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# Enable cart page upsell

**Setup time is approximately 3 minutes**

This shows an upsell section on the full cart page promoting your membership program.

## What happens when a customer accepts the offer?

The result depends on which cart option the customer uses:

* With **Cart Page Upsell**, clicking **Join Now and Save** adds the selected membership tier to the existing cart and refreshes the cart so the customer can review everything before checking out.
* With **VIP Checkout+**, clicking the membership checkout button adds the selected membership tier to the existing cart and takes the customer directly to checkout.

In both cases, the products already in the cart remain there. Shopify then recalculates the cart and automatically applies the member discount to eligible products. If the membership includes free shipping, Shopify applies it when its conditions are met and shipping rates are calculated, which is normally at checkout.

If you have [made the first month free](/how-to-skyrocket-the-number-of-members-joining-your-membership/offer-a-free-first-month-optional.md) for an eligible monthly tier, the customer pays nothing for the membership today, receives their membership benefits straight away, and sees when their first paid renewal will be charged. This gives them an extra reason to join by removing the initial membership cost.

Member discount exclusions, minimum-spend rules and other benefit conditions still apply. Memberply also prevents the same membership from being added twice.

## Choose your cart coverage

Choose one of these three setups:

### 1. Cart Page Upsell only

Displays a promotional membership card on the full cart page. When the shopper joins, Memberply adds the membership and refreshes the cart so they can review it before checking out. It does **not** appear in the cart drawer.

<figure><img src="/files/wSEzn1yKQmC7BxR7cmxp" alt="Example of the Memberply Cart Page Upsell membership card on a full Shopify cart page"><figcaption><p>Cart Page Upsell appears on the full cart page only.</p></figcaption></figure>

### 2. VIP Checkout+ only

Displays an alternative membership checkout button in both the cart drawer and on the full cart page. When clicked, it adds the membership and takes the shopper directly to checkout.

<figure><img src="/files/QTlwWQaHz2JIgT44IqIU" alt="Example of VIP Checkout Plus beneath the normal Shopify checkout button with membership benefits and pricing"><figcaption><p>VIP Checkout+ can appear in the cart drawer and on the full cart page.</p></figcaption></figure>

### 3. Cart Page Upsell + VIP Checkout+ — Recommended

Use this when your store has both a cart drawer and a full cart page. Cart Page Upsell appears on the full cart page and VIP Checkout+ appears in the cart drawer. Memberply automatically prevents VIP Checkout+ from showing as a second membership offer on the full cart page.

Shopify themes structure cart drawers differently, so test both the drawer and full cart page before publishing.

If your member discount benefit has product or collection exclusions, the cart page upsell will respect those exclusions. Excluded cart items should not be promoted with member pricing.

1. In the Shopify dashboard, on the left sidebar, click **Themes**.

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2. On the right side, click **Customize** next to your theme.

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3. From the dropdown list at the top, select **Cart**.

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4. In the left sidebar, click **Add section**. Click **Apps** and then click **Cart Page Upsell**.

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5. Move **Cart Page Upsell** above the checkout button, or to where it fits best. Then edit any settings as required.

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6. Click **Save**.

## Enable VIP Checkout+ for cart drawers and cart pages

VIP Checkout+ adds a second checkout button beneath the store's normal checkout button. It lists customizable membership benefits and displays the selected upsell tier's current price. When a shopper clicks it, Memberply adds the membership product to the cart and continues directly to checkout, where eligible membership benefits are applied.

VIP Checkout+ uses the same membership tier selected for the product-page and cart-page upsells. If the Cart Page Upsell is already present on the full cart page, VIP Checkout+ will not add a second membership offer beside that page's checkout button. It will still appear in the cart drawer, so both features can safely be enabled together.

1. In the Shopify theme editor, open **Theme settings**.
2. Select **App embeds**.
3. Enable **VIP Checkout+**.
4. Customize the button text, button colours, benefit icons, benefit text and other styling settings. Membership pricing is loaded automatically from Memberply and cannot be entered manually here.
5. Click **Save**.

The app embed automatically looks for checkout buttons in both cart drawers and cart pages. Because Shopify themes structure their carts differently, test both experiences in your theme before publishing.