Curations

Organise your products across collections and search results with rule-based merchandising and simple drag-and-drop controls.

Apply rules to control the way products appear in collections and search results pages. Use boost rules, drag-and-drop controls, and add promotional banners. Arrange by aesthetics, place matching products near each other, or promote your best-sellers to the top.

Create a curation

Navigate to the "Merchandising" section of the app then click on the Add Curation button on the top right. Then, select Collection or Search Result. Once a curation is created, the products will auto-populate based on the following:

Collecton = products from the default Shopify collection
Search = products from the Relevance settings in the app

Select relevant actions in the header

The buttons in the header focus on actions that are relevant to the curation. This layout enables you to apply certain actions for the particular curation that you're in, such as:

Add products to the curation
Add callouts
Pin products
Apply a sort
Add boost rules
Apply to a specific market
And more...

In what ways can I configure my curation?

Add more products to your curation by clickingAdd -> Product

You can Pin products to manually drag and drop products. Only pinned products can be positioned manually.

If you don't want Pin All, you can specifically pin a few products to the top of the curation

Drag and drop pinned products within your curation

In order for the drop and drag function to work, the particular product must be pinned first. By default, all products are not pinned as it allows the products' placement to be flexible based on what boost rules are applied to that curation. Pinned products will always appear as a priority over boost rules.

Sort products within your curation based onTag, Title,Price, and more.

Make sure to choose the direction of the sort. Choose between Ascending or Descending

Boost products by grouping them to the top of the curation. As long as the product meets the criteria, the product will be part of the group. Thereby placing those products on the top.

You can also Add sub sort to the groupings to control the sort order of your groupings.

Boost based on Google Analytics data

Learn how to connect Google Analytics here.

Once connected, navigate back to Curations, then boost products based on GA by using the dropdown and selecting your preferred time period.

Update your curation settings to help you merchandise

Go to Curation -> More -> Settings

Pagination

Update the columns and page size to visualise exactly how your merchandising will appear when your listing page changes depending on the device type (desktop or mobile).

Show more product info

Reveal more information about each product to help you decide where each product should be positioned in your curation. By clicking on the checkbox, important product information will be visible. This includes variant availability, inventory, days since published, and more.

Switch product images while you merchandise

In curations, you are able to switch between different images. Simply change the image based on the image position or file name.

Image position: Display product images based on their position number
Image name suffix: Display product images based on their filename (i.e, _lifestyle)

In Settings update the number or file name → Click Update

By changing the image type, the default image on the front-end won’t be impacted. This feature is simply a visual aid to help you merchandise your products based on aesthetics.

How do boosting rules work?

Boost rules work by grouping a particular set of products that meet the criteria. The criteria are set by you (the merchant). All products that meet the criteria will bring the set of products to the top.

Automate your collection ordering based on key attributes such as product type, sale, highest inventory, and earliest published date.

You can create as many groupings as you want by clicking Add boosting rule

Each group will apply in sequential order. The group that's closest to the top will apply first, then every group down the list will apply thereafter. The example below will apply Days since published first. Tags will apply next, and so forth.

You can reorder groupings based on any order you want.

The great thing about boosting rules is that you can apply rules. Then, customise individual products even further by hiding, or rearranging the products within the curation.

Apply global boosting rules for collections

Instead of adding the same boosting rule for multiple collections, you can apply one default rule. The global boosting rule will apply to every collection that doesn't already have an existing curation.

To set global boosting rules, go to Curations, click Edit Rules, select Collection to apply your boost rules, then click Update.

Save time with global boosting rules. Choose whether to apply global boosting rules to collection or search.

Apply global boosting rules for search

Global boosting rules for search is a powerful functionality that allows merchants to fine-tune the search experience on search results pages and instance search. Please note, global boosting rules for search will only apply if a search curation does not already exist.

Relevance will always apply by default in instances where a search curation and global boosting rule for search do not already exist.

Can I duplicate curations so they apply to another collection?

Yes. Save time setting up new curations by duplicating existing boosting rules and applying it to an existing curation. After duplicating a curation, you can modify the rules even further for a more tailored merchandise setup.

Individually merchandise between markets

Create curated merchandising specific to each market and implement market-specific boosting rules and product placements.

This feature effortlessly streamlines your merchandising efforts and is best suited for merchants who have a single Shopify store catering to multiple markets. It empowers merchants to harness the full potential of the same Shopify catalogue, providing the flexibility to apply specific merchandising rules either globally or to selected markets, all in one unified platform.

Imagine having a separate promotion for the international market (INT) compared to other markets. With this feature:

Promotional products for INT can be prominently placed at the top.
Merchandising for other markets can be driven by entirely different boosting rules.

This flexibility not only enhances efficiency but also ensures a bespoke merchandising strategy tailored to the unique needs of each markets.

How to create a curation for a market

Create a curation as you normally would
Within the curation, set up the desired rules
Apply the curation to a specific market

By clicking on the checkbox, you are applying the specific curation to that market. You can select multiple checkboxes to apply the rules to 1 or more markets. If none of the checkboxes are selected, then the curation will apply to all markets as default.

Multiple curations can be created, each specifying a unique market through the checkbox within the "Markets" settings. The examples below showcase the distinct merchandising strategies for INT, AU, and NZ.

Prerequisites

Front-End Version: The front-end package should be on version 5.39.0 or later. More info.
Front-End Market: Set the active market to use curations specific to that market. More info.
Shopify Setup: Ensure that each market is set up in Shopify.