Show total order weight in the cart
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About the Extension
Heavy goods, unclear shipping costs: show the total weight in the cart
If you sell furniture, building materials, beverages or other bulky goods, you know the question customers ask right before they buy: what does shipping cost? When freight costs depend on weight, customers want to know how heavy their basket is as early as the cart. Without it, questions pile up in support, and some customers abandon the order.
With BasketWeight you solve this directly. The plugin calculates the total weight of the order from the product weight and the quantity of each line item and shows it where the customer makes the decision: in the cart and at checkout. The weight is always output in kilograms with two decimal places, in the number format of the respective language.
Show it where you need it
You decide where the weight appears. You switch each output on or off individually in the administration.
- Cart and checkout: The total weight appears in the summary below the item list.
- OffCanvas cart: Optionally, the weight also appears in the slide-in mini cart.
- Order confirmation page: On request, the total weight also appears in the summary right after the order has been placed.
- Invoice, delivery note and other order documents: The weight appears as its own line in the totals table of the invoice, credit note and cancellation invoice and on the delivery note.
- Emails and custom templates: Even when a display is switched off, the variable neti_next_basket_weight.totalWeight remains available. In confirmation emails, you use it as summary.neti_next_basket_weight.totalWeight.
Weight per line item, with icon
Besides the total weight, you can show the weight below every item: in the cart, at checkout, in the OffCanvas cart and on the order confirmation page. The value shown is the weight of one piece, with several pieces the weight of the whole line item follows in brackets. You switch the small icon on or off per area. In print documents, you output the weight per item below its label.
Choose the position and the audience
You decide where the weight row appears: above the subtotal, below the subtotal, below the shipping costs or below the tax information. You set the position separately for the cart, the OffCanvas cart and the order confirmation page.
With rules from the Rule Builder, you also decide who sees the weight. If you select the customer group retailer, for example, the shop shows it to those customers only. This applies to the cart, checkout and the OffCanvas cart. Documents, emails and export are not affected.
Weight in the export for your logistics
Since version 7.1, you can output the order weight as an additional column in export profiles. You select the profiles with the source "Order" and set the column name, by default basket_weight. Your carrier or merchandise management system reads it straight from the file.
Configurable per sales channel
You configure BasketWeight separately for each sales channel. After installation, the plugin is not active in any sales channel, so your shop only changes when you switch it on.
How accurate the result is
The plugin multiplies the product weight by the quantity for each product line item. Vouchers, shipping items and other line items that are not products are not included. Maintain the weight in your master data, including for variants such as different sizes. If a product has no weight, the plugin calculates with 0 kg, so check your shipping relevant items before going live.
Set up in a few minutes
Install BasketWeight via the extensions in the administration, activate it and switch on the displays you want in the plugin configuration. It runs with Shopware 6.7 and PHP 8.2 or higher and uses the weight field every product already has.
Who benefits from BasketWeight
- Shops with heavy or bulky products where freight or forwarding costs depend on weight
- Merchants who want to avoid support questions about package weight
Maintain the product weight, switch on the display in the cart, and your customers see the total weight before they order.
FAQ
Compatibility
Our extension is generally compatible with all our own extensions, provided that the respective functionalities do not conflict with each other.
For third-party extensions, including Shopware’s premium extensions, we cannot guarantee unrestricted compatibility. Should any issues arise in this context, our support team will be happy to assist you.
Naturally, when new Shopware versions are released, we ensure that our extension is made compatible with them in a timely manner.
Please note that our statements refer to the Shopware Community Edition with the standard responsive theme.
Support
Do you need assistance? Our support team is at your disposal in both German and English.
To process your request as quickly as possible, please ensure that:
- The latest version of our extension, compatible with your Shopware version, is installed
- You have a valid rental or subscription license
- The issue also occurs in the Shopware standard theme and with all third-party extensions deactivated
- No changes have been made by you or third parties to the plugin code
- You have studied the manual in advance, as it already contains many helpful pieces of information
In most cases, it is necessary for us to have unrestricted access to your shop’s administration in order to analyze and fix the problem. Additionally, it may be required for you to provide us with FTP or ideally SSH credentials for your server. Please note that setting up and later removing these accesses is your responsibility.
For a smooth troubleshooting process, we recommend conducting support in a staging or development environment. This allows issues to be reproduced under controlled conditions without affecting your live shop.
To submit a support request, please use your Shopware account or our support portal at https://support.netinventors.de.
Please note:
For paid extensions, we offer free support.
For free extensions, we are also happy to assist you, but we will charge for the effort separately.
Trial Version
Of course, you can test all our extensions free of charge for 30 days.
Use this time to familiarize yourself thoroughly with the functions before making a decision.
If you require advice, just contact our support at https://support.netinventors.de.
Features
We generally develop new features based on the latest available Shopware version.
The functions and highlights listed in our product descriptions therefore always refer to the newest Shopware feature version available at the time of release.
Custom Development
Do you need an extension tailored exactly to your requirements?
We are happy to customize existing extensions or develop a completely new plugin according to your specifications.
Just get in touch with us and let us know how we can assist you.
Transparency and Ongoing Development
We place great value on open and transparent communication. Through regular updates and ongoing development, we ensure that our extensions are always up-to-date. Your feedback is particularly important to us—it helps us better tailor our products to your needs.
If you are satisfied with our extension, we would also greatly appreciate a review—it helps other users with their purchasing decisions.
Disclaimer
Despite careful testing and continuous development of our extensions, we do not guarantee their error-free operation in all conceivable system environments. We are not liable for damages resulting from the use of our products, unless these are based on intentional or grossly negligent behavior on our part. Please check before use and when updating that all requirements in your system environment are met.
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Details
- Available: English, German
- Latest update: 5 November 2026
- Publication date: 18 December 2019
- Version: 7.2.0
- Category: Checkout / Cart process
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About the Extension Partner
Net Inventors GmbH
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- Ø-Rating: 4.7
- Partner since: 2014
- Extensions: 115
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- Based in: Germany
- Speaks: German, English
- Response time: Very quickly