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Guide: Cross-Sell in Cart

Dynamic Cross-Sell lets menu authors configure which products are recommended to customers in the basket, based on what's already in their cart. It's a targeted upsell tool — the right suggestion at the right moment.


Where You See It in the Front-End

Cart / Basket section — Below the list of items a customer has added, a "You might also like" or similarly labelled row surfaces recommended products. The products shown in this row are dynamic — they change based on the specific item(s) in the cart.

For example: if a customer adds a Zinger Burger, the cross-sell section might show Fries, a Drink, or a Dessert. A different item in the cart could trigger a completely different set of suggestions.

This surfaces on both Web and Mobile App.


What to Configure in Contentful

  1. In Contentful, filter by Content Type: Dynamic Content Type
  2. Click Add Entry → select Dynamic Cross Sell

The entry has three fields:

Name / Title — An internal label for the entry (not shown to customers). Use something descriptive, e.g. "Cross-sell for Zinger Burger".

Menu Item — The trigger item. When this product is in the customer's cart, the cross-sell suggestions below will be shown. Click Select from Yum to choose the menu item.

Cross Sell Products — The list of products recommended when the trigger item is in the cart. Click Add Products, select multiple items if needed, and click Save Selections.

  1. Click Publish to activate the cross-sell rule

Use Cases

Drink upsell — Trigger a drink recommendation whenever a burger is added to the cart, nudging customers to complete a meal.

Side item suggestion — Show fries or a side salad as a cross-sell whenever a standalone protein (e.g. chicken strips) is in the basket.

Dessert close — Recommend an ice cream or pie when a main meal item is present, increasing average order value at a natural decision point.

Campaign-specific pairings — During a limited-time promotion, configure a cross-sell to highlight the promotional item whenever a qualifying product is in the cart.