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title: Theme mini cart still shows
description: What CartPops replaces automatically, and what to do when your theme's own cart icon or mini cart still opens.
sidebar:
  label: Theme mini cart still shows
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---

CartPops does not remove your theme's cart. It can take over one specific kind of mini cart, and it works with some themes directly. Anything else needs a small change on your side.

## What CartPops replaces

CartPops handles the **WooCommerce Mini Cart block**. This is the cart icon block that block themes and the Site Editor use in headers. When a customer clicks its button, CartPops opens its own drawer instead of the WooCommerce mini cart panel.

To check the setting:

1. Go to **WooCommerce** > **CartPops** > **Advanced**.
2. On the **General** tab, find **WooCommerce Mini Cart**.
3. Set **Integration mode** to **Replace**.

The two modes are:

- **Replace**: the CartPops drawer replaces the WooCommerce Mini Cart.
- **Standalone**: both operate independently.

Replace only works on pages where the CartPops drawer is present. If the drawer is missing from the page, the WooCommerce mini cart opens as usual. See [The drawer does not open after add to cart](/troubleshooting/drawer-not-opening).

## What CartPops does not replace

CartPops only takes over the click on the WooCommerce Mini Cart block button. It does not touch other cart icons, including:

- Header carts built into your theme.
- Cart icons and mini cart widgets from page builders.
- Cart widgets placed in a sidebar or widget area.

For these, use one of the options below.

### Use the Blocksy integration

If your theme is Blocksy, CartPops can replace the header cart icon for you:

1. Go to **WooCommerce** > **CartPops** > **Advanced**.
2. Open the **Integrations** tab.
3. Turn on **Replace header cart icon**.
4. Keep **Open CartPops drawer on click** on to open the CartPops drawer instead of the Blocksy cart panel.

The same tab shows whether CartPops has an integration for your active theme.

### Use a CartPops launcher in your header

Add a CartPops launcher where your theme's cart icon is, and then hide the theme's own icon:

- Use the shortcode `[cartpops_launcher]` anywhere shortcodes work. It renders an inline launcher that opens the drawer.

Hiding the theme's cart depends on your theme. Look for a header setting that turns the cart off. If there is none, you can hide it with CSS in **WooCommerce** > **CartPops** > **Advanced** > **General** > **Additional CSS**. You need the theme's own class name for the cart element.

:::note[Existing menu items]
If you added a CartPops launcher to a navigation menu in V1, it still works. The **Navigation menu launcher (legacy)** settings on the **Launcher** screen apply to menu items with the CSS class `cpops-cart-menu-item`. They do not add a menu item for you.
:::

## Both carts open at once

If both the WooCommerce mini cart and the CartPops drawer open when a customer adds a product, check the **Integration mode**. In **Standalone** mode both carts work on their own. Switch to **Replace** if you want only the CartPops drawer.

In **Replace** mode, CartPops takes over the click on the mini cart button. It does not change what the Mini Cart block does after an add to cart. If the block's own panel still slides open when a product is added, look for the block's add-to-cart behavior setting in the Site Editor, and set it so the mini cart does not open on add.