WooCommerce Custom Related Products Pro

WooCommerce Custom Related Products Pro (often associated with brands like WebToffee or SaffireTech) is a precision tool for store owners who want to move beyond the "random" nature of standard recommendations.

By default, WooCommerce pulls related products based on shared categories or tags. This plugin overrides that logic, allowing you to manually hand-pick which products appear on each page or use AI-driven rules to suggest the perfect upsell.

Core "Pro" Features

Manual Product Selection: Add a custom "Related Products" field to the product edit screen, allowing you to select specific IDs to show for that item.

Bulk Editing: Instead of editing 1,000 products one by one, you can assign related products to entire categories or tags from a single dashboard.

AI & Attribute Matching: Higher-tier versions (like SaffireTech's) use AI to analyze customer behavior or match products based on Attributes (e.g., showing only "Red" items for other "Red" items).

Slider & Carousel Layouts: Convert the standard static grid into a mobile-friendly, touch-swipe slider with customizable autoplay and speed settings.

Exclude Out-of-Stock: Automatically hides items that aren't available for purchase, ensuring you don't waste "prime real estate" on products that can't be bought.

Technical Comparison

Feature

Default WooCommerce

Custom Related Products Pro

Selection Logic

Random (Category/Tag only)

Manual, Attribute, or Rule-based

Control Level

Global (Theme-dependent)

Per-product or Per-category

Display Style

Static Grid

AJAX Sliders, Carousels, Grids

Visibility Rules

None

Hide out-of-stock / specific categories

Placement

Fixed (Bottom of page)

Shortcode / Widget support anywhere

Why Upgrade to the Pro Version?

Boost Average Order Value (AOV): By showing a "Gift Box" next to a "Ring" (instead of just another random Ring), you are significantly more likely to trigger an add-on purchase.

Reduce Decision Fatigue: Limiting related products to 3–4 highly relevant items is more effective than showing 10 random items from the same broad category.

Clean Up Design: Many themes display related products poorly. Pro versions allow you to match the slider's style to your brand colors and typography perfectly.

Pro Tip: The "Fallback" Strategy

Most "Pro" versions allow you to set a Fallback. This means if you haven't manually picked products for a specific item, the plugin will automatically default back to Category or Tag matching. This ensures your site never has an "empty" related products section while you're still setting up your manual links.

How to Set Up Custom Related Products in WooCommerce

This tutorial demonstrates the "3-minute hack" for setting up custom linked products, showing exactly where to find the new fields in your WordPress dashboard.

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