Fast Cart suggestions, backed by a practical refresh cycle
The GoScript Smart Cart Recommendations WordPress plugin caches recommendation results for the duration you choose. That lets the main Cart experience stay responsive while the plugin continues to use the same carefully configured recommendation logic behind the scenes.
The default cache duration is 12 hours. You can choose a different duration in Settings to match how quickly your catalogue, stock, and merchandising decisions normally change.
What makes a cached result specific to a Cart
A cached result is tied to the normalised Cart products, the relevant recommendation context, your active settings signature, and the current cache version. That means the plugin can reuse a useful result where the Cart context matches, without treating every shopper journey as the same generic recommendation request.
Cart-aware resultsRecommendation output is based on the products and context that matter for the Cart being reviewed.
Settings-aware resultsYour saved recommendation strategy is part of the cache context, so meaningful configuration changes are easy to refresh.Save Settings to start from a fresh cache version
When you save Smart Cart Recommendations Settings, the plugin advances its cache version. Existing cached recommendation results no longer match the new version, so the next qualifying Cart request can calculate a result using your updated settings.
This gives you a dependable adjustment loop: refine placement, order history, matching, fallbacks, exclusions, or display choices; save; then test a representative Cart.
Use the dedicated cache-clear action when you want to refresh now
- Open Smart Cart Recommendations → Settings in your WordPress dashboard.
- Make and save any configuration changes you want to keep.
- Use the dedicated cache-clear action when you want saved recommendation results cleared without changing other settings.
- Refresh a representative Cart and review the recalculated section in its live storefront context.
The cache-clear action is useful when you are actively testing a new strategy or reviewing a significant catalogue change and want to prompt a fresh result immediately.
Choose a duration that fits your store’s rhythm
A longer duration can suit a stable catalogue and help keep the Cart experience consistently quick. A shorter duration may be useful when product availability, active ranges, or merchandising priorities change more frequently.
Refresh deliberately, then judge the shopper experience
Cache controls are most useful when paired with a clear test. After a meaningful update, build a Cart that represents the product combination you care about, confirm the section placement and content, then review whether the suggestions feel relevant and ready to buy.
The GoScript Smart Cart Recommendations WordPress plugin keeps this process straightforward: your settings give the strategy direction, cache controls give you an efficient refresh path, and the Cart gives you the final view customers will see.
Next steps
Continue with the guides that help you test a refreshed strategy and understand results that look different from a previous Cart view.
