Test collections and similar products

Use this check when you want to see what shoppers get on a collection page, or which products Layers recommends next to a product, before you change sort orders or merchandising rules.

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Check a collection’s results

1. Go to Catalog → Collections.
2. Select a collection to open its page.
3. Scroll through the product grid to review the collection’s products. Use Find products to check whether a specific product is in the collection, and Previous and Next to page through larger collections.
4. Review the panel on the right:
   • Default Sort Order shows the sort order the collection uses.
   • Merchandising Rules lists the rules that target this collection. Select a rule to edit it, + New to create one, or View all rules → to see every rule that mentions the collection.

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Check similar products

Similar product recommendations come from recommendation blocks that use the Similar Products strategy.

1. Go to Merchandise → Recommendation Blocks.
2. Open a block whose strategy is Similar Products.
3. In the Live Preview panel, choose a product in the Context product field.
4. Review the recommended products. If the preview says No context selected, pick a product first. If it says Data is being computed, check back shortly.

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Next steps

• Adjust ordering in sort orders or add merchandising rules if the results need tuning.
• Test text search to replay shopper queries.
• Test image search to see which products Layers considers visually similar to an image.