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Adding Rebuy Product Recommendations to Tapcart Mobile Apps

Enhance your Tapcart mobile app by embedding personalized product recommendations on your app's Home and Product Detail Pages.

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Written by Strauss Van Wagenen
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What is Tapcart?

Tapcart enables Shopify brands to effortlessly convert their online stores into mobile apps without the need for developers. By utilizing Tapcart, you can construct a personalized shopping app with integrated search capabilities, all without the need for coding. With features like push notifications and a streamlined mobile checkout process, Tapcart helps reduce cart abandonment and increase conversion rates.​


Integration Overview

Leverage Rebuy’s AI-powered Data Sources or create custom rulesets to return engaging and relevant cross-sell offers that convert. Elect from "Quick View" or "Slider" block options for both cross-sell types.


Installation Instructions

Watch this video walkthrough to learn how to add product recommendations to your mobile app's Home and Product Pages:

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure you have:

  1. An active Shopify store.

  2. An active Rebuy account.

  3. An active Tapcart account.

  4. The Rebuy x Tapcart Integration set up. If not, refer to our Integrating Rebuy with Tapcart guide.

Integration Installation

Step 1: Access the Tapcart Editor

  1. In your Shopify Admin, navigate to Sales Channels > Tapcart - Mobile App.

  2. Click on the APP STUDIO dropdown and select Home or Product Detail, depending on where you want to place the product recommendations.​

Step 2: Add the Rebuy Product Recommendations Block

  1. Click on Integration to view available Rebuy blocks.

  2. Drag and drop the Rebuy - Product Recommendations on PDP block onto the desired section of the page.​

Step 3: Configure the Data Source

  1. A popup will prompt you to name your new Rebuy block and configure the Data Source settings:

    • AI Recommendations Endpoint: Toggle off "Use Similar Products instead of Recommended Products" (default setting).

    • Similar Products Endpoint: Toggle on "Use Similar Products instead of Recommended Products".

    • Custom Data Source: Paste the desired Data Source ID from the Rebuy Admin's Data Sources tab.​

  2. Click Save Changes to apply.​

Step 4: Preview and Test

  1. Use the Tapcart editor's preview function to test the product recommendations block.

  2. Ensure the recommendations display as intended based on your Data Source configurations.​

    1. Once configured, your new cross-sell carousel should look something like this on the live mobile app:


Additional Blocks Coming Soon

  • Product Recommendations: Quick View: Allows users to tap a product image to see options before adding to cart.

  • Rebuy Product Recommendations: Slider: A new layout to present recommendations, ideal for the cart page.​

These blocks can be used on the Home, Product Detail, and Cart Screens in your Tapcart App.​


FAQs

Can I customize the look and style of the Tapcart block in the Rebuy Admin?

No, customization of the block's design should be done within the Tapcart editor in Shopify Admin. For advanced customization, consider using Tapcart's Custom Blocks feature.​

Do I need developer assistance to set up the integration?

Basic integration steps can be completed without a developer. However, for advanced features like Custom Blocks, assistance from a developer or Tapcart's support team may be beneficial.​

What are the Data Source options for Rebuy blocks in Tapcart?

1) Rebuy's AI Recommendations Endpoint (this is the default), 2) Rebuy's Similar Products Endpoint, 3) Custom Data Source built in the Rebuy Admin (see this collection of help docs for more information on building custom Data Sources).

What products does the AI Recommendations Endpoint surface?

This endpoint looks at the input product(s) and then cross-references them with other products that customers have purchased. This AI is always training and updating to give the most up-to-date product recommendations for customers.

What products does the Similar Products Endpoint surface?

The Similar Products endpoint looks at product data (tags, types, etc.), specific customer data (cart data, past order data, etc.), and storefront-wide data (general product data, conversion data, etc.) to recommend similar products.

Disclaimer: Please note that Rebuy does not provide support for any customizations related to Tapcart Custom Blocks. Any modifications or custom code added to these blocks are considered outside the scope of Rebuy’s support services. For further details on our support boundaries and guidelines, please reference our official Support Policy.

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