How to add shipping protection or another add-on

In this article:

• What an add-on is
• Set up the add-on
• What customers see
• Hide the add-on product from your catalog

An add-on is an optional extra that customers turn on with one switch in the cart, for example shipping protection or gift wrapping. It adds a small amount to the order with almost no effort from the customer.

What an add-on is

ShopCart offers three types of add-ons:

• Shipping protection: a fee that covers damage, loss or theft during shipping.
• Gift wrapping: a fee for wrapping the order as a gift.
• Product add-on: any product from your store, for example an extended warranty.

For Shipping protection and Gift wrapping, ShopCart creates the product in your Shopify admin for you. For Product add-on, click Browse and choose one of your products.

Set up the add-on

1. Open ShopCart and click Edit in the Cart Drawer card.
2. Turn on the Add-ons toggle on the left and click Add-ons.
3. In Select the Product that you want to offer, choose Shipping protection, Gift wrapping or Product add-on.
4. Change the Image, Title, Description and Price if you need to.
5. Click Save at the top of the editor.

To change the background, text and switch colors, open the Styles tab.

What customers see

The add-on is shown at the bottom of the cart with its image, price and a switch. When a customer turns the switch on, the add-on is added to the order. When they turn it off, it's removed.

The add-on isn't shown in the list of products in the cart. Customers see it on the checkout page as a separate item.

Hide the add-on product from your catalog

The add-on is a real product in Products in your Shopify admin, so customers can also find it in your collections and search. To hide it there but keep it in the cart:

1. Open Products and click the add-on product, for example Shipping protection.
2. In Status, choose Unlisted and click Save.

✔️ Next step

Check our articles to learn more about the app's functionality:

• How to add product upsells to the cart
• How to add a terms and conditions checkbox
• Quick start in ShopCart

Updated on: 20/10/2026