Recommendation General settings

📖 In this article, we are learning about the General Settings for Recommendation feature in Boost AI Search & Discovery and how it can help you manage your Recommendation widgets effortlessly.

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Introduction

General Settings for Recommendation feature offers a streamlined and efficient way to manage product recommendations across your online store. It simplifies the customization process, allowing store owners to apply universal settings to recommendation widgets on all pages.


How to use

  1. To access General settings, in our app admin, go to Recommendation > General settings.

  1. Exclude currently viewed products: When user toggles ON this setting, the product currently being viewed will not appear in the recommendations on the same product page.

💡 This setting is toggled ON by default when you set it up the first time.

âš  This setting is only applicable for Product pages.

  1. Exclude out-of-stock products: The feature is set to automatically exclude all out-of-stock products from appearing in any recommendation widgets. This ensures that only available items are suggested to customers, enhancing the shopping experience by focusing on currently purchasable products.

💡 This setting is toggled ON by default when you set it up the first time.

  1. Exclude products: Enables merchants to selectively exclude specific products from appearing in recommendation widgets. Ideal for removing items with low conversion rates, poor reviews, or other reasons, it offers control over the product display.
    • To add products, click + Add products > tick the box(es) of the products you'd like to exclude or search for its title on the search bar.

💡 You can click the product title to quickly redirect to its product detail page in Shopify admin.

    • To remove products, click the Trash-can icon button next to the targeted product.

âš  You can add up to 15 products to Exclude products.

  1. Include products: This feature offers merchants the flexibility to prominently display selected products in all recommendation widgets. Merchants can pin up to five products, using a drag-and-drop functionality to prioritize them. This is ideal for highlighting key items such as those involved in marketing campaigns, new arrivals, or products with high customer ratings, ensuring they receive optimal visibility in recommendations.
    • To add products, click + Add products > tick the box(es) of the products you'd like to include or search for its title on the search bar.

💡 You can click the product title to quickly redirect to its product detail page in Shopify admin.

    • Drag-and-drop the product, rearrange order to update its priority.

    • To remove products, click the Trash-can icon button next to the targeted product.

âš  You can add up to 5 products to Include products.

  1. Click Save settings to save your changes.

Tutorial video

Watch our tutorial video to understand better how you can use Boost Recommendation's General Settings:


If you have any questions or need further assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out to our dedicated support team at support@boostcommerce.net.