How do I enable recommendations in Canvas Catalog?
As a Canvas Catalog admin, you can enable the recommendations feature that displays popular and trending course listings in the homepage. When you enable the recommendations feature, you can provide relevant courses and program offerings to learners.
Open Admin
Click the User Name drop-down menu [1]. Then, click the Admin link [2].
Open Catalogs
Click the Catalogs tab.
Select Catalog
Click the catalog or subcatalog name link.
View Recommendations Tab
In the Account Navigation Menu, the Catalog Info tab displays by default. Click the Recommendations tab.
Enable Recommendations
By default, the Enable Recommendations setting is enabled by default across all Subcatalogs that are currently inheriting settings from the Root Catalog.
In the Recommendations page, click the Enable Recommendations for Homepage toggle on [1].
When a confirmation window appears, click the Confirm button [2].
Manage Homepage Preferences
To select your preferred recommendation type, click the Enable Recommendations for Homepage drop-down menu [1]. Once enabled, you can select your preferred recommendation type by clicking the Recommendation Option Type drop-down menu.
If you select the Most popular option [2], the homepage displays popular recommendations from the entire history of the Catalog.
If you select the Trending option [3], the homepage displays the most sold listings from the past 30 days.
To select how many recommendations to display on the homepage, enter the number of listings in the Number of Recommendations section [4]. You can increase or decrease the number of listings using the arrow buttons [5].
Manage Listing Details Page Preferences
In Listing Details Page Preferences, click the Enable Recommendations for Listing Page toggle on [1].
When a confirmation window appears, click the Confirm button [2].
To select how many recommendations to display on the Listings page, enter the number of listings in the Number of Listing Page Recommendations section [1]. You can increase or decrease the number of listings using the arrow buttons [2].
To select your preferred fallback recommendation type, click the Fallback Recommendation Type drop-down menu [3].
If you select the Most popular option [4], the Listings page displays popular recommendations from the entire history of the Catalog.
If you select the Trending option [5], the Listings page displays the most sold listings from the past 30 days.
Note: If Frequently Bought Together data is unavailable, the system will automatically default to Catalog-wide recommendations. These fallback recommendations are tailored to user preferences, either as Most Popular or Trending.
Save Changes
To apply the changes, click the Save button.
