Feature Overview

BoxCart is a complete click & collect ordering system for WordPress. Everything you need to sell online and collect in store, with no WooCommerce required.

What is BoxCart?

BoxCart is a WordPress plugin that provides a complete click & collect ordering system. It is designed for farm shops, bakeries, delis, butchers, and other fresh-food businesses that take orders online for customer collection in store.

Unlike general-purpose ecommerce platforms, BoxCart is purpose-built for food businesses that operate on a collection model. It handles everything from product catalogues and time slot scheduling to multi-location pickup, Stripe payments, and order management, all from a single, self-contained plugin with no external dependencies at runtime.

Core Features

BoxCart ships with everything you need out of the box. Here is an overview of the thirteen core feature areas.

Product Catalogue

Card view, categories with drag-to-reorder, product search, category filtering, and featured images. Pro adds a table view and customer favourites.

Multi-Location CollectionPro

Multiple pickup locations with addresses, phone and email, opening schedules, ad-hoc closures, and individual settings per location.

Time Slot Management

Configurable collection slots with capacity limits, lead time, days ahead, and optional slot expiry. Pro adds per-date capacity overrides.

Flexible Payments

Stripe (cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link, Klarna, PayPal, Afterpay), cash on collection, and bank transfer. Test mode included. Stripe online payments are a Pro feature; cash and bank transfer are free.

Order Management

Full lifecycle tracking with five statuses, status-change emails, admin notes, and payment status tracking. Pro adds pick lists and packing slips.

Guest Checkout & Optional Accounts

Guest checkout by default: customers order without creating an account, and view their order any time via a per-order magic link. Customers can register up front or sign up after checkout, creating a WordPress account through the platform's native auth flow. Pro adds favourites, one-click reorder, order modification within a configurable window, and two-way order messaging.

Quantity Types

Per kg, per unit, per bunch with custom step increments, min/max values, decimal support, price-per-unit display, and configurable labels.

Email Notifications

Ten customisable email templates with branding options, editable subjects and messages, live previews, and queue-based delivery via wp_cron.

130+ Styling Options

Colours, fonts, buttons, cards, table appearance, sidecart, mobile basket bar, badges, toasts, quantity selectors, and empty states.

Shortcodes & Blocks

Five shortcodes (Products, Basket, Checkout, Account, and Mini Basket), each with a corresponding Gutenberg block equivalent.

CSV Import / ExportPro

Bulk product and category management via CSV with field validation, error reporting, and support for all product fields including quantity types.

Security

Nonce verification on all forms and AJAX requests, capability checks, prepared SQL statements, CSRF protection, and a custom customer role.

Reports & AnalyticsPro

Track revenue, order count, and average order value over time. Compare periods and break down sales by product and location.

Perfect For

BoxCart is built specifically for food and fresh-produce businesses that operate a click & collect model. It is the ideal solution for:

Farm shops: Sell seasonal produce with flexible quantity types and collection schedules
Bakeries: Take advance orders with time slot capacity to manage baking schedules
Delis and cheese shops: Offer per-kg pricing with decimal quantities and custom step increments
Butchers: Manage stock, categories, and order pick lists for efficient preparation
Greengrocers: Card and table views make large catalogues easy to browse and order from
Organic food boxes: Recurring customers benefit from favourites and quick reorder
Artisan food producers: Multi-location support for farmers' markets and production sites
Market stalls: Lightweight setup with cash-on-collection payment, no Stripe required

Technical Highlights

BoxCart is a self-contained WordPress plugin with no external PHP dependencies at runtime. Here are the key technical details:

Area	Details
Requirements	WordPress 6.0+, PHP 7.4+, MySQL 5.7+ / MariaDB 10.3+
Database	12 custom database tables for orders, items, locations, slots, closures, overrides, baskets, and more
AJAX Endpoints	50+ AJAX endpoints covering products, basket, checkout, orders, locations, settings, and admin operations
REST API	Dedicated REST API endpoint for Stripe webhook processing at `/wp-json/boxcart/v1/webhook/stripe`
Fonts	10 Google Font families served locally (34 woff2 files) for full GDPR compliance, with no external requests
Runtime Dependencies	Zero external PHP dependencies. Stripe integration uses direct API calls without the PHP SDK
Developer Hooks	Developer-friendly architecture with action hooks and filters for extending functionality
Data Cleanup	Optional full data deletion on uninstall: tables, posts, terms, options, cron events, user meta, transients, and roles

Getting Started

Ready to set up your click & collect store? BoxCart can be installed and configured in under 10 minutes.

Tip

Head over to the Getting Started guide for a step-by-step walkthrough, from installation and page setup to adding your first products and placing a test order.