To customize your Recently Viewed widget:

Go to Online Store > Themes in your Shopify admin
Click Customize on your theme
Navigate to a page where you’ve added the Recently Viewed section
Click on the Recently Viewed section in the left sidebar

All customization options appear in the settings panel.

Layout Options

Products to Show

Choose how many products appear in the widget. Most stores show between 4 and 8 products. Showing too many can make the widget overwhelming, while too few may not give customers enough to browse.

Grid Columns

Set how many columns the products display in. For most desktop screens, 4 columns works well. You can set a different number of columns for mobile devices.

Image Ratio

Control how product images are cropped:

Square: All images cropped to a square shape
Portrait: Taller images, good for clothing and fashion
Adapt to image: Uses each product’s original aspect ratio

Carousel Mode

Enable carousel mode to let customers scroll through products horizontally instead of seeing them in a grid.

Carousel Settings

When carousel is enabled, you have additional options:

Show Arrows: Display navigation arrows on the sides
Auto-rotate: Automatically cycle through products
Loop: When reaching the end, continue from the beginning

On mobile devices, customers can swipe through products whether carousel mode is on or off.

Styling

Heading Text

Change the widget title to match your store’s voice. The default is “Recently Viewed” but you can use something like “You’ve Been Browsing” or “Pick Up Where You Left Off”.