Adding a related products section

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You can add a section to your product pages that displays a list of related products that are automatically-generated or manually set by you using the Shopify Search & Discovery app. Learn how to customize related products with the app.

Displaying related products to customers makes it easier for them to discover new products, and can help to increase online store sales.

The heading and layout of the related products section are determined by your theme.

Related products are based on products that are commonly purchased together, have a similar product description, or products in related collections. Related products become more accurate over time as more order and product information becomes available.

Learn more about the data used for related products from the Shopify theme development documentation.

Related products is a section on your product pages in Online Store 2.0 themes. If you are using a theme that isn't compatible with Online Store 2.0, then you will need to upgrade your theme. You can customize the appearance of your related products to include the title, price, vendor, and a short description, or hide it from your product pages. You can have only one related products section on a product page at a time.

Steps:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.
  2. Find the theme that you want to edit, and then click Customize.
  3. Open the drop-down menu at the top of the page.
  1. From the Shopify app, tap Store.
  2. In the Sales channels section, tap Online Store.
  3. Tap Manage themes.
  4. Find the theme that you want to edit, and then tap Customize.
  5. Tap Templates.
  1. From the Shopify app, tap Store.
  2. In the Sales channels section, tap Online Store.
  3. Tap Manage themes.
  4. Find the theme that you want to edit, and then tap Customize.
  5. Tap Templates.
  1. Select Products > Default product to load the template in the theme editor.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • If your product page has a related products section, then click Related products.
    • If your product page doesn't have a related products section, click + Add section and then select Related products.
  3. Click Save.

You can disable related products by clicking the eye symbol. Disabling related products hides the section from your product listing, but doesn't delete it.

You can customize how your related products appear to the customer. The related products are automatically generated based on products that are commonly purchased together, have a similar product description, or are products in related collections, and become more accurate over time as more order and product information becomes available.

The settings for the related products section
Setting Description
Heading The title of the section.
Color scheme The background color of the related products section. Choose between Accent 1, Accent 2, Background 1, Background 2, or Inverse.
Image ratio Determines the aspect ratio of the product card image. Choose between Adapt to Image (default), portrait, or square.
Show second image on hover When the customer hovers their cursor over the product image, displays the second product image if the product has one.
Show vendor Displays the vendors of the products.
Show product rating Displays the average product rating in stars with the number of reviews in parenthesis, for example: ★★★★★ (8). Also requires a product review app such as Shopify Product Reviews, and metafield definitions for reviews.rating_count and reviews.rating.
Section padding Add spacing to the top or bottom of the related products section. Use the range slider to add between 0px and 100px of space above or below the section.

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