Description
Nudgio Technologies connects your WooCommerce store to the Nudgio recommendation engine to display personalized product recommendations on your storefront.
Features:
- Bestseller recommendations based on real order data
- Cross-sell recommendations (“frequently bought together”)
- Upsell recommendations (higher-priced alternatives)
- Similar product recommendations
- Simple
[nudgio]shortcode with customizable attributes - Gutenberg block with 35 visual settings in 8 organized groups — no shortcodes needed
- Auto-detects WooCommerce product ID on product pages
- HMAC-signed URLs — your API secret never appears in page source
- Full visual customization: widget container, title, layout, card, image, product title, price, and CTA button
- Iframe-based rendering — no CSS conflicts with your theme
- Auto-resizing iframes — content height adjusts automatically
Requirements:
- A Nudgio account with an active connection (nudgio.tech)
- An API key generated from your Nudgio dashboard (Connection API Keys tab)
- WooCommerce 7.0 or later
- PHP 8.0 or later
Third-Party Service:
This plugin connects to the Nudgio recommendation engine (nudgio.tech) to generate and display product recommendations. When a page containing a Nudgio shortcode or block is loaded, the plugin sends an HMAC-signed request to the Nudgio server with the Key ID, widget configuration parameters, and product ID (if applicable). No personal visitor data is collected or transmitted.
Blocks
This plugin provides 1 block.
- Nudgio Technologies Display AI-powered product recommendations from Nudgio. Supports bestsellers, cross-sell, upsell, and similar products with 35 visual settings in 8 groups.
Installation
- Upload the
nudgiofolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to Settings Nudgio Technologies
- Enter your Key ID and API Secret from the Nudgio dashboard
- Click “Test Connection” to verify
- Add recommendations using the Gutenberg block (recommended) or
[nudgio]shortcodes
FAQ
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How do I get an API key?
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- Sign up at nudgio.tech
- Create a WooCommerce connection
- Go to the connection’s “API Keys” tab
- Click “Generate Key” — save the secret immediately (shown once)
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How do I use the Gutenberg block?
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- Edit any page or product click the “+” block inserter
- Search for “Nudgio Technologies” (under WooCommerce or Plugins category)
- You can build your widget visually using the 35+ settings in the sidebar, OR paste a Preset Slug (auto-generated when you save a preset in the Nudgio dashboard Widgets)
- Publish — the widget renders automatically
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Is my API secret secure?
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Yes. The API secret is encrypted before storage in WordPress. It never appears in your page source — only the Key ID, timestamp, nonce, and HMAC signature are included in widget URLs.
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What shortcode attributes are available?
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Algorithm / Data:
*type— bestsellers, cross-sell, upsell, similar (default: bestsellers)
*count— number of products to show (default: 4)
*product_id— specific product ID (auto-detected on product pages)
*lookback_days— order data lookback period (default: 30)
*method— bestseller method: volume, value, balanced (default: volume)
*min_price_increase_percent— upsell price threshold (default: 10)Widget Container:
*widget_bg_color— hex color for widget background (default: #FFFFFF)
*widget_padding— padding in pixels (default: 16)Widget Title:
*widget_title— custom widget heading (leave empty for auto-default)
*title_color— hex color for title (default: #111827)
*title_size— font-size in pixels (default: 24)
*title_alignment— left, center (default: left)Layout:
*widget_style— grid, carousel (default: grid)
*widget_columns— max columns at full width, 1-6 (default: 4)
*gap— gap between cards in pixels (default: 16)
*card_min_width— minimum card width in pixels (default: 200)
*card_max_width— maximum card width in pixels, 0 = no limit (default: 0)Product Card:
*card_bg_color— hex color for card background (default: #FFFFFF)
*card_border_radius— border radius in pixels (default: 8)
*card_border_width— border width in pixels (default: 0)
*card_border_color— hex color for card border (default: #E5E7EB)
*card_shadow— none, sm, md, lg (default: md)
*card_padding— card content padding in pixels (default: 16)
*card_hover— none, lift, shadow, glow (default: lift)Product Image:
*image_aspect_w— image aspect ratio width, 1-20 (default: 1)
*image_aspect_h— image aspect ratio height, 1-20 (default: 1)
*image_fit— cover, contain (default: cover)
*image_radius— image border radius in pixels (default: 8)Product Title:
*product_title_color— hex color for product title (default: #1F2937)
*product_title_size— font-size in pixels (default: 14)
*product_title_weight— CSS font-weight 100-900 (default: 600)
*product_title_lines— max lines before truncation, 1-3 (default: 2)
*product_title_alignment— left, center (default: left)Price:
*show_price— show product price: true/false (default: true)
*price_color— hex color for price (default: #111827)
*price_size— font-size in pixels (default: 18)CTA Button:
*button_text— button text, e.g. View, Shop Now (default: View)
*button_bg_color— hex color for button background (default: #3B82F6)
*button_text_color— hex color for button text (default: #FFFFFF)
*button_radius— button border radius in pixels (default: 6)
*button_size— font-size in pixels (default: 14)
*button_variant— solid, outline, ghost (default: solid)
*button_full_width— stretch button to full width: true/false (default: false) -
Do cross-sell/upsell/similar work on non-product pages?
