Cross-Sell with Discounts for WooCommerce

Description

Cross-Sell with Discounts for WooCommerce shows the right add-on products at the moment customers are ready to buy — in the mini-cart, on the cart page, and at checkout — with an optional automatic discount and a savings badge.

You decide which products are suggested and which category triggers them. As soon as a customer has a product from a trigger category in the cart, the matching cross-sell products appear as one-click suggestions. The discount applies automatically while a trigger product is in the cart, and disappears when it is removed — no coupon codes needed.

The plugin is theme-neutral: it uses the standard WooCommerce mini-cart hook and works with Storefront, Astra, Kadence and other common themes. For themes without a matching mini-cart hook (or block themes), a shortcode and a block are provided. Optional adapters keep full compatibility with the Flatsome theme and the WooFood plugin.

Key features

  • Category-based cross-sell suggestions — configure the trigger category per product.
  • Optional automatic discount per product (0–100 %), shown with a struck-through original price and a savings badge.
  • One-click “add to cart” without a page reload (AJAX), including in the block checkout (Store API).
  • Suggestions in the mini-cart, on the cart page, and at checkout — each location can be toggled on or off individually.
  • Per-page rule to hide suggestions once a cross-sell product is already in the cart.
  • A global heading above the suggestions, plus per-product short description, image, and link options.
  • Works with the classic and the block-based cart/checkout.
  • HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage) compatible.
  • Query result caching with automatic invalidation for fast mini-cart and checkout on large catalogs.
  • Diagnostics tab explaining why suggestions do (or do not) appear, with a preview simulation that never touches the live cart.

How the discount works

The discount is a price reduction on the cart item, not a WooCommerce coupon, so it combines cleanly with coupons. An active sale price stays the basis: the cross-sell discount is calculated from the lower of the regular and sale price and never undercuts the sale price.

Pro add-on

A separate Pro add-on adds role-based discounts: give individual user roles an extra discount on cross-sell products, configurable per role (percentage and “add” or “replace” mode), with optional per-product overrides. The free plugin works fully on its own; the Pro add-on is optional.

Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

  • Wccs Suggestions

Installation

  1. Upload the cross-sell-with-discounts-for-woocommerce folder to /wp-content/plugins/, or install it through the WordPress Plugins screen.
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress. WooCommerce must be installed and active.
  3. Configure suggestions on two levels:
    • Per product (Cross-Selling tab in the product editor): enable the product as a suggestion, set an optional discount, priority, short description, and the trigger categories.
    • Per category (category editor): enable the category as a trigger and set how many suggestions it contributes.
  4. Set the global display under WooCommerce Cross-Sell: heading, button label/icon, display locations (mini-cart / cart / checkout), and performance/caching options.

FAQ

Does it work with my theme?

Yes. The plugin uses the standard WooCommerce mini-cart hook and works with common themes such as Storefront, Astra, and Kadence. For themes without a matching mini-cart hook or for block themes, use the [wccs_cross_sell] shortcode or the “Cross-Sell Suggestions” block. A dedicated adapter keeps full Flatsome compatibility.

Does it support the block-based cart and checkout?

Yes. Suggestions are rendered after the checkout block (hydration-safe), and adding a product refreshes the Store API cart and totals without a page reload.

Is the discount a coupon?

No. It is a price reduction applied to the cart item, so it combines cleanly with WooCommerce coupons. A trigger product must be in the cart for the discount to apply.

What happens to my data when I uninstall?

Deleting the plugin (not just deactivating it) removes all of its data: the settings option, product metas, and category metas — multisite-wide. There are no custom tables or cron events.

Can I give specific user roles an extra discount?

That is provided by the optional Pro add-on (role-based discounts, per role, with per-product overrides). The free plugin does not include role discounts.

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Contributors & Developers

“Cross-Sell with Discounts for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

1.13.1

  • Redesigned the plugin settings screen with a modern, card-based layout that is easier to scan and visually consistent with the Pro add-on. No settings or behaviour changed.

1.13.0

  • Added two extension hooks for add-ons: wccs_after_heading (right after the suggestions heading) and wccs_item_badge (inside each suggestion card). They are used by the optional Pro add-on’s info badge and have no visible effect on their own.

1.12.0

  • Initial public release on WordPress.org.
  • Category-based cross-sell suggestions with optional per-product discount and savings badge.
  • Theme-neutral rendering with a shortcode and block; optional Flatsome and WooFood adapters.
  • Classic and block-based cart/checkout support; HPOS compatible.
  • Per-location display toggles (mini-cart / cart / checkout) and per-page “limit” rules.
  • Global heading, query caching with automatic invalidation, and a diagnostics tab.