• Sorting settings are split: one for categories, one for search. • Top Results appears only in Search sorting. • Top Results is still absent from Category sorting.
|
| **Storefront** |
Category pages – Top Results still not shown. Search results – Top Results remains hard-coded as default.
|
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### 2. What the Nosto Plugin Adds
| Property | Value | Purpose |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| **Label** | *Recommendation* | Human-readable name |
| **Key** | `nosto-recommendation` | Technical identifier |
| **Usage** | May be set as default in **both** category and search pages | Personalised relevance-based sort |
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### 3. Plugin Lifecycle & Fallback Logic
#### ✔️ Install
* Adds *Recommendation* if it does not yet exist.
#### ❌ Uninstall
* Removes *Recommendation*.
* **Fallbacks** if *Recommendation* was the default:
| Shopware Version | Area(s) | Action |
| ---------------- | -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ≤ 6.6.9 | Unified config | Pick first active, unlocked option with highest priority |
| ≥ 6.6.10 | Category | Same as above |
| | Search | Use *Top Results* if present; otherwise first active, unlocked, highest-priority |
#### 🚫 Deactivate
* Marks *Recommendation* as inactive (`active = 0`).
* Applies the same fallback rules as **Uninstall**.
#### ✔️ Activate
* Sets `active = 1` for *Recommendation* without touching existing defaults.
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### 4. Storefront Visibility Logic
“Why don’t I see both *Top Results* and *Recommendation*?”
Only **one** relevance-based option is shown to avoid duplication.
| Condition | Visible in Dropdown | Hidden |
| ------------------------------ | ---------------------- | --------------------- |
| *Top Results* is default | *Top Results* | Recommendation |
| *Recommendation* is default | Recommendation | Top Results |
| Neither is default | Higher-priority option | Lower-priority option |
| Same priority, neither default | Recommendation | Top Results |
> **Rule of thumb:** *Recommendation* replaces *Top Results* when its priority is **≥** the priority of *Top Results*.
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#### If Nosto Services Are Inactive
*Recommendation* is suppressed in the storefront—but still remains configured in Admin.\
Customers then see whichever active option has the highest priority instead.
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### 5. Shopware Handling of Sortings Without Criteria
If a sorting option contains **no criteria**, Shopware runs the listing **without** an `ORDER BY` clause. MySQL then applies a nondeterministic order (effectively by ID). Shopware mitigates this by appending a fallback sort on product ID.
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### 6. Managing Sorting Options in the Backend
#### Changing Priority
1. **Settings → Catalogue → Product Sorting**
2. Drag options or adjust the **Priority** column.
*Higher numbers = higher dropdown position.*\
\&#xNAN;*Avoid giving two options the exact same priority.*
#### Creating a New Option
1. Click **Add option**.
2. Fill in **Name**, **Technical name**, set **Active**, and add criteria.
3. For each criterion define **Order** *(ASC/DESC)* and \**Priority*.
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### 7. Using a Custom Field as Sorting Criteria
1. Create the custom field in **Shopware Backend → Settings → Custom fields** and attach it to products.
2. Back in **Product Sorting**, pick the custom field from the **Name** dropdown.
3. In **Settings → Extensions → Nosto**, add the same custom field.
4. Run a **Full Product Sync**.
5. In the Nosto account:\
**Product Experience Cloud → Search → Settings → Indexed fields → + Add attribute**.
6. Save. Indexing runs every 6 hours—changes may take time to appear.
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