Creating a Frequently ordered block
A Frequently ordered ("Frequently ordered together") block recommends products that statistically often appear in the same order. It works well for a "Bought with this product" section on a product or cart page.
1. Creating the block
Enter a name in the Name field, select "Frequently ordered products block" in the "Type" field, and specify the unique identifier used to retrieve the entity.
2. Editing the block
The block settings screen has the following sections:
- Details: Name* and Marker
- Frequently Ordered Products Settings
- Audience filter
- Context for preview
- Preview (Open in modal)
Frequently Ordered Products Settings
The Help button next to the settings explains them. The section has these fields:
- Time Window: the period over which co-order statistics are calculated (Month by default).
- Min. Co-Orders Quantity: the minimum number of co-orders for a pair of products to count as related. The higher the value, the stricter the selection.
- Max. Products Quantity: the maximum number of products the block returns.
- Fallback: Popular Products: a fallback checkbox. If no co-orders are found, the block returns popular products instead of an empty result.
This block type always uses the same selection algorithm, co-order statistics. You can configure only the period (Time Window) and the thresholds.
Audience filter
For the block audience, see Audience Filter (opens in a new tab).
Context for preview
A "Frequently ordered together" block is built around a specific product, so the Context for preview section has a Test product ID field: the ID of an existing product that the user has "opened." Without it, the preview can't select related products.
Enter the ID of a real product from the catalog. The preview then shows what a customer sees on the card of that specific product.
Preview
The Open in modal button opens the Block preview (opens in a new tab) with the Basic, Explanation, and Investigate tabs.