During the optimization of a client’s WooCommerce website, I was presented with a distinctive challenge pertaining to cart display and synchronization. The anomalies manifested in several ways:

• Items added to the cart momentarily displayed the correct count, but shortly thereafter, the system would erroneously indicate an empty cart.
• Paradoxically, when accessing the cart page directly, all items appeared correctly.
• When the item quantity in the cart was adjusted and the page refreshed, the display corrected itself, showcasing the cart’s contents as intended.

My troubleshooting approach commenced with a systematic review of the website’s core functionalities and scripts. Through rigorous code analysis, I identified suspect segments within the backend PHP scripts that seemed to interact directly with the cart operations. These segments, which were previously disabled (likely due to past conflicts or unaddressed errors), provided a pivotal clue.

After isolating and addressing the underlying code anomalies, I proceeded to rectify other related debugging issues with orders and the cart. This ensured an enhanced and seamless WooCommerce experience for end-users.