<h2>Offer Shoppers Alternative Products</h2>
When a product is out of stock or no longer available, clients may leave your store without making a purchase. The Alternate Product Recommendations for WooCommerce plugin offers a solution. When products are not available, the plugin offers your customers alternate products to consider. When products are in stock, the plugin offers customers additional products to purchase.
<h2>Benefits</h2>
Customer satisfaction
Offering an alternative product lets your customers know that you care about their shopping experience.
Keep customers shopping and buying
A customer offered an alternative may be interested in that product and may buy it. Hopefully, they will continue to shop on your site instead of leaving in frustration when an item is out of stock.
Reduce cart abandonment
If a customer already has items in their cart and discovers that something they intended to buy is out of stock, they might leave your site. Offering an alternative to keep them on your site will hopefully also lead to them buying the items in their carts and/or the recommended alternate item.
<h2>How does it work?</h2>
<h3>Product no longer available</h3>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<li>A user will normally see a notice saying an item is “No longer available for purchase” when they visit the product page of an out-of-stock item.</li>
<li>With the Alternate Product Recommendations for WooCommerce plugin, users will see the same notification with an alternate single item, or multiple items, to consider in its place.</li>
</ul>
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Single alternate product
When a user visits a single product page that is no longer available for purchase, an alternate product is displayed for the user’s consideration.
<figure id="attachment_18734003894344" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003894344" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003894344 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/3.alternate-product-no-longer-single.png" alt="" width="980" height="552" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003894344" class="wp-caption-text">Alternate Product Recommendation on Simple Product</figcaption></figure>
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Multiple alternate products
When a user visits a single product page that is no longer available for purchase, multiple alternate products are displayed for the user’s consideration.
<figure id="attachment_18734003894352" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003894352" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003894352 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/5.alternate-product-no-longer-multiple.png" alt="" width="980" height="552" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003894352" class="wp-caption-text">Multiple Alternate Products on Simple Product</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_18734003894354" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003894354" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003894354 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/6.alternate-var-no-multiple.png" alt="" width="980" height="552" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003894354" class="wp-caption-text">Multiple Alternate Products on Variable Product</figcaption></figure>
<h3>Products are available</h3>
When products are available, an alternate recommended product or products are displayed.
Single recommended alternate product
When a user visits a single product page that is available for purchase, an alternate product will be displayed to the user for their consideration.
<figure id="attachment_18734003894359" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003894359" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003894359 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/7.alternate-var-no-multiple.png" alt="" width="980" height="552" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003894359" class="wp-caption-text">Product Available with Alternate Product for Simple Product</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_18734003894360" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003894360" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003894360 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8.alternate-var-no-multiple.png" alt="" width="980" height="552" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003894360" class="wp-caption-text">Product Available with Alternate Product for Simple Product</figcaption></figure>
Multiple recommended alternate products
When a user visits a single product page that is available for purchase, multiple alternate products will be displayed to the user for their consideration.
<figure id="attachment_18734003894363" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003894363" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003894363 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/9.alternate-product-alternate-multiple.png" alt="" width="980" height="552" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003894363" class="wp-caption-text">Product Available with Multiple Alternate Product for Simple Product</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_18734003894365" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003894365" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003894365 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/10.alternate-product-message.png" alt="" width="980" height="552" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003894365" class="wp-caption-text">Product Available with Multiple Alternate Product for Variable Product</figcaption></figure>
<h2>Extensive Features List</h2>
<ol>
<li>Alternate Product Recommendation Types 
<ol>
<li>No Longer Available: Display a custom message and optionally recommend single or multiple alternate products.</li>
<li>Recommend Alternate Product: Recommend single or multiple alternate products directly.</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>Support alternate product recommendations for simple and variable products, including variation-level recommendations.</li>
<li>Configure alternate product recommendations for linked products directly from product settings.</li>
<li>Display recommended products only when products are out of stock to provide relevant replacement options.</li>
<li>Display alternate product recommendations using shortcodes anywhere on your store, including pages, posts, and custom landing pages.</li>
<li>Alternate products can be shown in two different designs.</li>
<li>Recommended products can be displayed in Carousel/Slider view.</li>
<li>Display Add to Cart buttons for recommended products to encourage immediate purchases.</li>
<li>Option to display the SKU on recommended products.</li>
<li>Display the SKU before or after the product price.</li>
<li>Display product prices with tax included in the recommended products section.</li>
<li>Open alternate product links in the same browser tab for a seamless shopping experience.</li>
<li>Customize out-of-stock and no-longer-available messages displayed to customers.</li>
<li>Customize alternate product recommendation messages based on recommendation type.</li>
<li>Prevent conflicting recommendation configurations for products already assigned as alternate products.</li>
<li>Site administrators can track product views and purchases generated through alternate product recommendations.</li>
<li>Set the visit count threshold when users view the same product multiple times.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Requirements</h3>
Minimum PHP version: 5.6

