Magento 1.9.2.4 Add Cart To Header

Question

I need to add a cart to the header. I am creating my own custom theme which feeds of the RWD theme. I need a cart that shows total items and value.

KS6814 · Answer

I added the following code to the custom-theme/default/layout/local.xml file.

<reference name="header">
<block type="checkout/cart_sidebar" name="cart_sidebar" as="top-cart" template="checkout/cart/sidebar.phtml"/>
</reference>

I then added the following code to the custom-theme/default/page/html/header.phtml where I wanted the cart to show.

<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('top-cart'); ?>

I then customised the style and layout of the following page.

custom-theme/default/template/checkout/cart/sidebar.phtml

Neklo.com · Answer

I think it will be much faster and secure to use ready made solution like this one.

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