Rules

Can I give a boost to a particular item or type of content?
Before we talk about boosting, remember that LiftIgniter's algorithms are dedicated to surfacing the right piece of content for each user - the ones whi...
Tue, 2 Jan, 2018 at 12:10 PM
What kinds of rules can I use with LiftIgniter?
We currently two types of rules surrounding what items we return in recommendations: Filters and Boosts. These can be applied either globally, or on a per-...
Tue, 28 Nov, 2017 at 6:26 PM
Can I test using a filter against unfiltered recommendations in the same widget?
Yes! Please let us know if you will be running a test like this by contacting Support - we can add annotations to your account for you regarding the start a...
Wed, 27 Dec, 2017 at 12:59 PM
How do I show only recently added articles or items?
You can set a maximum allowed age for the items recommended. Note that this feature will work only if you are including the "published_time" field...
Thu, 28 Dec, 2017 at 10:02 AM
How do I recommend only specific types or categories of articles?
Any field in your inventory can be used as the basis for a filter. Some common examples are: type - article, video, gallery, review, product, etc categ...
Thu, 28 Dec, 2017 at 1:35 PM
Boosting recently published items with decay over time
This is a more advanced way of giving preference to recent items. In short, we give a large boost to new items, and that boost gradually goes down as the it...
Tue, 2 Jan, 2018 at 12:10 PM
How do I block specific items from being shown in a widget?
When requesting recommendations, you can also send us a list of URLs to exclude for that specific query. This option is most useful when you have other reco...
Tue, 20 Mar, 2018 at 6:18 PM