How to Add Sort by Popularity in Magento 2

Enhancing your Magento 2 store with a "Sort by Popularity" feature can significantly improve user experience by allowing customers to view top-rated products first. Here's a straightforward guide to implementing this feature.

Step 1: Set Up Product Popularity

  1. Determine a metric for popularity, such as sales volume or customer reviews.
  2. Create a custom attribute if necessary, or use existing metrics like sales numbers or review ratings. This will act as the basis for sorting.

Step 2: Implement Popularity Sorting

  1. Log in to the Magento 2 admin and navigate to Catalog > Products.
  2. Under Stores > Attributes > Product, add or modify an attribute to be used for sorting by popularity. Ensure it is set as "Used for Sorting in Product Listing."

Step 3: Modify the Frontend

  1. Edit your theme’s catalog product list XML file to include a sorting option based on the popularity attribute.

 

<block class="Magento\Catalog\Block\Product\ProductList\Toolbar" name="product_list_toolbar">

    <action method="setDefaultOrder">

        <argument name="order" xsi:type="string">popularity</argument>

    </action>

</block>

Extra Tools

For a more comprehensive sorting solution, consider using our Improved Sorting for Magento 2 extension, which provides enhanced sorting capabilities including popularity. With these instructions, you’ll improve the shopping experience and potentially increase conversions. 

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