How to generate custom cart for clients and get payment through cart links?

I have set up my website online and I am having some issues generating carts for my clients from the backend. I would like to explain the nature of the business first, we are a packaging company selling custom printed boxes. Each and every client has its own requirements when it comes to boxes, hence the prices are always different.

So we do not have an add to cart button next to our products. The issues I am facing are:

1. How do I generate a cart for the clients from my woocommerce dashboard?
2. How do I share the cart link with my clients so they can come and make a payment directly on our website?
3. Can I generate and send multiple cart links of the same products with different quantities and prices?
4. Once I generate an invoice(cart) can those details be forwarded to my email address prior to the link being sent to the client?

I have tried different plugins but could not seem to understand them

Generating carts from the backend and sharing them with your customers is an excellent way to customize your clients' shopping experience and adapt it to your business needs. Since you're using WooCommerce, here are the steps to answer your questions.

1: How do I generate a cart for the clients from my woocommerce dashboard?

You would need a plugin to generate a cart from the backend because this isn't something WooCommerce supports out of the box. You can look into using plugins like "WooCommerce Save and Share Cart Plugin" or "YITH WooCommerce Added to Cart Popup".

These plugins will allow you to add items to a cart, save the cart, and then generate a unique link for that specific cart. You can manually create a cart by selecting the products, quantities, and prices, and then generate a unique link for it.

2: How do I share the cart link with my clients so they can come and make a payment directly on our website?

After you've generated the cart using one of the plugins mentioned above, you can share the unique link with your client. Your client can click on the link, which will take them to the pre-filled cart on your website. From there, they can proceed to checkout and make the payment.

3: Can I generate and send multiple cart links of the same products with different quantities and prices?

Yes, with the appropriate plugin installed, you can create different carts with the same product but different quantities and prices. Each of these carts will have its own unique link, which you can share with your clients as per your requirement.

4: Once I generate an invoice(cart), can those details be forwarded to my email address prior to the link being sent to the client?

Yes, there are several ways to achieve this. The simplest way is to manually send the details to your email whenever you generate a cart. However, this may not be ideal if you're generating many carts each day.

You might want to consider using a plugin like "WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips". This plugin allows you to automatically email the invoice to yourself (or any email you choose) whenever an order is created.

If you're comfortable with coding or if you have a developer on your team, you could also use WooCommerce hooks to create a custom function that emails you the cart details whenever a cart is generated.

Please note that while these plugins and techniques should meet your needs, you may need to customize or adapt them depending on your specific WooCommerce setup and theme. If you're not comfortable with this level of modification, you might want to consider hiring a WooCommerce expert or developer to help.