantity lower than the minimum quantity | Specifies if the total number of the products in the cart will be considered when the quantity is lower than the minimum quantity set |
| Per Item Quantity on Per Product Basis – Enable | Minimum number of per product that should be in the customers’ cart. If this field is enabled, a meta box will be added to the edit page of all the products. Navigate to the Products page, edit the product for which you want to set minimum quantity, and enter the quantity. |
| Message – Per Item Quantity | Message that will be displayed if and when the quantity of any one of the products in customers’ cart is less than the minimum quantity set for the product. The values that will be replaced in the message are: %product_title% – current item title%min_per_item_quantity% – Minimum required current item quantity%item_quantity% – Actual current item quantity |
5. Scroll down to the Maximum Quantity Options section.
6. Enter/select required values for the fields. Refer to the table below for field descriptions:
| Field | Description |
| Maximum Quantity – Enable section | Specifies if maximum order quantity is enabled |
| Cart Total Quantity | Maximum number of products that should be in the customers’ cart |
| Message – Cart Total Quantity | Message that will be displayed if and when the total number of products in customers’ cart is more than the Maximum quantity set for the cart. The values that will be replaced in the message are: %max_cart_total_quantity% – Maximum required cart total quantity%cart_total_quantity% – Actual cart total quantity |
| Per Item Quantity | Maximum number of per product that should be in the customers’ cart |
| Check Product Quantity Forcefully | Specifies if customers should not be allowed to add products to their cart if they have already reached the max quantity limit set for the cart |
| Per Item Quantity on Per Product Basis – Enable | Maximum number of per product that should be in the customers’ cart. If this field is enabled, a meta box will be added to the edit page of all the products. Navigate to the Products page, edit the product for which you want to set maximum quantity, and enter the quantity. |
| Message – Per Item Quantity | Message that will be displayed if and when the quantity of any one of the products in customers’ cart is more than the maximum quantity set for the product. The values that will be replaced in the message are: %product_title% – current item title%max_per_item_quantity% – Maximum required current item quantity%item_quantity% – Actual current item quantity |
7. Scroll down to the Quantity Step Options and “Single Item Cart” Options sections.
8. Enter/select required values for the fields. Refer to the table below for field descriptions:
| Field | Description |
| Quantity Step – Enable section | Specifies if the product selection in decimal quantities is enabled |
| Step | |
| Per Product – Enable | Specifies if the product selection for individual products in decimal quantities is enabled. If this field is enabled, a meta box will be added to the edit page of all the products. Navigate to the Products page, edit the product for which you want to enable product selection in decimal quantities, and enable the option. |
| Additional Validation – Enable | Specifies if additional validation is enabled |
| Message |
9. In the “Single Item Cart” Options section, enter/select required values for the fields. Refer to the table below for field descriptions:
| Field | Description |
| Enable “Single Item Cart” Mode | Specifies if customers will be allowed to add only one item to their cart, for each transaction. If this field is enabled, the quantity of the item will not be checked. |
| Message | Message that will be displayed if and when there is more than one item in the customers’ carts |
10. Click Save changes.
The order quantities will be set.
