# Product Blocks
Product Block - a block that displays related products on the store's pages.
Go to Marketing > Related Products > Product Blocks. You will see some available blocks.
You can add a Block by pressing Add New Block button. You will then see a Block in the edit form, which contains some basic data:
General information
- Internal Name - internal name of the block
- Active - to enable/disable block
- Priority - priority of the block. If a few blocks share the same position on the page, the extension will select the one block with the highest priority
- Store View - the store view the current rule is applied to
Where To Display
This section defines on what page type and where on this page the block of related products is displayed. For example, the related products block can be placed on product page in several places: inside main content, on sidebar or inside the Magento native related product block.
Note
After changing the position or creating a block, you should clear the Magento cache to apply your changes. Navigate to System > Cache Management > Flush Magento Cache
- Use predefined position - activates placing the block on Magento predefined pages and positions. For example, here is how the block of similar products looks at the top and bottom of the content section on product page:
When this option is disabled you can configure your own position for the block. Syntax: page/container/before/after. Example: catalog_product_view/product.info.extrahint//-
- Remove Native Related Products Block - removes the default Magento related products block when activated
- Remove Native Cross Sells Products Block - removes the default Magento cross sells products block when activated
- Remove Native Upsells Products Block - - removes the default Magento upsells products block when activated
What To Display
This section defines what products would be displayed in the block. You need to configure Product Selection Rules first to be able to choose what products to display. For example, you can configure to display the cross-selling products or similar products.
How To Display
This section defines the general appearance of the configured block.
- Block Title - the name of the block that is visible to the shopper
- Number of products - the quantity of items to be displayed in the block
- Sort By - defines how products should be sorted in the block. Random Order can affect the load time of the page.
- Direction - sorting direction for products in the block. This setting will be ignored if the Sort By is set to Random Order
- Use slider - activate if the number of products does not fit inside the block without scrolling
- Number of products per page - the quantity of products the block should fit without scrolling
- Template - choose the visual style of the block. Options available: default, bulletproof, widget.
