<h2>How Chained Products work</h2>
<ul>
<li>Store owners “link” (add) multiple products — even in different quantities — to any existing or new product, called the “main” product.</li>
<li>When a customer buys the main product, they pay its price and automatically receive all the chained items.</li>
<li>The linked products appear in the cart and order summary.</li>
<p>For example, if a laptop is the main product, you can chain a flexible USB LED light, and laptop bag to it — all delivered together as one powerful offer.</p>
<p><img class="size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cp-in-cart.png" alt="Chained Products in cart" width="776" height="527" /></p>
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<h2>Product bundling simplified – Chained Products features</h2>
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<ul>
<li>Pre-set product bundles – customers buy the whole set without changes.</li>
<li>Link any WooCommerce product type — simple, variable, subscription…</li>
<li>Bundle related products to boost upselling.</li>
<li>Set pricing per bundle or per individual product.</li>
<li>Show individual product prices to increase transparency and perceived value.</li>
<li>Manage inventory at the product level to avoid stock issues.</li>
<li>Easily set up BOGO or Buy One Get More offers.</li>
<li>Reuse and nest bundles – linking products to already chained products.</li>
<li>Lightweight and fast — won’t slow down your store or checkout process.</li>
<li>Compatible with WooCommerce Subscriptions, Smart Coupons and popular themes.</li>
</ul>
<p>and more features…</p>
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<h2>Create grouped products for any use case</h2>
<p>From electronics to fashion to fitness — Chained Products lets you build bundles, kits, BOGOs, and packages that increase average order value and clear inventory. One powerful WooCommerce product bundles plugin, endless use cases.</p>
<h6>Kits</h6>
<p>Pre-defined sets of complementary products, often bought together:</p>
<ul>
<li>Golf kit – bag, clubs, gloves, tees, balls</li>
<li>Fitness kit – yoga mat, dumbbells, exercise ball, rope</li>
<li>Stationery set – notebooks, pencil, eraser, sharpener, scale</li>
<li>Pet care kit – food, joint supplements, shampoo, chewing toy</li>
<li>Vegan lunch pack – tofu, brown rice, veggies, fruits, nuts</li>
</ul>
<h6>Mix and match products</h6>
<p>Customers receive multiple items with variation or flexible pairings:</p>
<ul>
<li>Set of lipsticks in three different shades</li>
<li>Facial care kit – cleanser, sheet mask, moisturizer, serum, lip balm</li>
<li>Set of diaries or files</li>
<li>Soft drinks with pizza</li>
<li>A free WooCommerce plugin + paid product add-ons</li>
</ul>
<h6>Composite products/Assembly</h6>
<p>Bundled items that form a complete or assembled unit:</p>
<ul>
<li>Living room set – sofa, coffee table, side tables</li>
<li>Bedroom set – bed, mattress, dressing table</li>
<li>Office set – desk, chair, bookshelf, file cabinet</li>
<li>Wedding combo – gown, matching necklace, earrings</li>
<li>Web design service + SEO bundled together</li>
</ul>
<h6>Force sells</h6>
<p>Products that must be included with the main item, often essential:</p>
<ul>
<li>Protective carry case with MacBook</li>
<li>Car rentals/travel insurance with travel bookings</li>
<li>Extra belt with smartwatch</li>
<li>Helmet with bicycle</li>
<li>Extended warranty with electronics like TVs, ACs, refrigerators</li>
</ul>
<h6>Giveaways/BOGO/Free Gifts</h6>
<p>Offers where additional items are included for free or in promotional quantity:</p>
<ul>
<li>Pack of T-shirts as Buy One Get One</li>
<li>Balls with a tennis racket or cricket bat</li>
<li>Two pizzas + free soft drink</li>
<li>Camera + free memory card</li>
<li>Pack of 3 books as Buy 2 Get 1</li>
</ul>
<h6>Packages</h6>
<p>Larger sets or service-based bundles sold as a group:</p>
<ul>
<li>Full travel itinerary – flights, hotel, car rental, insurance</li>
<li>Fitness package – personal training + custom plan</li>
<li>Spa package: massage + facial + manicure + refreshments</li>
<li>Subscription box: monthly book + snacks + surprise item</li>
<li>All inclusive wedding package: venue, photographer, decoration, catering</li>
</ul>
<h2>Top choice for thousands for its simplicity and flexibility</h2>
<p>Packaged deals and discounted combo products are usually the top-selling items for any WooCommerce store. When you sell related products together at a value-packed price, customers love it — and your revenue grows while slow-moving inventory clears out.</p>
<p>Chained Products for WooCommerce plugin makes it easy for you with these awesome benefits: </p>
<h3>Pre-set product bundles — no customer confusion</h3>
<p>Chained Products lets you link products together as fixed bundles. Customers can’t pick variations or customize the bundle — they either buy it as is or not at all. This removes decision fatigue and shifts their focus to price vs value — leading to faster checkouts and higher conversions.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5060596" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/nick-kolenda-reduce-the-pain-of-paying.png" alt="Reduce the pain of paying with bundles..." width="722" height="210" /></p>
<h3>Works with all WooCommerce product types</h3>
<p>Simple, variable, subscriptions, virtual & downloadable… the plugin works seamlessly with all product types and also with custom product types. </p>
<p>Physical products, digital downloads, memberships… sell them all, in any combination you like.</p>
<p>Pro tip: Create chained products with “related” products or “frequently bought together” items in WooCommerce – and show them as upsells / cross-sells.</p>
