EliteCart is nos capable of displaying the original cart total with a strikethrough price if there are any discounts or compare-at prices in the cart.

What it does

When customers have discounts applied, this feature shows the original total (subtotal) crossed out beside the current discounted total. This helps customers see their savings at a glance, which can reduce checkout friction and improve conversion.

The strikethrough price appears automatically when:

• Any cart-level discounts are active

• Product-level discounts reduce the cart total

• Products have compare-at prices (if you have that feature activated)

Works with “cart total in checkout button”

This feature also works with the “show cart total in checkout button”. It then looks like above and keeps things even cleaner.

How to enable

1. Go to Cart Designer → Layout and function

2. Scroll to Cart summary section

3. Enable Show strikethrough total before discount

4. Save your changes

The feature works in both display modes:

• When total is shown in the cart summary area

• When total is shown inside the checkout button

Works with Total Savings

The strikethrough feature works independently alongside the Total Savings display option. You can use both features together to maximize the visibility of customer savings:

Total Savings feature

This separate feature adds a dedicated savings line in your cart summary showing the total discount amount. To enable:

1. In the same Cart summary section

2. Find Total savings dropdown

3. Choose your display preference:

   • Hide: Don't show savings line

   • Show absolute savings: Display as currency amount (e.g., -$20.00)

   • Show percentage savings: Display as percentage (e.g., 15%)

   • Smartly decide: Automatically shows whichever appears larger

Using both together

Since these features are independent, enabling both creates a powerful combination:

• Strikethrough total: Shows original vs. discounted price inline with the total

• Total Savings line: Adds a separate line item highlighting the discount amount

This dual approach ensures customers can't miss their savings, with the strikethrough providing immediate visual impact and the savings line offering clear numerical confirmation.

Why use strikethrough

The strikethrough feature has a key advantage: it takes minimal space. This is particularly valuable on mobile devices where screen real estate is limited.

Unlike adding extra lines or sections, the strikethrough appears inline with your total, making it:

• Space-efficient on mobile screens

• Instantly recognizable as a discount indicator

• Non-intrusive to your cart layout

• Quick to process visually

Perfect for stores that want to highlight savings without cluttering their cart interface