[Bug] Cart data is lost after page refresh

[Thisisaindia]

Bug Description

When a user adds products to the shopping cart and refreshes the page, all cart items are lost and the cart becomes empty. This negatively impacts the shopping experience because users expect their selected items to remain available until they intentionally remove them.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open the website.
2. Navigate to the Shop page.
3. Add one or more products to the cart.
4. Open the Cart page and verify the items are present.
5. Refresh the page or reopen the website.

Current Behavior

The shopping cart is cleared after page refresh, and all previously added items disappear.

Expected Behavior

Cart data should persist across page reloads. Products added to the cart should remain available after refreshing the page or reopening the browser tab.

Possible Cause

The cart state is currently maintained only in memory and is not being stored in browser storage.

Proposed Solution

• Store cart data in localStorage whenever items are added, removed, or updated.
• Load saved cart data from localStorage when the application initializes.
• Validate stored data before rendering the cart.
• Ensure cart totals and quantities are restored correctly.

Acceptance Criteria

• Cart items remain available after page refresh.
• Cart data persists across browser sessions.
• Quantity updates are preserved.
• Cart totals are calculated correctly after restoration.
• No console errors occur when localStorage is empty or contains invalid data.

Suggested Labels

bug, javascript, enhancement, gssoc26

[Thisisaindia]

Hi, I created this issue and would like to work on it under GSSoC'26. Kindly assign it to me.

[Thisisaindia]

Hi @SandeepVashishtha,

I would like to work on this bug under GSSoC 2026.

I have reviewed the issue and understand that the token refresh flow does not properly handle non-200 responses, which can result in users being locked out without any feedback. I would like to fix the refresh logic by adding proper error handling, retry mechanisms where appropriate, and user notifications for refresh failures.

Could you please assign this issue to me?

Thank you!