<h3>Flexible bundling with pricing control</h3>
<p>Link any number of products — including variations and custom quantities — to create powerful bundles.</p>
<p>You can either set a single price for the entire bundle or price each item individually, giving you full control over how your offer is structured and displayed in the cart.</p>
<p>When a customer adds the main product to the cart, all linked items appear automatically with the prices you’ve configured — either as part of the bundle or with their own individual prices</p>
<p><img class="size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Configure-Chained-Products-Simple-Products.png" alt="Setting up chained products" width="919" height="344" /></p>
<h3>Show individual chained product prices</h3>
<p>Set the main product price to zero and let the total bundle price reflect the sum of each chained item.</p>
<p>Example: In a shaving kit bundle, customers see exactly the price of each item – cream, brush, razor, and blade — no hidden costs. It also eliminates browsing multiple product pages.</p>
<p>This transparency boosts trust and increases the perceived value of the bundle, especially for comparison shoppers.</p>
<p><img class="size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cp-priced-individually-backend.png" alt="Priced individually" width="693" height="260" /></p>
<h3>Automatic inventory sync at item level</h3>
<p>Inventory is managed at the individual chained product level, not at the main product level. If any linked product is out of stock or on backorder, the main product can’t be purchased — saving you from customer complaints and order fulfillment headaches.</p>
<p>Customers will see a clear message on the chained product page if any item is available on backorder.</p>
<h3>Reuse and nest chained product bundles</h3>
<p>Chain products to a chained product. Yes, reuse existing bundles, chain a product with itself, mix-and-match different product types in a single bundle. This opens up lots of flexible ways to use the chained product plugin.</p>
<p>For example, chain a laptop with a carrying bag — and if that bag already includes a USB LED light, all three items are automatically added when the customer purchases the laptop.</p>
<p><img class="size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/nested_product_backend.png" alt="Nested chained products" width="950" height="344" /></p>
<h3>Set up “Buy One Get One” or “Buy One Get More” offers</h3>
<p>Chain a product variation to create a BOGO offer (a red T-shirt chained to a blue T-shirt) or chain multiple products in multiple quantities to the main product for a Buy One Get More offer (two sets of printer papers + cartridges chained to a printer).</p>
<h3>Auto-update “chained” products in previous orders</h3>
<p>When you update linked products in the “main” product, Chained Products can automatically add/remove products from historical orders if needed. Works great for club memberships, unlimited digital downloads as well as recurring subscription box bundles.</p>
<h3>High performance – does not slow your site</h3>
<p>Chained Products does not slow down your site or checkout process. Some of the largest WooCommerce stores use it. The code quality is excellent and you too can rely on it.</p>
<h3>Shortcodes, display control, translation</h3>
<ul>
<li>Use the shortcode [chained_products] to display chained products on the product page. You can customize the display of chained products using shortcode attributes.</li>
<li>Show/hide chained items from the cart, cart widget, checkout and order. Very useful when selling assembled items and maintaining their inventory level.</li>
<li>Translate Chained Products in your language using Loco Translate or any other translation plugins</li>
</ul>
<h3>Chained Products vs other WooCommerce product bundles plugins</h3>
<p>Most bundle plugins let customers pick and choose optional add-ons. That’s not always what you want.</p>
<p>Chained Products gives store owners full control:</p>
<ul>
<li>You define exactly which products, variants, and quantities are included.</li>
<li>You decide how they’re priced.</li>
<li>You deliver a high-value offer customers can’t refuse.</li>
</ul>
<p>Perfect for high-converting combos, fixed kits, and promotional bundles — without complexity.</p>
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<h2>Words from Chained Products users…</h2>
<p>When you <a href="#reviews-start">read the reviews on this page</a>, here are sentiments that show up consistently.</p>
<ul>
<li>A very good product to have if you want to sell bundle products.</li>
<li>Works perfectly and the configuration is very simple.</li>
<li>The plugin does exactly what it is supposed to do.</li>
<li>As easy and intuitive as I’d hoped…</li>
<li>Allows us to offer bundles, yet manage individual inventory levels while still providing a wonderful customer experience…</li>
<li>Exemplary support!</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Any concerns?</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Will it work with your plugins?</strong> We have mentioned a list of plugins compatible with Chained Products on this page under the ‘Compatibility’ section.</li>
<li><strong>Will it work with your theme?</strong> If your theme declares WooCommerce support, then yes. People have been using Chained Products with all sorts of themes for over seven years. It works wonderfully. We also update it regularly.</li>
<li><strong>Will you get support and assistance?</strong> Yes. We have extensive documentation and extremely high-rated support for Chained Products. Do read customer reviews on this page to see what others say about our support.</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Think about this…</h2>
