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# B2C Commerce Einstein Recommender Types

A recommender type decides whether an anchor is required, what the anchor is, and determines the general use cases available for applying a recommender on your storefront.

Each recommender configuration is one of five recommender types. The recommender type determines which _strategies_ are available when you configure the recommender. An anchor provides context about the page where the recommender applies to Einstein.

As an example, a recommender type of _Product to Product_ needs the context of the product id of the page being viewed sent to Einstein. Einstein uses this context to potentially recommend products based on the product that the shopper is viewing.

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          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d195944e50">Recommender Type</th>
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d195944e53">Anchor</th>
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d195944e56">Description</th>
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          <td data-label="Recommender Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d195944e50 ">Product to Product</td>

          <td data-label="Anchor" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d195944e53 ">product id</td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d195944e56 ">
            <p>Given a specific product, analyze the product's similarity to other products
              or the viewing or purchasing behavior of other customers to generate
              recommendations.</p>
            <p>Storefronts typically place product-to-product recommendations on the:</p><a name="b2c_recommender_types__ul_v3h_1hy_cmb"><!-- --></a>
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              <li>Product details page (PDP)</li>

              <li>Cart</li>

              <li>Mini-cart</li>

              <li>Wish-list</li>

              <li>Checkout</li>

            </ul>
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                <div class="slds-media__body" style="padding-top:.5rem;padding-bottom:.5rem;"><span class="slds-text-title_caps">Note</span> Deploy this recommender type only on pages that have product anchors
                  (PDPs, Cart). Don’t deploy this recommender on pages that have category
                  anchors (category pages), or on pages that have no anchors at all (home
                  page, My Account page). If a page doesn’t have product anchors, the
                  recommendations don’t generate and appear on the storefront.</div>
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          <td data-label="Recommender Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d195944e50 ">Products in All Categories</td>

          <td data-label="Anchor" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d195944e53 ">none</td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d195944e56 ">
            <p>Generate recommendations across all categories.</p>
            <p>Storefronts typically place products-in-all-categories recommendations on
              the:</p><a name="b2c_recommender_types__ul_gkm_jhy_cmb"><!-- --></a>
            <ul id="b2c_recommender_types__ul_gkm_jhy_cmb">
              <li>Home page</li>

              <li>My Account page</li>

              <li>My Recommendations page</li>

              <li>Cart</li>

              <li>Checkout</li>

              <li>Wishlist</li>

            </ul>
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                <div class="slds-media__body" style="padding-top:.5rem;padding-bottom:.5rem;"><span class="slds-text-title_caps">Note</span> Because this recommender type requires no anchor, you can deploy it on
                  any page, including the home page, My Account page, cart, checkout, and
                  wishlist. The recommendations aren’t personalized to the product or category
                  that the shopper is currently viewing, so they render the same regardless of
                  page context. On pages where a product or category anchor is available (such
                  as a product details page or a cart that contains products), use an
                  anchor-based recommender like Product to Product or Complete the Set for
                  more relevant results.</div>
              </div>
            </div>
          </td>

        </tr>
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          <td data-label="Recommender Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d195944e50 ">Products in a Category</td>

          <td data-label="Anchor" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d195944e53 ">category id</td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d195944e56 ">
            <p>Given a specific category, generate recommendations for products that are in
              the category.</p>
            <p>Storefronts typically place products-in-a-category recommendations on the
              category page.</p>
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                <div class="slds-media__body" style="padding-top:.5rem;padding-bottom:.5rem;"><span class="slds-text-title_caps">Note</span> Deploy this recommender type only on pages that have category anchors
                  (category pages). Don’t deploy on pages that have product anchors (PDPs,
                  Cart), or on pages that have no anchors (home page, My Account page).</div>
              </div>
            </div>
          </td>

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          <td data-label="Recommender Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d195944e50 ">Recently Viewed</td>

          <td data-label="Anchor" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d195944e53 ">none</td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d195944e56 ">
            <p>Generate recommendations by simply including products recently viewed by the
              customer.</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Storefronts can place recently viewed recommendations on any page. </p>
          </td>

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          <td data-label="Recommender Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d195944e50 ">Complete the Set</td>

          <td data-label="Anchor" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d195944e53 ">product id</td>

          <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d195944e56 ">Recommends complementary items for apparel sets, home furnishings, and
            cosmetic and beauty products.</td>

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