CartLink Generator for WooCommerce — Direct Checkout & Share Cart Links
Generate shareable direct-checkout & cart links with pre-filled products, quantities and custom prices. Perfect for WhatsApp & chat selling.
Will this break my store?
What the WordPress.org registry says about keeping CartLink Generator for WooCommerce — Direct Checkout & Share Cart Links running.
Tested to 7.0.2
Tested against the WordPress branch in use today.28 days ago
At least 3.7 releases a year since launch. WordPress.org only lists versions still available for download, so the real number may be higher.7.0
Your host must be running at least this version.5.5
woocommerce
These must be installed and active first.1
A single maintainer. Worth knowing if the plugin is load-bearing for your store.Maintenance & trust
Scored on how CartLink Generator for WooCommerce — Direct Checkout & Share Cart Links is looked after — not on how many stores run it.
Maintenance
35 / 35WordPress compatibility
20 / 20Support responsiveness
Not enough dataMerchant satisfaction
Not enough dataListing transparency
7 / 10Ratings
No one has rated this plugin on WordPress.org yet. That is a statement about the ratings page, not about the plugin — plenty of well-kept plugins never collect them.
Turn a chat message into a one-click checkout. CartLink Generator for WooCommerce lets you build a cart for a customer — products, quantities, even custom prices — and share it as a single link. When they open it, the cart is pre-filled and they go straight to checkout. No searching, no adding to cart, no friction.
It’s built for the way people actually sell today: over WhatsApp, Instagram DMs, Telegram, Messenger, email and live chat. Instead of telling a customer “search for product X, add 2, then find product Y,” you send them one link that does it all — cutting 3–4 steps out of the buying journey and driving faster conversions.
Generate the link in the admin, then share it instantly with the built-in WhatsApp, Telegram and email buttons, or let your customer scan the auto-generated QR code in person or from a printed flyer.
Why store owners use it
- Chat commerce & social selling — send a ready-to-buy cart link in any conversation.
- Direct “Buy Now” links — skip the cart page entirely and land the customer on checkout.
- Custom quotes & negotiated prices — set a per-product price or a fixed subtotal discount for a specific customer.
- Sales reps & wholesale — prepare an order for a client and let them confirm with one tap.
- Campaigns & flyers — drop a QR code on print or social and send scanners straight to a pre-filled cart.
Key Features
- Create and share dynamic cart or checkout links with pre-filled products and quantities.
- Set custom prices per product or a fixed subtotal discount for the whole cart.
- One-click sharing to WhatsApp, Telegram and email, plus native mobile share.
- QR code generated for every link — perfect for in-person and print.
- Recent links management screen: review, copy or revoke any link you’ve created.
- Live total preview while you build the cart.
- Fast autocomplete product search (searches by name and SKU).
- Choose link expiry (1 day, 7 days, 30 days, 1 year) with automatic cleanup of expired data.
- Redirect customers to the Cart or Checkout page.
- Menu placement as a top-level item or under the WooCommerce submenu.
- Flexible storage: file-based pseudo-transients or native WordPress transients.
- HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage) compatible.
Use Cases
- WhatsApp & Instagram sellers — reply to “I want these two” with a single checkout link.
- Live chat / support teams — turn a support conversation into a completed sale.
- B2B & wholesale — pre-build an order at agreed prices and send it for one-tap confirmation.
- Promotions — share a discounted, ready-to-buy cart for a limited-time offer.
- In-person & print — print the QR code on a flyer, menu, or packaging insert.
Usage
- Access CartLink Generator from the WordPress admin dashboard.
- Use the autocomplete search field to find products and add them to the cart configuration.
- Adjust quantities, custom prices, or apply a fixed subtotal discount as needed.
- Pick how long the link should stay valid.
- Click Generate Link, then copy it, share it to WhatsApp/Telegram/email, or show the QR code.
- Review and manage everything you’ve created from the Recent links table.
Minimum Requirements
- WordPress 5.5 or higher.
- PHP 7.0 or higher.
- WooCommerce 8.0 or higher.
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPL v2 or later. See License for details.
Bundled QRCode.js library (https://github.com/davidshimjs/qrcodejs) is licensed under the MIT License.
By default, the CartLink Generator menu is added as a top-level menu. To move it under the WooCommerce submenu, add the following code to your theme’s functions.php file:
define( 'GUAVEN_CARTLINK_GENERATOR_SHOW_IN_SUBMENU', true );
Yes! To redirect customers to the Cart page after using a generated link, add this code to your theme’s functions.php file:
define( 'CARTGENERATOR_REDIRECT_TO_CART_INSTEAD_OF_CHECKOUT', true );
By default, the plugin stores cart data in date-based folders using a file-based pseudo-transient system. If you prefer to use WordPress native transients, define the following constant in your theme’s functions.php file:
define( 'GUAVEN_CARTLINK_GENERATOR_USE_REAL_TRANSIENTS', true );
By default, coupons are restricted for carts generated by the plugin. To enable coupon usage for these carts, define the following constant in your theme’s functions.php file:
define( 'GUAVEN_CARTLINK_GENERATOR_ALLOW_COUPONS', true );
The plugin automatically deletes expired carts’ data created by the plugin itself. This keeps storage lean and uncluttered.
Yes! To lock quantities for generated carts, add this code to your theme’s functions.php file:
define( 'CARTGENERATOR_FORBID_QUANTITY_UPDATE', true );
Yes. Links are looked up by their stored identifier, so any link you have already shared continues to work after updating.
Yes — variable products and their variations can be added to a generated cart.
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