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# Use Cart Transform or List Items Separately at Checkout

In this guide, we’ll walk you through the two available options for how items are displayed in checkout: **grouped together** or **listed separately**. Understanding these settings will help you decide which approach works best for your store and your customers.

## What These Settings Mean

### Cart Transform

With **Cart Transform**, all bundled products are grouped into **one main product** at checkout. This makes it easy for customers to see the box as a single item, clearly distinguished from any other products they’ve added individually.

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### List Items Separately at Checkout

With **List Items Separately**, every item inside the box is shown individually at checkout — just like a normal product checkout flow. This option is useful if you want customers (or your store setup) to treat each item as a separate product.

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## Where to Enable

You can switch between these two display options directly:

1. In your **Easify Box Builder app admin**, go to **Settings**.
2. Under **Box Item Display**, choose one of the following:
   * **Group under one main product (Cart Transform)** → *Default for all users*
   * **Show items separately**

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## Cart Transform

Cart Transform is the **most common way to display boxes**. By default, Easify Box Builder uses this method.

### When to Use

Cart Transform is the go-to option in most situations. It works best when:

* You want the box to appear as **one main product** that neatly groups all bundled items at checkout.
* You **don’t need** to apply **separate discounts or subscriptions** to individual products inside the box.
* You’re using **Shopify Checkout** and not any other third-party payment systems.

{% hint style="info" %}
**In short:** Cart Transform is the simplest and most common setup — it covers the majority of use cases.
{% endhint %}

### Behavior in Your Store Admin

**When Cart Transform is enabled:**

* A **Linked Product** is automatically created in your product admin.
* This Linked Product acts as the “big product” that groups all bundled items together in checkout.

**You can find the Linked Product by:**

* Opening the bundle visual editor and clicking **Product linked with box**.

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* Searching for the bundle name in your **Product Admin**.

**Linked Product Details:**

* **Box Status:** By default, the Box Status is set to **Unlisted**. To make the box visible in your online store, change the status to **Active**.
* **Visibility:** **Unlisted boxes** are hidden from collections, store search, and search engines.
* **Details:**
  * Name and image match the box.
  * Tagged “Easify Box Builder” for admin filtering.
  * No inventory tracking.

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### Behavior in Your Storefront

**In Checkout:** One main product groups all bundled items.

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* If there’s an **addon price,** a new box product will be created to include this extra cost.
  * *Example:* For a **Valentine’s Gift Box**, if customers choose to add a gift card (with an additional fee), a new product called *Valentine’s Gift Box* with the addon price will appear in checkout.

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* If there’s an addon product, it will be added into the bundle with a note: *Add-on product: \[Product name]*.
  * *Example:* For a **Coffee Box Bundle**, if customers select coffee filter bags as an addon, they will be displayed right under the main product in checkout.

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**In Cart:** Currently, the cart shows only the main product, with bundled items listed individually in the product description.

* If you’d prefer the cart to show **all grouped items** (so the cart view matches what customers see at checkout), just reach out to us — we will take a look and assist you with customization.

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## List Items Separately at Checkout

This option isn’t the default, but it’s perfect for certain situations where you need more flexibility.

### When to Use

* **Subscriptions:** If you’re offering subscription boxes, you’ll need to use *List Items Separately*. Cart Transform isn’t supported here.
* **Discounts for specific products:** If you want to apply discounts to specific products inside the bundle (for example, a product that’s part of the box but also needs its own discount), this setup is required.
* **3rd-party Checkout/Payment Gateway**: If your store relies on third-party checkout flows or external payment gateways, you’ll need to use *List Items Separately*. Kindly **contact us for further assistance** in setting up.

### Behavior in Your Store Admin

When you choose *List Items Separately*:

* A **Linked Product** is still created in your admin. Its role is to handle addon prices, just like in Cart Transform.
* An **Easify Box Discount** is also automatically created in your Shopify Discount Admin.
  * This discount is titled **Easify Box Discount** and is used across all boxes in your app.
  * **Important: Don’t delete this discount**. Removing it may cause errors. If it’s accidentally deleted, contact us and we’ll help restore it.

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### Behavior in Your Storefront

**In Checkout:** Each product in the box is listed individually.

* If there’s an **addon price**, the Linked Product will appear with the extra cost included.

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* If there’s an **addon product**, it will show up as a new product in checkout, just like any other item.

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**In Cart:** Items are displayed separately, following the standard flow.

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## Summary

When configuring how bundled products appear at checkout in Easify Box Builder, merchants have two display options: **Cart Transform** and **List Items Separately**. The following summary highlights the key differences to help you choose the most suitable setup for your store.

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| Aspect               | Cart Transform                                                                    | List Items Separately                                                                                                    |
| -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Checkout Display** | Bundled items grouped under one main product in Checkout                          | Each item in the bundle listed individually in Checkout                                                                  |
| **Admin Setup**      | Automatically creates a Linked Product in your Product Admin                      | - Automatically creates a Linked Product in your Product Admin - Auto generates Easify Box Discount in Shopify Discounts |
| **Best Use Cases**   | - Simple and most common setup - Cart Transform covers the majority of use cases. | Works with Subscription boxes, discounts to specific items and third-party checkout compatibility                        |
| **Limitations**      | Not supported for subscriptions or third-party checkout.                          | In checkout, shoppers may find it harder to understand that items belong to one bundle                                   |

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