The Similar by Feature add-on provides you with new abilities such as:
- display products similar to the main one on the product details page
- automatically link products to each other by specifying matching features
- recommend products that are similar to the viewed one
- limit the maximum number of products shown per page
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To learn how to create a block for similar products, add features for products, follow quick and easy steps below.
The add-on is compatible with CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor 4.5 and above, but only versions 4.12.x and above are supported. Minimum required PHP version is 5.6.
See more information about compatibility of our add-ons here.
You are guaranteed a quality add-on supported by the future versions. If you need help, please contact us via our help desk system.
Check out the Similar by Feature add-on in our demo store.
Note
Every half an hour the demo store is reset to the default state.
In order to display similar products on the product page, let’s add a block.
Go to Design - Layouts and open Products tab. Locate the Main Content block and click the + button to add a new block.
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In the opened pop-up window, open the Create new block tab and select Products.
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In the General tab enter a name for the block and select the template type you like.
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In the Content tab set Filling to Similar by feature, specify the number of products you want to display per page in the Limit field and click Create.
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You should see the created block on the editing layout page.
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To set up product features, follow the steps below:
- Create a new feature .
- Select the Similar by feature checkbox.
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- Specify features for a single product or multiple products.
Done!
Now you can go to the storefront, view a product details page and see the added block of Similar by Feature.
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To learn more about product features, visit CS-Cart documentation .
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