How to Let Customers Know About New Products Arrival in Magento 2?

Today, we’re going to teach you guys how to let your customers know about new products' arrival in your Magento 2 store.

Now, there is a multitude of ways to inform your customers about new products such as email marketing, social media, newsletter, etc.

And while all of these channels are notably effective, there is, however, one other way to inform your customers about new products in your Magento 2 store.

Along with email marketing, newsletter, & social media, you must also display New Products Arrival widget on either homepage or category page in your Magento 2 store.

Below, we will show you exactly how to add a new products widget in your Magento 2 store.

Steps to Add a New Products Widget in Magento 2

Please follow the below steps to learn how to add a new products arrival widget in your Magento 2 store.

Step - 1

First of all, log in to your admin panel and navigate to Catalog > Products.

Step - 2

After that, select the products that you want to display in the New Products widget and select the dates in the Set Products as New From & To fields.

Step - 3

Next, click on the Save Changes button and refresh the page cache.

Step - 4

Now, navigate to Content > Elements > Widgets and click on the Add Widget button.

Step - 5

After that, expand the Settings section and do the following:

  • Select Catalog New Products List in the Type field.
  • Select your theme in the Design Theme field.
  • Click on the Continue button.

Step - 6

Next, expand the Storefront Properties section and do the following:

  • Write a title for the new widget in the Widget Title field.
  • Choose a store view in which you want to display the new widget in the Assign to Store Views field.
  • Mention a sort order for the new widget in the Sort Order field.

Step - 7

Now, expand the Layout Updates section and click on the Add Layout Update button.

Step - 8

After that, expand the Layout Updates section and do the following:

  • Select Specified Page in the Display On field.
  • Set up a custom page where you want to display the new products widget in the Page, Container, and Templates fields.
  • Click on the Save button when everything is done.

Step - 9

Next, go to the Widget Options section and do the following:

  • Select New Products in the Display Type field.
  • Select YES in the Display Page Control to specify the number of products per page.
  • Mention the number of products you want to display in the Number of Products to Display field.
  • Configure the Cache Lifetime and click on the Save Changes button to finish the process.

Also read: How to Create a Downloadable Product in Magento 2 Programmatically?

Final Note

And there you go!

This is how you can inform customers about new products in your Magento 2 store.

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