The Products Compare Bar is a feature of the WCBoost – Products Compare plugin. It allows your customers to preview and compare products on your online store with ease.
This tool displays a sticky panel at the bottom of your web pages, showing products in the customer’s compare list along with two essential buttons: “Compare Now” and “Clear List”.
Enable the Products Compare Bar
By default, the Products Compare Bar is disabled. You can enable it with plugin’s settings in Appearance > Customize > WooCommerce > Products Compare.
Hide Bar When Compare List Has Few Products
Sometimes customers may have only one product in their compare list. Showing the bar at this point isn’t very useful since comparison requires at least two items.
The “Hide bar if less than 2 products” option solves this problem. When enabled, the Compare Bar stays hidden until customers add at least two products to their list.
This creates a cleaner browsing experience. Your customers won’t see the bar until they actually have something to compare.
To enable this feature:
- Go to Appearance > Customize > WooCommerce > Products Compare
- Check the box next to “Hide bar if less than 2 products”
- Click Publish to save your changes
Configuring the “Compare” Button Action
You can customize how the Compare Bar’s main button works with the “Bar button behavior” setting. Choose from two options:
- Open compare page: Takes customers to a full-page comparison of their selected products. Best for detailed side-by-side comparisons.
- Open the compare popup: Shows the comparison in a popup window. Customers can view comparisons without leaving their current page.