Five ways to shape smarter recommendations
Open Smart Related Products → Settings to configure the plugin. The screen groups the controls that shape what shoppers see and the recommendation strategy behind the native WooCommerce Related products area.
Start with the controls that shape relevance
Choose how many products to show, then set a practical history period, qualifying statuses, and minimum shared-order threshold. These controls shape the available smart recommendation pool before exclusions and fallbacks apply.
Fine-tune instead of rebuilding
Use exclusions when a product should never be suggested, use cache controls after important rule changes, and use product-level controls only when an individual product needs a deliberate exception. Use the dedicated Tracking & Attribution guide when you are ready to configure the reporting controls in detail.
- Begin with global settings so similar products follow the same logic.
- Use product-level modes for manual, default, disabled, or exceptional products.
- Use Tracking & Attribution to build meaningful reporting insight from recommendation journeys.
Next steps
Continue with the focused guides for each part of your recommendation strategy.
