How-to guides
Set up Brix, step by step
Short, friendly walkthroughs for every part of Brix, with clear steps and a picture of what you’ll see. Pick a guide and follow along.
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Five guides, five minutes each
Guide 01 · Cart offers
Set up Frequently Bought Together
Customers often buy just one product because related items aren’t shown at the right moment. With Brix Frequently Bought Together, you recommend relevant products right inside the cart drawer.
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Open FBT
From the Brix dashboard, go to FBT in the left navigation.
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Pick a template
Choose one of three layouts: a compact horizontal row, a card grid, or a featured single-product layout.
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Choose how recommendations are built
Manual to pick products yourself, Automatic to let Brix suggest related items, or AI-Powered for smarter personalized picks on supported plans.
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Customize the block
Set the section title, button text, price visibility, maximum products, and display limit, then click Save.
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Enable it in your theme
Click Enable in theme editor. In Shopify’s Theme Editor, open App embeds, turn on the FBT Widget from Brix, and click Save.
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Confirm it’s live
Return to Brix and refresh to check the widget status. Once active, your block appears on your product pages.
Frequently bought together
Done! Your Frequently Bought Together recommendations are ready to help customers discover relevant products and grow cart value.
Guide 02 · Bundles
Create a Build a Combo page
Customers may want several products together, but finding the right combination takes time. With Brix Combo, you create dedicated bundle pages that make selection easy.
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Start a bundle
From the dashboard, open Build a Combo Pro and click Create a Bundle.
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Choose a layout
Guided Architect for step-by-step selection, Velocity Stream for fast category browsing, or Editorial Split for a premium, image-focused look.
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Add steps & products
Add your steps or categories and pick products straight from your Shopify catalog.
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Style it and add a discount
Attach a discount and customize colours, fonts, buttons, and header content. Need copy? Click the Brix AI sparkle to generate titles and descriptions.
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Publish
Click Publish, and Brix automatically creates a dedicated Shopify page for your bundle.
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Manage & measure
Edit, duplicate, or manage bundles from the dashboard and track views and revenue. Open Brix Analytics for visitors, click-through, and bundle revenue.
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Done! Your bundle page is ready to help customers discover better combinations and build higher-value orders.
Guide 03 · Brix AI
Work smarter with Brix AI
Not sure what to write, recommend, or change? Brix AI helps you do it faster, right where you’re already working.
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Open the AI panel
On any page inside the app, click the Brix button in the bottom-right corner to open the AI chat.
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Ask anything
Ask about your settings, learn how features work, get upsell product suggestions, or get step-by-step help making changes.
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Let it write for you
Brix AI can write coupon banner copy, bundle descriptions, and Frequently Bought Together section headings.
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Generate inside the builder
In the Bundle Builder, click the sparkle icon next to any supported field to instantly generate titles, descriptions, and step names.
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Review & continue
Check the suggestion, tweak anything you like, and keep building.
Done! With Brix AI you spend less time guessing and more time optimizing your store.
Guide 04 · Cart
Customize your cart with the Cart Editor
Want to design how your Shopify cart drawer looks and works? The Cart Editor gives you a live preview as you go, with settings on the left and your cart on the right.
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Open the Cart Editor
From the dashboard, go to Cart Editor. Settings sit on the left; a live preview on the right.
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Set the basics
Switch between Items and Empty Cart preview, and toggle the drawer Active or Inactive from the top bar.
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Design
Customize cart width, border radius, shadow, and animation.
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General & header
Choose when the cart opens and which side it slides from, then style the cart title, close button, colors, and border.
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Turn on body features
Enable announcements, progress bar, coupon slider, upsell products, and empty-cart recommendations.
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Footer & save
Customize the checkout button, footer text, colors, and advanced options like custom CSS. When the preview looks right, click Save. Some advanced features are plan-specific.
Done! Your Brix cart drawer is customized and ready to create a better shopping experience.
Guide 05 · Promotions
Set up a Coupon Banner
Want to show promos right on your product pages? Brix Coupon Banner displays discount codes near the Add to Cart button to encourage customers to buy faster.
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Open Coupon Banner
From the dashboard, go to Coupon Banner and turn the top-right toggle to Active. If the theme app embed isn’t enabled, Brix links you straight to the Theme Editor.
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Pick a template
Choose Classic Banner, Minimal Card, or Bold & Vibrant.
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Select coupons
Open Coupon Selection and choose the active Shopify discount codes you want to show.
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Set where it shows
In Display Condition, target all product pages, specific products, collections, or product tags.
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Customize & lay out
Edit heading, subtext, colors, button style, and per-coupon rules. In Layout, choose list, carousel, or grid, then optionally enable a Countdown Timer for urgency.
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Place & save
Choose whether the banner sits above or below the Add to Cart button, check the preview, and click Save.
Done! Your Coupon Banner is live on your product pages and ready to nudge faster checkouts.
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