Add a gift wrap option to your cart page

This page was printed on Mar 22, 2023. For the current version, visit https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/themes/themes-by-shopify/vintage-themes/customizing-vintage-themes/add-gift-wrap-option.

You can offer a gift wrapping service to your customers on the cart page of your online store. For customers who want their order wrapped, you can charge either a flat rate, or charge on a per product basis.

Gift wrap

Create a gift-wrap product

First, you will create your gift-wrap option as a product:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products.

  2. Click Add product.

  3. Create a gift-wrap product just as you would create any other product:

    Create a gift-wrap product

  • You can use your product description to explain what materials will be used to gift-wrap the items.
  • Give your gift-wrap product the price that you want to charge for the service. If you want gift wrapping to be free, then set the price of your gift-wrap product to be 0.
  • You can upload an image for the product to show your customers what a gift-wrapped order will look like.
  • Make sure your gift-wrap product includes inventory, or else adjust the settings so that Shopify doesn't track inventory for the gift-wrap product. If your store has multiple locations, then uncheck Track quantity to prevent Shopify from tracking inventory for the gift-wrap product.
  1. Click Save.

Create a menu

Next, create a menu that points to your gift-wrap product:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Navigation.

  1. From the Shopify app, tap Store.

  2. In the Sales channels section, tap Online Store.

  3. Tap Navigation.

  1. From the Shopify app, tap Store.

  2. In the Sales channels section, tap Online Store.

  3. Tap Navigation.

  1. Click Add menu.

  2. Name your menu Gift wrapping, so that the handle that's assigned to the menu is gift-wrapping.

  3. Add the gift-wrap product to the menu:

    1. Click Add menu item, and then enter a Name for the link to the gift-wrap product.
    2. In the Link field, select Products, and then select the gift-wrap product from the drop-down menu.
    3. Click Add.

  4. Click Save menu.

Create a code snippet

To create a code snippet for the gift-wrap option:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.

  2. Find the theme you want to edit, click the ... button to open the actions menu, and then click Edit code.

  1. From the Shopify app, tap Store.

  2. In the Sales channels section, tap Online Store.

  3. Tap Manage themes.

  4. Find the theme you want to edit, click the ... button to open the actions menu, and then click Edit code.

  1. From the Shopify app, tap Store.

  2. In the Sales channels section, tap Online Store.

  3. Tap Manage themes.

  4. Find the theme you want to edit, click the ... button to open the actions menu, and then click Edit code.

  1. In the Snippets directory, click Add a new snippet.

  2. Name your snippet gift-wrapping and click Create snippet. Your snippet file will open in the code editor.

  3. In this step, you will paste some code into your new gift-wrapping snippet file. The code you paste depends on how you want to charge your customers for the gift wrapping service:

    Add a flat rate charge for gift wrapping

    Paste the following code and Save:

{% if linklists.gift-wrapping.links.size > 0 and
linklists.gift-wrapping.links.first.type == 'product_link' %}

<div
  id="is-a-gift"
  style="clear: left; margin: 30px 0"
  class="clearfix rte"
>
  <p>
    <input
      id="gift-wrapping"
      type="checkbox"
      name="attributes[gift-wrapping]"
      value="yes"
      {% if cart.attributes.gift-wrapping %}
      checked="checked"
      {% endif %}
      style="float: none"
    />
    <label
      for="gift-wrapping"
      style="display:inline; padding-left: 5px; float: none;"
    >
      For {{ linklists.gift-wrapping.links.first.object.price | money }}
      please wrap the products in this order.
    </label>
  </p>
  <p>
    <label style="display:block" for="gift-note"
      >Gift message (free and optional):</label
    >
    <textarea name="attributes[gift-note]" id="gift-note">
{{ cart.attributes.gift-note }}</textarea
    >
  </p>
</div>

{% assign id = linklists.gift-wrapping.links.first.object.variants.first.id
%} {% assign gift_wraps_in_cart = 0 %} {% for item in cart.items %} {% if
item.id == id %} {% assign gift_wraps_in_cart = item.quantity %} {% endif %}
{% endfor %}

