Is this possible?? A time limit for items in shipping basket

I’m not a Wix developer but have been asked to help a friend with her Wix site. She’s got a small shop selling unique items and in the past found it a problem that people interested to by left items in their basket without completing checkout, and then items were unavailable to others – so she says.

Now I would like to find out whether the following would be possible in Wix (to have custom coded, I imagine):

– set a time limit that a person can have an item in the shopping basket, say 15 mins

– display a countdown timer across the site once an item is in the basket

– countdown timer starts from the start if a person interacts with the basket (e.g. adds or removes an item)

– after 15 minutes (and when the timer reaches zero) make item available to the shop again (removing from person’s basket), even if there is no further interaction from that visitor

– if possible, also display timer on checkout pages, so customer needs to complete checkout within that time

Would be great if I could find out whether this is a customisation that the WIX platform would allow, and then we could consider hiring a developer to do it.

Thank you very much!

The article About Abandoned Carts in Wix Stores explains a bit about the carts behavior and you might find the answer there. Although, I suspect that the cart really doesn’t do exactly what you’re looking for.

If you need further details or clarification, I would recommend contacting Wix Customer Care . They might be able to clarify regarding the cart, inventory, and an abandoned cart.