=== Related Products - Create Upsells, Cross-sells, and Product Recommendations for WooCommerce ===
Contributors: webtoffee
Version: 1.7.6
Donate link: https://www.webtoffee.com/product/woocommerce-product-recommendations/
Tags: related products, product recommendations, woocommerce related products, woocommerce product recommendations, woocommerce recommendations
Requires at least: 3.0.1
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 5.6
Stable tag: 1.7.6
License: GPLv3
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

This WooCommerce related products plugin, lets you create upsells, and cross-sells with smart WooCommerce product recommendations widget.

== Description ==

Related Products for WooCommerce plugin shows custom related products in WooCommerce. You can show WooCommerce related products by category, tags, or choose products to show as related products on the product details page of a specific product. 

Showing WooCommerce related products recommendation brings customers' attention to other products in your store that they might be interested in. This persuades them to try those products, thus resulting in an increase in the average order value.

You can also make use of the related product's functionality in your WooCommerce store to suggest upsells, cross-sells and similar products to your customers and boost your sales.

== Key features of WooCommerce Related Products Plugin ==

* **Disable default WooCommerce related products** functionality
* Choose **custom related products**
* Option to **set up WooCommerce related products for the entire store** (by category, tags)
* **Set up related products for individual products** (by category, attributes, tags, or products)
* **Exclude selected categories** from showing as related products
* **Exclude out of stock products** from showing as related products
* Displays **related products** in the slider
* **Customize the related products section** on the front-end (heading, order of items,  number of products, and more)
* Relate [products by subcategory](https://www.webtoffee.com/related-products-woocommerce-user-guide/#sub_category) using a filter.
* Use WooCommerce **related products shortcode ([wt-related-products product_id="xx"])** to display related products for any posts/pages on your site
* **Show the same set of related products for their translated versions** as well when using **WPML** 
* **Remove theme's default related products in WooCommerce**
* Woocommerce related products widget is **compatible with Block-based themes**
* Import related products using the default WooCommerce importer<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.webtoffee.com/how-to-import-related-products-using-woocommerce-importer/"> Learn more </a>


&#9989; Tested OK with WooCommerce 10.3

== Related Products for WooCommerce Product Recommendations- Installation and Setup ==

You can learn about the installation and setup of the WooCommerce related products plugin with the help of this [setup guide](https://www.webtoffee.com/related-products-woocommerce-user-guide/).

You can also check out this video to get a quick understanding of the WooCommerce related products plugin.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOMx3g-ZMQs]

== Compatible plugins ==

* [Product import export for WooCommerce](https://www.webtoffee.com/product/product-import-export-woocommerce/?utm_source=free_plugin_readme&utm_medium=related_products&utm_campaign=Product_import_export)
* [WP all import export for WooCommerce](https://www.wpallimport.com/)

==  Related Products as a Powerful Marketing Tool ==

Suggesting related products in a WooCommerce store isn’t just a nice-to-have — it’s one of the most effective sales techniques available today. Whether you’re upselling premium items or cross-selling complementary products, displaying related products at key points in the customer journey can significantly increase your average order value and conversion rates.

Just like Amazon’s powerful recommendation engine, WooCommerce product recommendation plugins can act as virtual sales assistants — guiding shoppers by showing them relevant suggestions based on what they're already interested in. This keeps customers engaged and encourages them to explore more, ultimately leading to higher cart totals.

By showing personalized product recommendations on product pages, cart pages, or even during checkout, you can help reduce decision fatigue and build buyer confidence. Customers are more likely to trust your store when they see thoughtful, relevant suggestions, making online shopping faster, easier, and more enjoyable — especially for those who dislike browsing or are short on time.

==  Different Ways to Show Related Product Recommendations on your WooCommerce store ==

WooCommerce Related Products feature is one of the important sales tools available for store owners. "Related products" can be employed on your website in different forms. When built-in features in WooCommerce enable you to showcase related products like upsells and cross-sells, third-party plugins enhance this capability. They can automatically recommend related products and create custom related product suggestions based on the activities of customers on your WooCommerce store. The three main methods to easily display similar product suggestions are:

===Upsells===

These products are shown on the product page as an alternative to the product customers have chosen to purchase. There will be an upgrade of the chosen product either in quality or price thereby persuading the customer to choose the better one. It comes under the default text "you may also like".

===Cross-sells=== 

On contrary to up-sells, cross-sells are displayed on the cart page under the title "you may be interested in".  These products would complement the products currently in the cart. On seeing this customers would feel an urge to buy the complementary products along with the products in their cart thereby selling more products for the store. Notifying customers about phone cases while purchasing a phone would be a perfect example of cross-selling.

===Custom Related Products=== 

Set up and manage custom related products to display on your product pages. Use flexible options like categories, tags, attributes, or specific products to fine-tune the WooCommerce related products shown to your shoppers.

