JS alert on ajax add to cart for specific product category count in Woocommerce

Question

In Woocommerce I'm trying to display a JavaScript "Sweet alert" when a specific count of products in the cart from a specific category is reached. Items are added to the cart via AJAX which is why I want to use a JavaScript alert (Sweet alert).

e.g. IF cart contains 5 products from category "Bags" - Display alert.

I have researched and found the following helpful answers and used them to build out my code. However, I am struggling with applying the rule to only count products from a specific category.

• Display a sweet alert on AJAX add to cart for a specific Woocommerce cart product count
• Counting cart-items of specific product category

At the moment, the code below successfully triggers, but only based on the number of products in the cart. It ignores the product category rule:

Loop Through cart items and set the product category counter:

// Wordpress Ajax: Get different cart items count
add_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_checking_items', 'checking_items' );
add_action( 'wp_ajax_checking_items', 'checking_items' );
function checking_items() {

  global $woocommerce, $product;
                $i=0;         
                // Set minimum product cart total
                $total_bags = 0;
                $total_shoes = 0;

    if( isset($_POST['added'])){
        // Loop through cart for product category
        foreach ( $woocommerce->cart->cart_contents as $product ) :
                    if ( has_term( 'bags', 'product_cat', $product['22'] ) ) {
                       $total_bags += $product['quantity'];
                    } else {
                       $total_shoes += $product['quantity'];
                    }
                endforeach;
    }
    die(); // To avoid server error 500
}

Using jQuery, if count of category met, display JavaScript alert.

 // The Jquery script
add_action( 'wp_footer', 'item_check' );
function item_check() {
    ?>
    <script src="https://unpkg.com/sweetalert2@7.20.1/dist/sweetalert2.all.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
    jQuery( function($){
        // The Ajax function
        $(document.body).on('added_to_cart', function() {
            console.log('event');
            $.ajax({
                type: 'POST',
                url: wc_add_to_cart_params.ajax_url,
                data: {
                    'action': 'checking_cart_items',
                    'added' : 'yes'
                },
              //ONLY DISPLAY ALERT IF TOTAL ITEMS IS FROM CATEGORY BAGS
                success: function ($total_bags) {
                    if($total_bags == 5 ){
//DISPLAY JAVASCRIPT ALERT
const toast = swal.mixin({
  toast: true,
  showConfirmButton: false,
  timer: 3000
});
toast({
  type: 'success',
  title: '5 Items Added!'
})
                    }
                }
            });
        });
    });
    </script>
    <?php
}

Answer 1

There is some errors and mistakes in your code. Try this revisited code instead:

// Wordpress Ajax: Get different cart items count
add_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_checking_items', 'checking_cart_items' );
add_action( 'wp_ajax_checking_items', 'checking_cart_items' );
function checking_cart_items() {
    if( isset($_POST['id']) && $_POST['id'] > 0 ){
        // Initialising variables
        $count      = 0;
        $product_id = $_POST['id'];
        $category   = 'bags';
        $category   = 't-shirts';

        // Loop through cart for product category
        foreach ( WC()->cart->get_cart() as $cart_item ) {
            if ( has_term( $category, 'product_cat', $cart_item['product_id'] ) ) {
               $count += $cart_item['quantity'];
            }
        }

        // Only if the added item belongs to the defined product category
        if( has_term( $category, 'product_cat', $_POST['id'] ) )
            echo $count; // Returned value to jQuery
    }

    die(); // To avoid server error 500
}

// The Jquery script
add_action( 'wp_footer', 'items_check' );
function items_check() {
    if(is_checkout()) return; // Except on checkout page
    ?>
    <script src="https://unpkg.com/sweetalert2@7.20.1/dist/sweetalert2.all.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
    jQuery( function($){
        // wc_add_to_cart_params is required to continue
        if ( typeof wc_add_to_cart_params === 'undefined' )
            return false;

        $(document.body).on( 'added_to_cart', function( event, fragments, cart_hash, $button ) {
            // The Ajax request
            $.ajax({
                type: 'POST',
                url: wc_add_to_cart_params.ajax_url,
                data: {
                    'action': 'checking_items',
                    'id'    : $button.data( 'product_id' ) // Send the product ID
                },
              //ONLY DISPLAY ALERT IF TOTAL ITEMS IS FROM CATEGORY BAGS
                success: function (response) {
                    console.log('response: '+response); // Testing: to be removed
                    if(response == 5 ){
                        //DISPLAY JAVASCRIPT ALERT
                        const toast = swal.mixin({
                          toast: true,
                          showConfirmButton: false,
                          timer: 3000
                        });
                        toast({
                          type: 'success',
                          title: '5 Items Added!'
                        })
                    }
                }
            });
        });
    });
    </script>
    <?php
}

Code goes in function.php file of your active child theme (or active theme). Tested and works.

If you look on your browser inspector javascript console, you will see that ajax is working in the right way, returning each time the items count for that specific product category: