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Configuring the extension

A few steps to quickly set up and optimize related product blocks in your store.

The Automatic related products extension allows you to display dynamic product recommendations (related, cross-sell, and upsell) across your Magento store. After installation, follow these steps to configure it:

1. Optimize product data​

To ensure accurate recommendations:

  • Enable Product view reports (for “Viewed together” rules).
  • Adjust the Indexing period to control how long purchase/view statistics are considered.
  • Configure Statistics lifetime to determine how long historical data is stored.

2. Create a selection rule​

Start by defining a Selection rule that determines which products should be suggested.
When creating a rule, you can:

  • Choose the Primary source (e.g., whole catalog, bought together, also bought, viewed together, recently viewed).
  • Add conditions based on product attributes (e.g., category, price range, brand).
  • Combine multiple conditions for precise targeting.

We recommend starting with a simple rule (e.g., “products from the same category”) to see immediate results.

3. Create a product block​

Next, create a Product block that defines where and how the selected products will be displayed.
You can:

  • Select the Page position (e.g., Product Page | Content Bottom, Shopping cart, Checkout, Customer account pages).
  • Define the Block title (e.g., “You may also like” or “Customers who bought this item also bought”).
  • Set the number of products to display.
  • Enable optional features like sliders or random sorting.
  • Remove native Magento related/upsell/cross-sell blocks if you want to fully replace them.
  • Exclude out-of-stock products (requires "Display Out of Stock Products" to be enabled in Magento).
  • Prepend manually assigned related, upsell, or cross-sell products before automatically generated ones.

4. Test and monitor​

After creating blocks, check how they appear on the storefront.
We recommend:

  • Testing rules on different product types.
  • Monitoring performance by tracking conversions from related product blocks.
  • Adjusting conditions and positions based on customer behavior.

Result​

Once you complete these steps, related product blocks will dynamically appear across your store, helping customers discover more products and increasing average order value.