This tutorial will guide you through creating a shopping cart for an e-commerce website from the frontend perspective. We'll cover the basics, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, to help you build a functional and user-friendly shopping cart.

Table of Contents

Overview

A shopping cart is an essential feature of any e-commerce website. It allows users to add items to a virtual cart, modify quantities, and proceed to checkout. In this tutorial, we will build a simple shopping cart from scratch, focusing on the frontend development aspect.

HTML Structure

The first step is to create the HTML structure of the shopping cart. This will include a list of items, a button to add items to the cart, and a section to display the cart contents.

<div class="product-list">
  <!-- Product items go here -->
</div>

<div class="cart">
  <h2>Your Cart</h2>
  <ul>
    <!-- Cart items go here -->
  </ul>
</div>

Styling with CSS

Once the HTML structure is in place, we can add some styling to make the shopping cart look appealing. We'll use CSS to style the elements and create a responsive design.

.product-list {
  /* Product list styling */
}

.cart {
  /* Cart styling */
}

.cart h2 {
  /* Cart header styling */
}

.cart ul {
  /* Cart list styling */
}

JavaScript for Functionality

To make the shopping cart interactive, we'll use JavaScript. This will include functions to add items to the cart, update quantities, and remove items.

// JavaScript code for shopping cart functionality

Further Reading

If you're looking to expand your knowledge on e-commerce frontend development, here are some resources you might find helpful:

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