Alternate Product Recommendations

Offer your customers alternate product choices or substitute items when items are out of stock with the Alternate Product Recommendations for WooCommerce plugin.

<h2 style="color: #f5247d">How WooCommerce + AWeber work together to drive more sales</h2>
Connect WooCommerce to AWeber without writing code. Add a newsletter opt‑in at checkout, tag purchases automatically, capture abandoned carts, and trigger pre‑built campaigns that recover revenue and keep customers coming back.
<ol>
<li>Grow your list at checkout: invite buyers to subscribe while they purchase.</li>
<li>Recover lost revenue: automatically add abandoned carts to AWeber for follow‑up.</li>
<li>Tag what matters: apply product and behavior tags based on your checkout rules.</li>
<li>Know your audience: track purchase interests with tags for smarter segmentation.</li>
<li>Embed forms anywhere: drop an <a href="https://www.aweber.com/build-web-forms.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AWeber Web Form</a> in your store.</li>
<li>See cart context: record attributes like SKU and page slug for abandoned carts.</li>
</ol>
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Why stores use the AWeber integration</h2>
When you connect WooCommerce with AWeber, you unlock an email marketing engine built to turn everyday store activity into growth. AWeber is already known for being powerfully simple:
<ul>
<li>easy list management,</li>
<li>beautiful emails,</li>
<li>landing pages,</li>
<li>and clear analytics</li>
<li>backed by award-winning support</li>
</ul>
But the WooCommerce integration makes it even more valuable for online stores. Every purchase, abandoned cart, and checkout opt-in can automatically flow into your AWeber account, giving you richer insights into what customers want and letting you respond with precision. Customers can join your newsletter as they check out, while tags applied at checkout help you segment by products purchased and interests.
If a shopper leaves without buying, the integration records cart details and triggers personalized recovery campaigns, even giving buyers a one-click link back to their cart. After the sale, you can build loyalty by sending targeted offers, discounts, or re-order reminders based on purchase history. Instead of treating email as an extra task, WooCommerce and AWeber work together to make it the natural extension of your store. Building your audience, recovering lost sales, and turning first-time buyers into repeat customers automatically.
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">What you can automate</h2>
<ul>
<li>Checkout opt‑in: add subscribers to the correct list with tags for products purchased.</li>
<li>Abandoned cart: trigger a timed series with restore‑cart links and tailored incentives.</li>
<li>Post‑purchase: send cross‑sells, how‑to content, and reorder reminders by product.</li>
<li>Lead magnet delivery: deliver assets instantly and nurture toward first purchase.</li>
<li>VIP & loyalty: tag repeat buyers to unlock perks and exclusive previews.</li>
</ul>
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Powerfully simple email for eCommerce</h2>
AWeber helps small businesses sell more with easy list management, beautiful emails, landing pages, and clear analytics—backed by award‑winning 24/7 US‑based support. You focus on products and customers; AWeber handles the follow‑through.
Don’t have an AWeber account? <a href="https://www.aweber.com/order.htm?utm_source=awpartnership&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=woocommerce&utm_content=listing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Start a free trial</a>.
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<h2 style="color: #f5247d">More information</h2>
<ul style="line-height: 1.8em">
<li>Need help configuring tags, segments, or abandoned‑cart automations? <a href="https://kestrelwp.com/support" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Contact Kestrel support</a>.</li>
</ul>
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AWeber Integration

Seamlessly connect WooCommerce with AWeber to grow your list, recover abandoned carts, and boost repeat sales with personalized email marketing.

Alternate Product Recommendations vs AWeber Integration