Recommendations

You can add a Reccomendations block to your cart page that displays a list of related products that are automatically-generated or manually set by you using the Shopify Search & Discovery app. Learn how to customize related products with the app.

Displaying related products to customers makes it easier for them to discover new products, and can help to increase online store sales.

Related products are based on products that are commonly purchased together, have a similar product description, or products in related collections. Related products become more accurate over time as more order and product information becomes available.

How Related Products Appear in the Cart

Single Product Added
- When a product is added to the cart, its related products will automatically appear below it.
- Example: You add Product A → Related products for A show up.
Multiple Products Added
- Only the related products of the first-added product will be displayed.
- Related products of any other products added afterward will not appear.
- Example:
  - Add Product A → Related products of A appear.
  - Add Product B → Related products of B do not appear in the cart.
Products Without Related Products
- If the first-added product has no related products, nothing appears.
- Users may manually add other products, but only the related products of the first product matter.
Automatic vs. Manual Related Products
- If your system is set to automatically generate related products for all items, then every product could theoretically have related products.
- But due to the cart logic, only the first product’s related items will be displayed, even if later products have automatically generated related products.

Setting	Description
Heading	Enter a heading that describes the collection list. In the top menu of the field, you can find options to customize the heading. Furthermore, you can click the dynamic source button to insert a dynamic source as the title of the section.
Heading size	Choose the size of the section heading: Small Medium Large.
Image ratio	The “Image ratio” setting allows you to control how images are displayed on your website based on their width-to-height ratio. You have several options to choose from: Adapt to image: This option uses the aspect ratio of the images, ensuring that they are not cropped and displayed in their original dimensions. Portrait: This option crops the images to use a 2:3 ratio, creating a taller appearance with a width that is 2/3 of its height. Square: This option crops the images to use a 1:1 ratio, creating a square-shaped display with equal width and height. Landscape: The image is wider than it is tall. It is typically represented as a ratio of width to height.
Show gallery preview	Enable this option to display a preview of the product’s image gallery on hover. This feature works only if the product has more than one image, and will display a maximum of three images.
Show type	Click “Show type” to display the product type on product cards in this section. *Note:* The product type must first be added on the product page in the admin.
Show vendor	Click “Show vendor” to display the product vendor on product cards in this section. *Note:* The product vendor must first be added on the product page in the admin.
Show product rating	Displays the average product rating in stars with the number of reviews in parenthesis, for example: ★★★★★ (8). Also requires a product review app such as Shopify Product Reviews, and Metafield definitions for reviews.rating_count and reviews.rating.
Enable Quick add	If you activate the Quick add option, then your customers can add an item to their cart from the product card. Choose from the following options: None: No quick add feature is displayed. Standard: Displays one of the following quick add buttons on product cards: Add to cart: For single-variant products. When a customer clicks the button, the product is automatically added to their cart. Choose options: For products with variants. When a customer clicks the button, a pop-up dialog displays for them to make their variant selection and then proceed with the purchase.
Show gallery preview	Enable this option to display a preview of the product’s image gallery on hover. This feature works only if the product has more than one image, and will display a maximum of three images.
Show type	Click “Show type” to display the product type on product cards in this section. *Note:* The product type must first be added on the product page in the admin.
Show vendor	Click “Show vendor” to display the product vendor on product cards in this section. *Note:* The product vendor must first be added on the product page in the admin.
Show product rating	Displays the average product rating in stars with the number of reviews in parenthesis, for example: ★★★★★ (8). Also requires a product review app such as Shopify Product Reviews, and Metafield definitions for reviews.rating_count and reviews.rating.
Quick add	If you activate the Quick add option, then your customers can add an item to their cart from the product card. Choose from the following options: None: No quick add feature is displayed. Standard: Displays one of the following quick add buttons on product cards: Add to cart: For single-variant products. When a customer clicks the button, the product is automatically added to their cart. Choose options: For products with variants. When a customer clicks the button, a pop-up dialog displays for them to make their variant selection and then proceed with the purchase. Bulk: Displays the Quick order list functionality.
Show color swatch	Enable the toggle to show color swatches on product in the section.
Swatch variant name	f the variant option name on the product page differs from the default “Color”, enter the custom name here to ensure swatches are displayed correctly on product cards.

Note: To add color swatches, see the article Creating and editing product and locate the “Add Color Swatches” section.