Recommend Best Selling Products in Shop Archives

This guide shows you how to use WooCommerce Product Recommendations to add a Trending block of product recommendations on your store’s Shop page. The recommendations will include new products that have been popular in the last 30 days.

Plugins/Extensions Used

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• WooCommerce
• WooCommerce Product Recommendations
• Storefront

Configuration

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Create a “Trending” Engine

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1. Create an Engine
   • Go to WooCommerce > Recommendations > Engines and click Create new.
   • Under Title, enter “Trending”.
   • Choose the Generic Engine Type.
2. Add Filters
   • Locate the Filters section in the Engine Configuration panel.
   • Add a Created Filter.
   • In the first dropdown, select in.
   • In the second one, select last 3 months to recommend products created in the last 3 months.
3. Add Amplifiers
   • Go to the Amplifiers section.
   • Add a Popularity Amplifier to recommend popular products first.
   • In the first dropdown, select high to low.
   • In the next one, choose a time interval, for example last 30 days.
4. Save the EngineClick the Create button to save the Engine you just configured.

   

Deploy the “Trending” Engine

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1. Deploy the EngineClick Deploy in the message that appears after saving the Engine. Alternatively:
   • Navigate to WooCommerce > Recommendations > Locations.
   • Search for and select the “Trending” Engine.
   • Click the Deploy button.
2. Configure Display Settings
   • In the Title field, enter “Trending”. This will be displayed above the recommended products.
   • Select a number of Product columns and Product rows for the product recommendations. Use the default settings to display a single row of 4 products.
3. Choose LocationSelect the Location where you’d like the recommendations to appear. To display the recommendations at the top of the shop page, choose Shop > Before Products.

   

4. Finalize the DeploymentClick Deploy to deploy this Engine to the specified Location.

Result

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Making Changes

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To edit the configuration of the “Trending” Engine:

1. Navigate to WooCommerce > Recommendations > Engines.
2. Locate and Edit the “Trending” Engine.
3. Update the Engine to save your changes.

To edit the Display Settings, Location, or Visibility Conditions of the “Trending” Engine deployment:

1. Navigate to WooCommerce > Recommendations > Locations.
2. Go to the Product Archive section.
3. Click the Before Products tab.
4. Expand the “Trending” Engine deployment and make changes as needed.
5. Save your changes.

If you have only deployed a few Engines on your site, you may find it easier to locate and edit the “Trending” Engine deployment by navigating to WooCommerce > Recommendations > Locations > Overview.

Notes

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Questions & Support

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