How to Review Abandoned Carts and Follow Up Use Abandoned Carts to review captured carts that have not completed checkout after the selected time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STEP 1: FIND A CART 1. Open Abandoned Carts under Orders. 2. Set Abandoned After. Example: 30 minutes. 3. Filter by recovery Status, Source or WhatsApp Status. 4. Search by name, phone or visitor details. 5. Check the items and cart value. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNDERSTAND THE CHECKOUT STAGE * Address pending: address details need attention. * Shipping pending: the shipping step is incomplete. * Payment pending: the payment step is incomplete. * Ask about the actual issue before offering a discount. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STEP 2: FOLLOW UP IF APPROPRIATE * Use the cart’s WhatsApp recovery action when a valid phone number exists. * Check the customer context and permission to contact them. * Opening the action marks the cart Contacted and opens WhatsApp. * It does not prove a message was sent. * Review the message before sending and respect opt-outs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STEP 3: RECORD THE RESULT * Use New, Contacted or Recovered to reflect what happened. * Check Orders to confirm a completed sale. * Cart value is a possible sale, not money collected. * Do not assume an automatic reminder was sent. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IF A CART IS MISSING * Clear filters and check Abandoned After. * Some sessions have no captured phone or name. * A recovery action cannot contact a number that was never provided.