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title: First-time setup
description: Where CartPops lives in wp-admin, and what each settings tab does.
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  label: First-time setup
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CartPops works as soon as you activate it. The drawer opens when a shopper adds a product to the cart. This page shows where to find the settings so you can adjust it.

## Open the CartPops settings

In wp-admin, go to **WooCommerce** > **CartPops**. You need permission to manage WooCommerce to see this page.

The page has a left menu, a **Save Changes** button at the top, and an **Unsaved changes** indicator that appears when you have edits to save. Press Cmd/Ctrl+S to save, and Cmd/Ctrl+Z to undo.

## The settings menu

### Setup

**Dashboard**

An overview with status cards for **Plugin Status**, **Drawer Position** and **Cart Launcher**, a list of features that are on or off, and links to documentation, the changelog and support.

**Drawer**

Has three tabs: **Layout**, **Design** and **Shipping meter**.

- **Layout** covers position and size (left or right, desktop and mobile width), animation, and behavior such as the undo option after removing an item, the coupon code field and how product names appear.
- **Design** has design presets (Default, Minimal, Bold and Ocean) and individual colors.
- **Shipping meter** is a Pro feature.

A live preview of the drawer sits next to the settings.

**Launcher**

The **Floating Cart Launcher**: turn it on, choose its corner, icon and badge style, and set its colors.

### Features

**Recommendations**

**Product Recommendations** shown inside the drawer. Free. Pro adds a custom, ordered product list and button options.

**Smart add-ons**

Pro feature. In CartPops Free, this page shows an upgrade prompt.

**Smart Bar**

Pro feature. In CartPops Free, this page shows an upgrade prompt.

**Bundle Builder**

Pro feature. In CartPops Free, this page shows an upgrade prompt.

### Insights

**Analytics**

Pro feature. The conversion analytics dashboard. In CartPops Free, this page shows an upgrade prompt.

### System

**Advanced**

Has two tabs: **General** and **Integrations**.

**General** includes:

- **Enable CartPops**: turn off all CartPops front-end features.
- **Open drawer on**: choose **Add to cart** or **Launcher click only**.
- **WooCommerce Mini Cart**: **Integration mode**, either **Replace** (the CartPops drawer replaces the WooCommerce Mini Cart) or **Standalone** (both operate independently).
- **Custom CSS**, **Performance**, **Import / Export** for settings, and **Reset** to defaults.

**Integrations** shows whether CartPops has an integration for your active theme, and lets you choose a cart icon, behavior and colors for it. It also lists the supported themes.

## Add the drawer and launcher to your theme

- **Block themes:** open the Site Editor and add the **CartPops Cart Drawer** and **CartPops Cart Launcher** blocks. Pro also adds the **CartPops Shipping & Rewards Meter** block.
- **Classic themes:** the drawer and launcher render in the footer automatically. You do not need to add anything.

## What to do next

**[Introduction](/)**

See which features are Free and which need CartPops Pro.

**[Installing CartPops](/getting-started/installing)**

Install Free or Pro, and activate a Pro license.