<style>
  #updates_{{ id }} { display: none; }
</style>

<script>

  Shopify.Cart = Shopify.Cart || {};

  Shopify.Cart.GiftWrap = {};

  Shopify.Cart.GiftWrap.set = function() {
    var headers = new Headers({ 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });

    var request = {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: headers,
      body: JSON.stringify({ updates: { {{ id }}: 1 }, attributes: { 'gift-wrapping': true } })
    };
    fetch('/cart/update.js', request)
    .then(function() {
      location.href = '/cart';
    });
  }

  Shopify.Cart.GiftWrap.remove = function() {
    var headers = new Headers({ 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });

    var request = {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: headers,
      body: JSON.stringify({ updates: { {{ id }}: 0 }, attributes: { 'gift-wrapping': '', 'gift-note': '' } })
    };
    fetch('/cart/update.js', request)
    .then(function() {
      location.href = '/cart';
    });
  }

  // If we have nothing but gift-wrap items in the cart.
  {% if cart.items.size == 1 and gift_wraps_in_cart > 0 %}
  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(){
    Shopify.Cart.GiftWrap.remove();
  });
  // If we have more than one gift-wrap item in the cart.
  {% elsif gift_wraps_in_cart > 1 %}
  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(){
    Shopify.Cart.GiftWrap.set();
  });
  // If we have a gift-wrap item in the cart but our gift-wrapping cart attribute has not been set.
  {% elsif gift_wraps_in_cart > 0 and cart.attributes.gift-wrapping == blank  %}
  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(){
    Shopify.Cart.GiftWrap.set();
  });
  // If we have no gift-wrap item in the cart but our gift-wrapping cart attribute has been set.
  {% elsif gift_wraps_in_cart == 0 and cart.attributes.gift-wrapping != blank  %}
  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(){
    Shopify.Cart.GiftWrap.set();
  });
  {% endif %}

  // When the gift-wrapping checkbox is checked or unchecked.
  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(){
    document.querySelector('[name="attributes[gift-wrapping]"]').addEventListener("change", function(event) {
      if (event.target.checked) {
        Shopify.Cart.GiftWrap.set();
      } else {
        Shopify.Cart.GiftWrap.remove();
      }

    });

    document.querySelector('#gift-note').addEventListener("change", function(evt) {
      var note = evt.target.value;
      var headers = new Headers({ 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });

      var request = {
        method: 'POST',
        headers: headers,
        body: JSON.stringify({ attributes: { 'gift-note': note } })
      };

      fetch('/cart/update.js', request);
    });
  });
</script>

{% else %}

<p style="clear: left; margin: 30px 0" class="rte">
  You attempted to add a gift-wrapping script to your shopping cart, but it
  won't work because you don't have a link list with handle
  <code>gift-wrapping</code> which, in turn, contains a link to your
  gift-wrapping product. Please review the steps outlined
  <a
    href="https://help.shopify.com/manual/online-store/themes/os/customize/add-gift-wrap-option"
    target="_blank"
    rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"
    >here</a
  >.
</p>

{% endif %}

### Add a charge that is multiplied by the number of products in the order

With this option, if there are three products in the order, then the gift wrap charge will be multiplied by three. Paste the following code and Save:

{% if linklists.gift-wrapping.links.size > 0 and
linklists.gift-wrapping.links.first.type == 'product_link' %}

<div
  id="is-a-gift"
  style="clear: left; margin: 30px 0"
  class="clearfix rte"
>
  <p>
    <input
      id="gift-wrapping"
      type="checkbox"
      name="attributes[gift-wrapping]"
      value="yes"
      {% if cart.attributes.gift-wrapping %}
      checked="checked"
      {% endif %}
      style="float: none"
    />
    <label
      for="gift-wrapping"
      style="display:inline; padding-left: 5px; float: none;"
    >
      For {{ linklists.gift-wrapping.links.first.object.price | money }} per
      item, please wrap the products in this order.
    </label>
  </p>
  <p>
    <label style="display:block" for="gift-note"
      >Gift message (free and optional):</label
    >
    <textarea name="attributes[gift-note]" id="gift-note">
{{ cart.attributes.gift-note }}</textarea
    >
  </p>
</div>

