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"Previously Visited" Badge

Badge Overlay displays a "Previously Visited" badge on product images throughout your Shopify store when a customer views a product they've already seen before.

Updated this week

This helps customers quickly identify products they've browsed, improving navigation and reducing decision fatigue.
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Why Use Badge Overlay?

  • Improve Navigation: Help customers quickly find products they're interested in

  • Reduce Confusion: Prevent customers from re-clicking the same products

  • Build Familiarity: Visual reminder of products they've already explored

  • Save Time: Customers can skip products they've already reviewed

  • Enhance UX: Creates a more personalized shopping experience

Where Badges Appear

The "Previously Visited" badge appears on:

  • Collection pages

  • Search results

  • Homepage product grids

  • Related product sections

  • Any product grid on your store

Important: Badges do NOT appear:

  • In the Recently Viewed widget itself (redundant)

  • On the current product page

  • In cart or checkout

Enabling Badge Overlay

Step 1: Enable the Feature

  1. Go to App Embeds → Recently Viewed → Badge Overlay

  2. Toggle Enable Badge Overlay to ON

  3. The feature activates immediately for all customers

How It Works

  1. Customer browses Product A

  2. Product A is tracked in their session

  3. Customer navigates to a collection or search page

  4. Product A now shows a "Previously Visited" badge

  5. Customer can easily see which products they've already explored

Badge Styling

Badge Position

Choose where the badge appears on product images:

  1. Go to App Embeds → Recently Viewed → Badge Overlay

  2. Select badge location:

    • Top Left (default, most visible)

    • Top Right (less intrusive)

    • Bottom Left (subtle)

    • Bottom Right (subtle)

Recommendation: Top-left corner is most conventional and visible. Use top-right if your theme already has badges/labels in the top-left.

Badge Colors

Customize badge appearance:

  1. Background Color: Badge background (default: #4A5568)

  2. Text Color: Badge text (default: #FFFFFF)

Badge Text

Customize the badge label:

  1. Go to App Embeds → Recently Viewed → Badge Text

  2. Enter custom text (default: "Previously Visited")

  3. Keep it short (2-3 words maximum)

Alternative Text Ideas:

  • "Seen Before"

  • "Already Viewed"

  • "Visited"

  • "You've Seen This"

  • Custom translations for international stores

Character Limit: 20 characters maximum to ensure readability

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