AJAX Load More Button for Related Products in WooCommerce

AJAX “Load More” Related Products in WooCommerce

Want to improve user experience on your WooCommerce product page? Here’s how to dynamically load more related products using AJAX in a few steps.

Step 1: Create a JavaScript File

First, create a JavaScript file named custom-ajax-related-products.js and add the following jQuery code:

(function ($) {
  $(document).on('click', '#load-more-related-products', function (e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    var $btn = $(this);
    var page = $btn.data('page');
    var data = {
      action: 'custom_load_more_related_products',
      product_id: $btn.data('product-id'),
      page: page,
    };

    $.ajax({
      type: 'POST',
      url: wc_add_to_cart_params.ajax_url,
      data: data,
      beforeSend: function () {
        $btn.addClass('loading');
      },
      success: function (res) {
        if (res) {
          $('#related-products').append(res);
          $btn.data('page', page + 1).removeClass('loading');
          if (res.trim() === '') $btn.remove();
        }
      },
    });
  });
})(jQuery);

Step 2: Enqueue the Script

Enqueue your script in the functions.php:

function enqueue_custom_ajax_script() {
  if (is_product()) {
    global $product;
    wp_enqueue_script('custom-ajax-related-products', get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/custom-ajax-related-products.js', ['jquery'], '1.0', true);
    wp_localize_script('custom-ajax-related-products', 'custom_ajax_related_products', [
      'ajax_url' => admin_url('admin-ajax.php'),
      'product_id' => $product->get_id(),
      'page' => 2,
    ]);
  }
}
add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', 'enqueue_custom_ajax_script');

Step 3: Handle the AJAX Request

Add this to your theme or plugin:

function custom_load_more_related_products() {
  $product_id = intval($_POST['product_id'] ?? 0);
  $page = intval($_POST['page'] ?? 1);

  $args = [
    'post_type' => 'product',
    'posts_per_page' => 4,
    'post__not_in' => [$product_id],
    'orderby' => 'rand',
    'post_status' => 'publish',
  ];

  $query = new WP_Query($args);

  if ($query->have_posts()) {
    ob_start();
    while ($query->have_posts()) {
      $query->the_post();
      wc_get_template_part('content', 'product');
    }
    wp_reset_postdata();
    echo ob_get_clean();
  }

  wp_die();
}
add_action('wp_ajax_custom_load_more_related_products', 'custom_load_more_related_products');
add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_custom_load_more_related_products', 'custom_load_more_related_products');

Step 4: Update Template

Ensure your single-product.php has this markup:

<div id="related-products">
  <?php wc_get_template('single-product/related.php'); ?>
</div>

Step 5: Test the Button

Save everything and test the button on your single product page. The related products should load seamlessly with AJAX.