{% assign id = linklists.gift-wrapping.links.first.object.variants.first.id
%} {% assign gift_wraps_in_cart = 0 %} {% for item in cart.items %} {% if
item.id == id %} {% assign gift_wraps_in_cart = item.quantity %} {% endif %}
{% endfor %} {% assign items_in_cart = cart.item_count | minus:
gift_wraps_in_cart %}

<style>
  #updates_{{ id }} { display: none; }
</style>

<script>

  Shopify.Cart = Shopify.Cart || {};

  Shopify.Cart.GiftWrap = {};

  Shopify.Cart.GiftWrap.set = function() {
    var headers = new Headers({ 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });

    var request = {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: headers,
      body: JSON.stringify({ updates: { {{ id }}: {{ items_in_cart }} }, attributes: { 'gift-wrapping': true } })
    };
    fetch('/cart/update.js', request)
    .then(function() {
      location.href = '/cart';
    });
  }

  Shopify.Cart.GiftWrap.remove = function() {
    var headers = new Headers({ 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });

    var request = {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: headers,
      body: JSON.stringify({ updates: { {{ id }}: 0 }, attributes: { 'gift-wrapping': '', 'gift-note': '' } })
    };
    fetch('/cart/update.js', request)
    .then(function() {
      location.href = '/cart';
    });
  }

  // If we have nothing but gift-wrap items in the cart.
  {% if cart.items.size == 1 and gift_wraps_in_cart > 0 %}
  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(){
    Shopify.Cart.GiftWrap.remove();
  });
  // If we don't have the right amount of gift-wrap items in the cart.
  {% elsif gift_wraps_in_cart > 0 and gift_wraps_in_cart != items_in_cart %}
  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(){
    Shopify.Cart.GiftWrap.set();
  });
  // If we have a gift-wrap item in the cart but our gift-wrapping cart attribute has not been set.
  {% elsif gift_wraps_in_cart > 0 and cart.attributes.gift-wrapping == blank  %}
  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(){
    Shopify.Cart.GiftWrap.set();
  });
  // If we have no gift-wrap item in the cart but our gift-wrapping cart attribute has been set.
  {% elsif gift_wraps_in_cart == 0 and cart.attributes.gift-wrapping != blank  %}
  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(){
    Shopify.Cart.GiftWrap.set();
  });
  {% endif %}

  // When the gift-wrapping checkbox is checked or unchecked.
  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(){
    document.querySelector('[name="attributes[gift-wrapping]"]').addEventListener("change", function(event) {
      if (event.target.checked) {
        Shopify.Cart.GiftWrap.set();
      } else {
        Shopify.Cart.GiftWrap.remove();
      }

    });

    document.querySelector('#gift-note').addEventListener("change", function(evt) {
      var note = evt.target.value;
      var headers = new Headers({ 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });

      var request = {
        method: 'POST',
        headers: headers,
        body: JSON.stringify({ attributes: { 'gift-note': note } })
      };

      fetch('/cart/update.js', request);
    });
  });
</script>

{% else %}

<p style="clear: left; margin: 30px 0" class="rte">
  You attempted to add a gift-wrapping script to your shopping cart, but it
  won't work because you don't have a link list with handle
  <code>gift-wrapping</code> which, in turn, contains a link to your
  gift-wrapping product. Please review the steps outlined
  <a
    href="https://help.shopify.com/manual/online-store/themes/os/customize/add-gift-wrap-option"
    target="_blank"
    rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"
    >here</a
  >.
</p>

{% endif %}

Include the snippet in your cart template

To include the gift-wrapping snippet in your cart template:

  1. In the Sections directory, click cart-template.liquid. If your theme doesn't have a cart-template.liquid, then click cart.liquid in the Templates directory.

  2. Find the closing </form> tag in the code. On a new line above the closing </form> tag, paste the following code:

{% render 'gift-wrapping' %}
  1. Click Save.

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