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MATE Recently Viewed Products – Cache Compatible for WooCommerce
Version: 1.0.4
Description
MATE Recently Viewed Products lets you show WooCommerce products the customer recently visited — even when full-page caching is active.
It uses cookies to store visited products and loads the display using AJAX, so it’s fully compatible with caching plugins like WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, and others.
You can display products anywhere using a shortcode or a Gutenberg block. Both the block and shortcode allow you to override global settings on a per-instance basis.
Features
- Cookie-based product tracking
- Fully AJAX-loaded: works with full-page cache
- Gutenberg block and classic shortcode
- Settings page to configure global defaults
- Per-block customization (title, number, image, price, excerpt, spinner)
- Layout-friendly and responsive design
- Works with all WooCommerce themes
Shortcode
You can use the [mrvp_recent_products] shortcode anywhere. Optional attributes:
[mrvp_recent_products
count=”5″
title=”Recently Viewed”
show_price=”1″
show_excerpt=”0″
show_image=”1″
show_spinner=”1″
show_widgettitle=”1″
]
Block
The MATE Recently Viewed Products block includes these settings:
- Title
- Number of products
- Show product image (checkbox)
- Show price (checkbox)
- Show excerpt (checkbox)
- Show spinner while loading (checkbox)
- Show block title (checkbox)
- Each block instance can override global settings.
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin via WP Admin > Plugins
- Go to Settings > MATE – Recently Viewed Products to configure global defaults
- Use the
[mrvp_recent_products]shortcode or insert the MATE Recently Viewed Products block in the block editor
Screenshots
Recently viewed products displayed using the block.
Block settings in the Gutenberg editor.
Global plugin settings page.
Faq
Yes. This plugin is free, all the features are included in the free version, it doesn’t require a pro subscription or membership.
Yes. Since product lists are loaded via AJAX using a cookie, this plugin works even when full-page caching is enabled.
Yes! Each instance will load and behave independently with its own settings.
They’re stored in a browser cookie (mrvp_recently_viewed) and loaded dynamically using JavaScript.
Reviews
Great Ajax option and super easy to use
By 
It was super easy to set up and it worked perfectly with WP Rocket and W3 Total Cache. Thank you so much for the great work on this one. With the current list view option, I'd love to see an option to display the products in a slider or carousal layout in future updates. Overall, I'm really impressed with the plugin, and highly recommend it!
Changelog
1.0.4
- Corrected an issue that prevented displaying the widget in the single product pages.
1.0.3
- Changed the tracking logic so the products can be tracked even on pages where the widget is not present
1.0.2
- Added a fix to check if is_product() is defined, to avoid an error if WooCommerce is not installed
1.0.1
- Moved inline JavaScript and CSS to properly enqueued files
- Improved WordPress.org compliance for plugin review
- Added direct access protection to PHP files
1.0.0
Initial release: includes a shortcode, a Gutenberg block, and a global settings page.