<p>Creating higher value for your customers is the golden rule of business. Offering pre-configured product bundles is proven to increase conversions. Chained Products positively alter customer experience (they don’t have to do any configuration/pick combinations), conversion, and revenue. It’s not just a plugin, it’s your tool to build a better business.</p>
<h2>Finally…</h2>
<p>Chained Products make it effortless to create and manage pre-selected WooCommerce product bundles. It solves a wide range of needs, is “battle-tested” and top-rated.</p>
<p>Go ahead, buy it with confidence.</p>
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<p><em> Need any more reasons to buy? Chained Products is built by StoreApps, a leading WooCommerce.com Extension developer. You can trust you’re getting high-quality code backed with first-class support. </em></p>
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Chained Products

<p>Link products to create full-price or discounted product bundles. Set up BOGOs, giveaways, force sells, composites, mix-and-match products, packages and more. When a customer purchases the main product, all chained products are automatically added to their order.</p>

<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Always sell the right products together</h2>
<p><strong>Force Sells for WooCommerce</strong> ensures required items, services, or fees are added with the main product automatically. That means fewer missed parts, fewer confused customers, and cleaner orders. Use it when certain items aren’t optional, when compliance requires an add‑on, or when you want to remove decision friction at the cart.</p>
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Why this matters</h2>
<p>Customers often overlook essentials and support teams chase corrections later. Force Sells prevents lost revenue, avoids re‑shipping missing parts, and keeps checkout simple. Shoppers get everything they need in one step, and your operations stay tidy.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1490346" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/forcesells-datapanel.png?w=620" alt="Force Sells data panel" width="620" height="269" /></p>
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Who it’s for</h2>
<p>Force Sells is designed for merchants who need certain products and services purchased together every time. It’s ideal when items can’t stand alone, when bundling protects margins, or when you want to remove guesswork for customers. Here’s a list of examples:</p>
<ul style="line-height: 1.8em">
<li><strong>Repair services:</strong> add required parts (e.g., replacement glass with iPad screen repair) so jobs are complete and margins are protected.</li>
<li><strong>Bike shops:</strong> include an installation fee with custom wheels/components so labor is always covered.</li>
<li><strong>Cosmetics brands:</strong> include a reusable pump with the first purchase of a refillable product to ensure product usability.</li>
<li><strong>SaaS or digital products:</strong> link a one‑time setup/onboarding fee to a subscription to reflect true delivery cost.</li>
<li><strong>Pet stores:</strong> bundle a starter kit with the first aquarium to reduce returns and support tickets.</li>
<li><strong>Training providers:</strong> attach course materials to each class registration so learners have what they need day one.</li>
</ul>
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Two ways to link products</h2>
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<li><strong>Normal force sell:</strong> products are added with the main item in matching quantity. Shoppers can remove or adjust them if needed.</li>
<li><strong>Synced force sell:</strong> products are locked to the main item. They can’t be removed or edited separately; quantity and removal always follow the main product.</li>
</ul>
<p>In the cart, synced items are clearly marked as “linked,” so customers understand why those items move together. This clarity reduces confusion and follow‑up support.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1490364" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/forcedsells-cartlinked.png?w=620" alt="Force Sells linked cart" width="620" height="330" /></p>
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">When to use Force Sells vs other options</h2>
<p>Choose <strong>Force Sells</strong> when the extra item is required every time. If you want to offer optional add‑ons or flexible bundles, consider Grouped Products or Product Bundles instead. For a deeper comparison, see our <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/group-bundle-products-woocommerce/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">guide to product grouping and bundling</a>.</p>
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<h2 style="color:#f5247d">More information</h2>
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<li>Read our <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/force-sells/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Force Sells documentation</a> for an overview of setup, options, and FAQs.</li>
<li>Need help configuring Force Sells for your catalog? <a href="https://kestrelwp.com/support" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Contact Kestrel support</a>.</li>
</ul>
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Force Sells

<p>Link products together so they’re always purchased in the right combination. Perfect for required add-ons, bundled services, or products that only make sense when sold together.</p>

Chained Products vs Force Sells