<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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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>

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<li>Create multiple chained product bundles by linking different products together</li>
<li>Force add linked products to cart along with main product</li>
<li>Offer linked products at discount, at the same price or for free</li>
<li>Add a fixed linked-product quantity or tie it the main product quantity</li>
<li>Create chained products using global rules or from product detail page</li>
<li>Compatible with variable products & option to force with every order</li>
<li>Customize chained block labels, out-of-stock options and position on product page</li>
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<p>Offering product bundles or complementary gifts is a simple way to increase your store’s average order value. Linked Products for WooCommerce offers a simple way to create custom product bundles, combo offers, giveaway deals, and more without having merchants to go through extensive options.</p>
<p>Automatically add linked products to the cart and force multiple products to be sold together. Offer your customers a unique value and ultimately improve customer experience and store revenues.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734004241135" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Linked-Product-Example-1.png" alt="" width="980" height="540" /></p>
<h2>How does it work:</h2>
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<li>Create a bundle by linking a single or multiple products to another product, which can be called the main product.</li>
<li>Offer linked products at the same or discount price, or for free.</li>
<li>Specify the quantity of the linked product that must be added with the main product.</li>
<li>Force linked products to automatically add to the cart when a customer purchases the main product.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Use cases:</h2>
<p><b>Offer Giveaways:</b><br />
Giveaways are a common way to boost sales of any online store. By offering complimentary products along with the main product, you can entice your customers to place an order. For example, By offering a free laptop bag along with a laptop can help in increasing the sales of the laptops.</p>
<p><b>Connect/Chained Products:</b><br />
Linked Products for WooCommerce enables you to sell products that must be bought in pairs of 2 or more. For example, If you are selling a gym training plan that requires a particular diet plan for maximum results, you can combine them together and force your customers purchase them as a package deal.</p>
<p><b>Bundle Offers:</b><br />
With this extension, you can combine multiple products to create different bundles. Offer discounts on linked products and let your customer see the value of purchasing a bundle, hence helping you to increase your overall store’s revenue. Suitable for selling shaving kits, makeup boxes, related product bundles, and more.</p>
<h2>Create chained products using product level settings:</h2>
<p>Linked Products for WooCommerce enable merchants to link product(s) to any selected product right from the product edit sheet. You can link single or multiple items to the product and control their prices and quantities. You can also choose to force add linked products to cart for once or every time a customer hits the add to cart button.<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734004241033" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Link-products-from-product-page-1.png" alt="" width="980" height="506" /></p>
<h2>Create chained products using global rules:</h2>
<p>With a rule-based method, you can attach linked-product(s) to the entire store catalog or selected products and categories. You can also restrict chained products to selected user roles.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734004241011" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Linked-Product-Global-rule.png" alt="" width="980" height="732" /></p>
<h2>Adjust linked-product prices:</h2>
<p>You can adjust the price of the linked product as per your business needs. The extension offers 4 price adjustment types,</p>
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<li><b>Free</b> – the linked-product will be added to cart with zero price</li>
<li><b>Same</b> – the linked-product will have same price at set in store</li>
<li><b>Percentage discount </b> – offer linked product at a percentage discount of its current price</li>
<li><b>Fixed discount</b> – you can also offer linked product at a fixed discount of its current price</li>
</ul>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734004241121" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Linked-Product-discount-example.png" alt="" width="980" height="251" /></p>
<h2>Control linked-products quantity:</h2>
<p>You can choose to set linked products quantity as “Fixed” or “Linked”. In case of Fixed, the linked product quantity that will be added to cart will remain fixed irrespective of main product quantity whereas in case of Linked, the linked-product quantity will be the same as main product product quantity. See documentation for more details.</p>

Linked Products

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Chain products together and offer them as a bundle. Automatically add associated items to the cart along with the main product at a discounted price, the same price, or for free. Suitable to create custom bundles, giveaways, product kits, combo offers, BOGO and more. </span></p>

Force Sells vs Linked Products