Configure the Frequently Bought Together (FBT) widget for LearnDash courses using either WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads (EDD). Customize display options including widget position, course thumbnails, ratings, and product/course details. Additional FBT-specific settings will appear based on the selected integration.
To configure the Frequently Bought Together settings for your LearnDash site, follow these steps:
- Log in to your WordPress Admin Dashboard.
- In the left-hand menu, navigate to:
- LearnDash LMS > Settings
- On the Settings page, locate and click the Frequently Bought Together tab or section.
- This will open the plugin’s configuration area.
- Make sure to click Save Changes after updating any settings to apply them to your site.
Choose Frequently Bought Together (FBT) Configuration
This setting allows you to select which eCommerce platform the Frequently Bought Together plugin should integrate with. You must choose one of the following based on how you sell your courses:
- WooCommerce
- Use this option if you’re selling LearnDash courses through WooCommerce.
- Cart and checkout behavior will be managed by WooCommerce.
- Supports WooCommerce product thumbnails, pricing rules, and review systems.
- Easy Digital Downloads (EDD)
- Use this if your LearnDash courses are sold using Easy Digital Downloads.
- Enables the FBT widget to appear on EDD product pages.
- Integrates with EDD-specific features like receipts, purchase confirmation emails, and EDD product ratings.
Note: You must select one platform based on your current LearnDash eCommerce setup.
When WooCommerce is selected
When EDD is selected
Display enroll count for the course
Shows a count of users (who enrolled for that course) next to each course in the Frequently Bought Together widget.
FBT Widget Title
Use this setting to give a suitable heading to your Frequently Bough Together widget
The FBT Widget Title and Display Enroll Count settings control how information appears on the front end. The custom widget title displays at the top of the Frequently Bought Together section, and each course shows its enrollment count, giving learners a sense of how popular the course is.
Note: When a non-course product is included in the widget, the enrollment count is not shown for that item.
FBT Widget Display
This setting helps you select the way in which you want to show your Frequently Bought Together widget on the course page. The default setting is “After Course Description”.
This will show the widget just below the course description. If you want to show the widget at a different position on the course page, then you can choose the “Using Shortcode” option. You can copy the shortcode and place it anywhere on the LearnDash course page.
- After Course Description
This option allows if want the Frequently Bought Together widget static to specific position i.e after course description. - Using ShortCode ( [ldfbt_frequently_bought_product] )
This option gives freedom to choose any position on the LearnDash course page only to display Frequently Bought Together widget.