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How to add a shopping cart to an existing website

Turn a product page into a complete shopping journey without starting your website over.

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Pick your install path

Use the Webflow app, the plain HTML loader or the explicit framework setup.

02

Connect one product

Follow the documented commerce attributes and verify the item added to the cart.

03

Complete checkout

Configure delivery and payment, then test the complete journey on your published staging site.

Choose the right integration for your website

Webflow users can connect through the Penni Cart app. Plain HTML websites can use a blocking install snippet; framework-rendered websites use the explicit runtime setup. Choose the correct path for your site before copying code, and keep an unchanged copy of your live website while testing.

Make the cart represent real selections

A cart needs product identifiers, prices and selected options that match the store configuration. Give customers a way to change quantity, remove an item and understand the total. If the product requires a choice, do not silently add a default the shopper has not selected.

Connect checkout to the cart

Show a clear next step from cart to checkout. Keep the order summary visible and explain shipping or tax changes before payment. Configure a supported payment provider and avoid collecting card details through ordinary custom form inputs.

Test the unglamorous states

Try an empty cart, a removed item, a long product name, an invalid address and a failed payment. Confirm a successful order appears once with the right products and amount. These states are part of the shopping experience, even when they do not appear in your launch screenshots.

A LITTLE MORE CLARITY

Questions, answered.

Can I keep my existing website?

Yes. Penni Cart is designed to add ecommerce to the site you already have. The commerce elements still need configuration and testing.

Is a shopping-cart button enough to start selling?

No. You also need products, checkout, payment configuration, fulfillment rules and a tested order flow.

Helpful references

Penni Cart documentation
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