Configured Commerce + Product Recommendations

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You can integrate Optimizely Configured Commerce and Optimizely Product Recommendations to increase user conversions. See the Product Recommendations documentation to learn more.

Optimizely includes the Product Recommendations JavaScript in the base themes and blueprints. You may need to manually add the peerius.js file for custom themes and blueprints.

Generate the Products RSS Feed file in the Admin Console

  1. Go to the Configured Commerce Admin Console > Administration > System > Settings.
  2. Click the Integration tab, then go to Integration Connectors.
  3. Toggle Enable Product Recommendations to Yes. This automatically creates two jobs: Export Products RSS Feed and Export Historical Orders. configcommprodrecs1.jpg
  4. Go to Administration > Jobs > Job Definitions. configcommprodrecs2.jpg
  5. Edit the Export Products RSS Feed Job and click the More icon to schedule the job. Remember to fill in the Website Name on the Schedule Job modal.configcommprodrecs3.png
  6. Go to Library > Media after you run the job, and open UserFiles > _system > ProductRecommendationFeed. Ensure that it contains a Products_RSS_Feed-{WebsiteName}.xml file with your product data.configcommprodrecs4.jpg

Import your Products RSS Feed file to the Product Recommendations portal

  1. Go to the Product Recommendations portal and click Admin > Site Management > Feed configuration > Configure.
  2. Set Feed type to Generic download.
  3. Enter {your_site_url}/api/v1/productsrssfeed in the Feed URL field.
  4. Select your Default location. In general, select the language code for the default website language. configcommprodrecs5.png
  5. Select the History tab and click Run feed.configcommprodrecs6.png
  6. Select your site from the modal that appears, then click Run feed again.configcommprodrecs7.png
  7. Wait for the feed to successfully import. If the import fails, check the error message and contact Optimizely support.

Configure widgets in the Product Recommendations portal

  1. Go to the Product Recommendations portal and click Configuration > Product Recommendations > Widgets and create your desired widgets.configcommprodrecs8.png
  2. Go to Widgets per page and assign widgets to the relevant pages.configcommprodrecs9.png

Configure Recommended Product widgets in Classic CMS

  1. Go to the Configured Commerce Classic CMS by adding /contentadmin to the end of your site URL or by selecting Content Editor (CMS) from the Dashboard within the Admin Console.
  2. Click the Edit icon.
  3. Select a page in the page tree.
  4. Click Add Content.
  5. Select the Recommended Products widget.
  6. Choose the Number of Products to Display.
  7. Set the Product Information to Display, the positioning, or other settings as desired.
  8. Click Save, then click Publish.

Configure Product Recommendations carousel widgets in Spire CMS

  1. Go to the Configured Commerce Spire CMS by adding /contentadmin to the end of your site URL or by selecting Content Editor (CMS) from the Dashboard within the Admin Console.
  2. Click the Edit icon.
  3. Select a page in the page tree.
  4. Click Add Widget, then add Product Carousel.configcommprodrecs10.png
  5. Select Recommended Products for Carousel Type. You can also change the Widget Position if you plan to use several Product Recommendations widgets. configcommprodrecs11.png
  6. Click Save, then click Publish.