Ranking rules for product listing pages

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Merchandiser

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Use case examples
Prerequisites
Create a ranking rule

In the Coveo Merchandising Hub (CMH), merchandisers can define ranking rules to influence the order in which products are displayed on product listing pages (PLPs).

Product listing ranking rules are used to boost or bury specific products based on specific conditions. They can also be used to pin products in specific positions on a PLP. For example, a merchandiser can create a ranking rule to boost the ranking of products that are on sale, or to bury products that are out of stock.

Ranking rules can apply to all PLPs or to one or more specific PLPs. They can also be scheduled for a specific time, letting merchandisers plan and execute their strategies more effectively.

Note

Scheduling isn’t available for Pin rules.

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Use case examples

Listings ranking rules can be used to address a variety of use cases. Here are a few examples:

Boost promoted products: Raise the ranking of products that are part of a specific promotion.
Enforce a specific order: Pin products to the top of a PLP to enforce a specific order.
Bury out-of-season products: Lower the ranking of products that aren’t currently in season.
Highlight new arrivals: Increase the visibility of newly added products to the inventory.
Boost high stock products: Promote products that have a high inventory to encourage sales.

Prerequisites

To create rules in the Coveo Merchandising Hub (CMH), you must meet the following prerequisites:

In the Coveo Administration Console, the metadata that you want to use as attributes in rules has been mapped to the corresponding fields. These fields must have the Facet or Multi-value facet option enabled. For example, to use the color metadata as an attribute in a rule, it must be mapped to a field with the Facet or Multi-value facet option enabled.
Query pipelines have been created.
You must choose the correct property to ensure that your changes affect the intended listing pages.

Create a ranking rule

You can create three types of ranking rules. Depending on the type of ranking rule that you want to create, refer to the following articles for specific instructions:

Pin: Products that meet the conditions will be pinned at a specific position on PLPs.
Boost: Products that meet the conditions will have their ranking boosted on PLPs.
Bury: Products that meet the conditions will have their ranking decreased on PLPs.