Getting Started

Introduction to implementing and developing for Crownpeak Product Discovery.

Introduction

Please make sure to follow the guidance for the product you are integrating with, your Crownpeak Technical Consultant will make sure to inform you which Product and it's Services are enabled for you, as well as the instance and environment you should be using for different requests.

Through this documentation you will learn about:

• Real-time catalog integration to get your product data into search, merchandising, and recommendations.

• Integrating our tracking platform into your website, configuring activities, and implementing a/b tests.

• Embedding XO recommendations into your site.

• Implementing search using XO.

We also have best practices guides covering the Tracker, Item Catalogs, and Fredhopper Implementation.

Fredhopper

Our Fredhopper guide covers integrating your data with Fredhopper, front-end integration for merchandising, search and recommendations, implementing our tracking, and our a/b testing framework.

Catalog Data Integration

Your Technical Consultant will advise you on what method to use to integrate your catalog with Fredhopper. Presented here are guides to the different methods.

Items API

The Items API supports streaming of catalog/data updates into Fredhopper

What is the Items API?Step by step guide for Fredhopper customersA best practice guide for Fredhopper (FHR) implementation.

CSV or JSON Files

The Fredhopper Catalog also supports full and incremental file based catalog feeds.

Data IntegrationThis section describes how to implement CSV or JSON data feeds for Fredhopper.

Front-End Integration

Implement Fredhopper Search, Listings, Product Detail Pages, and Recommendations.

Front-End IntegrationFront-End Integrations with Fredhopper and Suggest.

Front-End Tracking

To take benefit of advanced features in Fredhopper such as Insights and A/B Testing, you need to implement the Activity tracker.

This guide covers both Fredhopper and XO implementation.

Introduction to front-end trackingLearn how Crownpeak's front-end tracking captures user actions like clicks and purchases, unifies identities, and optimizes shopping journeys for better performance.

A/B Testing

If you've implemented Fredhopper Insights, you can use A/B testing to try different configurations of your rules, rankings and modifications; to see what performs best.

Fredhopper A/B testing

XO

Our XO guides cover implementing our real-time data integration, recommendations and search.

Catalog Data - Items API

Covers the structure and implementation of real-time catalog data through our items API.

What is the Items API?

Front-End Tracking

To take benefit of advanced features in XO such as recommendations based on analytics, you need to implement the Activity tracker.

This guide covers both XO and Fredhopper implementation.

XO Recommendations

Covers implementing XO recommendation widgets into your sote, with API guidance and our Chrome extension for testing and validating recommendation results.

IntroductionThis documentation covers everything you need to know on how to use and implement XO recommendations.

XO Search

Covers implementation of the XO search service with API references and examples.

IntroductionLearn in this documentation how to leverage XO Search functionalities to build an efficient search component for your e-commerce website.

Additional Resources

Best PracticesGlossary