== Advanced WooCommerce Product Recommendations - Premium Version ==

[youtube https://youtu.be/_-5SESD3Ez0?si=WQtFEGkFfKf-Cz04] 

<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.webtoffee.com/product/woocommerce-product-recommendations/?utm_source=free_plugin_readme&utm_medium=related_products&utm_campaign=Product_Recommendations">WooCommerce Product Recommendations</a> is an advanced recommendation tool for WooCommerce stores. The plugin offers multiple product recommendation templates such as Related Products, Bestsellers, Top-rated Products, Frequently Bought Together, New Arrivals, Recently Viewed, and more. Apart from these recommendations, you can create custom recommendations, with advanced recommendation rules and conditions.

= Major features of WooCommerce Product Recommendations (Premium) =
* **Multiple pre-built recommendation templates:** Related products, recently viewed, bestsellers, top-rated, frequently bought together, new arrivals, and more. 
* **Advanced filters for recommendations:** Choose various filters and conditions to show recommendations. 
* **Display product recommendations on multiple store pages:** Recommend products on multiple store pages, such as product page, category page, shop page, cart page, checkout page, and order received page to increase sales with product recommendations in WooCommerce.
* **Create custom recommendations with custom rules:** Create your own recommendation campaigns with custom rules and conditions.
* **Customize the recommendation widgets:** Customize the appearance of the recommendation widgets.
* **Hide out-of-stock products:** Choose to exclude out-of-stock products from the recommendation.
* **Advanced sorting options:** Sort the products in the recommendation widgets based on rating, price, popularity, and more.

=== Built-in Recommendation Widgets Available on Advanced WooCommerce Product Recommendations ===

* **Related Products:** Improve sales with relevant WooCommerce related product recommendations.
* **Bestsellers:** Showcase your popular products to earn more sales.
* **Top rated:** Easily display the highest rated products of your store.
* **Frequently Bought Together:** Upsell and cross sell with relevant product bundles.
* **New Arrivals:** Show-off and grab customers attention to your store's latest arrivals. 
* **Recently Viewed:** Remind customers about the products they have previously viewed.
* **Trending Now:** Recommend items trending in the past 30 days.

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== About WebToffee ==

<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.webtoffee.com/">WebToffee</a> creates quality WordPress/WooCommerce plugins that are easy to use and customise. We are proud to have thousands of customers actively using our plugins across the globe.


== Installation ==

### Minimum Requirements ###

* PHP 5.6 or higher is recommended
* WordPress 3.0.1 or higher is recommended


### Steps to install the plugin ###

To install the plugin, follow the below steps:

Step 1: Log in to your WordPress dashboard. 
Step 2: Navigate to Plugins and select Add New Plugin. 
Step 3: Search for “Related Products for WooCommerce” in the search bar. 
Step 4: Once you find the WooCommerce Related Products plugin by WebToffee, click on “Install Now.”
Step 5: After installation, click “Activate” to activate the plugin. 


== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How to export related products/tags/categories using WooCommerce default export? =

Yes. You can export the related products, categories, and tags using the default WooCommerce exporter. Simply enable the option ‘Export custom meta’ while exporting. <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.webtoffee.com/how-to-export-related-products-using-woocommerce-export/"> Learn more<a/>
= Is it possible to import related products using the WooCommerce default importer? =

Yes. It's possible to import related products using product IDs. <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.webtoffee.com/how-to-import-related-products-using-woocommerce-importer/"> Learn more</a>.

= Is it possible to import related products using product SKUs? =

Yes. It's possible to import related products using product SKUs. <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.webtoffee.com/how-to-import-related-products-using-product-skus-with-woocommerce-importer/"> Learn more</a>.

= How to export related products/tags/categories using WP all import export? =

The plugin is seamlessly compatible with WP all import export.  <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.webtoffee.com/how-to-export-related-products-using-wp-all-export/">Learn more<a/> on how to export related products using WP all import export.


= How to import related products/tags/categories using WP all import export? =

The plugin is seamlessly compatible with WP all import. <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.webtoffee.com/how-to-import-related-products-using-wp-all-import/">Learn more<a/> on how to import related products using WP all import export.

= How to add cross-sell and upsell products in WooCommerce?

To add WooCommerce upsells and cross-sells, you can can follow these simple steps:

* Go to WooCommerce > Products and select the product on which you'd like to show an up-sell or cross-sell.
* In the product data panel, select the Linked Products tab.
* Add the product you wish to link to in Upsells and Cross-sells fields by searching for it. Click on Update.

= How to show cross-sells in WooCommerce product pages?

You can display cross-sell product recommendations by adding cross-sells to individual product pages. Or, you can use a related products plugin and paste the shortcode for related products after configuring it.

== Screenshots ==

1. Product page - Related Products enabled.

2. Related Products Slider.

3. Related Products using shortcode in a blog post.

4. Custom Related Product - Settings.

5. Related Products - Setup Page.

== Changelog ==

= 1.7.6 04-12-2025 =
* [Compatibility] - Tested OK with WordPress 6.9


[See changelog for all versions](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wt-woocommerce-related-products/trunk/changelog.txt)


== Upgrade Notice ==

= 1.7.6 04-12-2025 =
* [Compatibility] - Tested OK with WordPress 6.9