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These types require a product context. On non-product pages, the shortcode outputs nothing unless you specify a
product_idattribute explicitly.
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Changelog
1.4.0
- Updated documentation across all platforms to reflect Widget Presets V3 architecture
- Gutenberg block instructions now mention both visual builder (35+ settings) and Preset Slug options
- Settings page Account & Subscription section updated
1.3.9
- Removed 35 Default Widget Settings from Settings page — replaced by Global Default Preset slug
- Added “Manage Widgets” link to Nudgio dashboard for creating and editing Widget Presets
- Gutenberg block retains all 35 visual controls for on-the-fly editing — preset field on top for saved configurations
- Shortcode defaults now hardcoded — no longer read from wp_options (power-user overrides still work)
- Shortcode auto-applies Global Default Preset when no preset attribute is specified
- Updated Shortcode Usage documentation with preset-first examples
- Cleaned up activation defaults and uninstall cleanup
1.3.8
- Added preset TextControl to Gutenberg block sidebar — merchants can now set preset slug directly in the block editor
- Fixed Gutenberg block render.php — preset attribute now correctly passed to shortcode handler
- Fixed empty widget hiding in widget.js — universal JS snippet now hides widgets with no recommendations
- Fixed Gutenberg edit function name for React hooks ESLint compliance
- Aligned block.json and index.asset.php version strings
1.3.7
- Added preset attribute for widget presets — [nudgio preset=”your-slug”] loads complete widget config from Nudgio dashboard
- Empty widget fix — widgets with no recommendations now hide completely instead of leaving blank space
- Added preset attribute to Gutenberg block
1.3.6
- Updated WC tested up to from 9.0 to 10.6
- Updated WP tested up to from 6.9 to 6.9.4
- Fixed translation loading timing (moved to init hook)
- Removed invalid contributor from readme
1.3.5
- Added Widget Container and Widget Title panels to Gutenberg block sidebar
- Widget Container panel includes widget_padding RangeControl
- Widget Title panel includes title, color, size, and alignment controls
- Version bump
1.3.4
- Converted 5 size enum fields from string to integer: title_size, product_title_size, product_title_weight, price_size, button_size
- Size fields now accept pixel values (e.g. title_size=24) instead of enum strings (sm/md/lg)
- Font weight accepts CSS font-weight values (100-900) instead of named weights (normal/semibold/bold)
- Gutenberg block uses RangeControl sliders for all size and weight fields
- Admin settings page uses number inputs with min/max validation
1.3.3
- Converted border radius and width fields from string to integer (card_border_radius, card_border_width, image_radius, button_radius)
- Settings now use number inputs with pixel values instead of CSS strings
- Gutenberg block uses RangeControl sliders for all border/radius fields
- Fixed stale activation defaults for widget_padding, gap, card_padding, image_aspect
1.3.2
- Allow single-column layout (widget_columns minimum lowered from 2 to 1)
1.3.1
- Renamed sync endpoints from /plugin-sync to /woocommerce-sync (requires server update deployed simultaneously)
1.3.0
- Added automatic WooCommerce data sync — products, orders, and order items are pushed to the Nudgio server via HMAC-authenticated endpoints
- New “Sync Data” button on Settings page with last sync status display
- WP-Cron scheduled sync every 6 hours
- Real-time sync on product create/update and order status changes (completed, processing)
- Single product and single order sync methods for granular real-time updates
1.2.3
- Added HTML debug comments visible in View Source for troubleshooting (credentials, product detection, guard triggers)
- Shows detected product_id and is_product_page status in HTML comments
1.2.2
- Fixed boolean serialization for show_price and button_full_width — sanitize_text_field(false) produced empty string which FastAPI rejected with 422
1.2.1
- Fixed short description exceeding 150-character limit for WordPress Plugin Directory
1.2.0
- Replaced 11-setting visual system with 35 individually configurable settings in 8 groups
- Widget Container: independent background color and padding control
- Widget Title: separate color, size, and alignment settings
- Layout: renamed stylewidget_style, columnswidget_columns, added gap control
- Product Card: 7 new settings — background, border radius/width/color, shadow, padding, hover effect
- Product Image: added image fit (cover/contain) and image border radius
- Product Title: 5 new settings — color, size, weight, max lines, alignment
- Price: separate color and size controls
- CTA Button: 7 new settings — text, background color, text color, border radius, size, variant (solid/outline/ghost), full width
- Gutenberg block rewritten with 10 editor panels and 35 sidebar controls
- Admin settings page reorganized with reusable field helpers (color, select, text, number, boolean)
- Prominent Gutenberg block instructions added to settings page
- Uninstall cleanup updated for all new option names + legacy cleanup
1.1.0
- Added Gutenberg block with visual editor controls
- Added responsive columns setting (2-6)
- Added size setting (compact, default, spacious)
- Added widget_title, cta_text, show_price, image_aspect shortcode attributes
- Updated shortcode to pass all visual parameters through HMAC-signed URLs
1.0.0
- Initial release
- Shortcode with HMAC-signed iframe URLs
- Admin settings page with WP Settings API
- Test Connection functionality
- Auto-detection of WooCommerce product ID
- Encrypted API secret storage
- Auto-resizing iframes via postMessage