How to set up a recently viewed page

The Recently Viewed page shows a grid of products the customer has recently browsed, built from the browsing history stored in their browser — an easy way back to items they looked at but didn't buy. Set it up by creating a page template that uses the Recently viewed (page) section, then assigning that template to a new page.

The Recently Viewed page on the storefront

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Step 1 — Create the recently-viewed template

Templates are created in the theme editor, so the template exists before you assign it to a page.

1. In Shopify admin, go to Online Store → Themes, find Helix, and click Customize.

2. Click the template drop-down menu at the top, choose the Page template type, then click Create template.

3. In the Create a template dialog, enter a name (for example, recently-viewed), leave Based on set to Default page, and click Create template.

4. In the new template, click Add section → Recently viewed (page), then adjust its columns, spacing, and color scheme.

5. Click Save.

Recently Viewed section settings in the theme editor

Helix also includes a separate Recently viewed section, used to show a recently viewed row on other pages such as the product page. The dedicated page template uses Recently viewed (page) — make sure you add that one.

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Step 2 — Create the page and assign the template

1. In Shopify admin, go to Online Store → Pages and click Add page.

2. Enter a title, for example: Recently Viewed.

3. In the Theme template drop-down on the right, select the recently-viewed template you just created.

4. Click Save.

Creating a Recently Viewed page in Shopify admin

The list clears when the customer clicks Clear all or when their browser storage is cleared.

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