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
↑ Back to topConfiguration
↑ Back to topCreate a “Trending” Engine
↑ Back to top- Create an Engine
- Go to WooCommerce > Recommendations > Engines and click Create new.
- Under Title, enter “Trending”.
- Choose the Generic Engine Type.
- 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.
- 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.
- Save the EngineClick the Create button to save the Engine you just configured.
Deploy the “Trending” Engine
↑ Back to top- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Finalize the DeploymentClick Deploy to deploy this Engine to the specified Location.
Result
↑ Back to topMaking Changes
↑ Back to topTo edit the configuration of the “Trending” Engine:
- Navigate to WooCommerce > Recommendations > Engines.
- Locate and Edit the “Trending” Engine.
- Update the Engine to save your changes.
To edit the Display Settings, Location, or Visibility Conditions of the “Trending” Engine deployment:
- Navigate to WooCommerce > Recommendations > Locations.
- Go to the Product Archive section.
- Click the Before Products tab.
- Expand the “Trending” Engine deployment and make changes as needed.
- 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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