---
title: "Create a recommendation widget"
slug: "create-a-recommendation-widget"
abstract: "How to create a recommendation widget using Sitecore Discover Customer Engagement Console (CEC)."
---
# Create a recommendation widget

In Sitecore Discover, each widget type has a particular procedure for creation. The following describes how to create a recommendation widget. The most important element of a recommendation widget is the recipe associated with it.

To create a recommendation widget:

1. In the Customer Engagement Console (CEC), on the menu bar, click **Widgets**.
2. On the **Widgets** tab, click **Add widget**.
3. Click **Recommendation**.
4. Enter or select values for the **Widget name**, **RFK ID**, **Variation name**, and **Will be used in** form fields, and click **Next**.
5. In the **Choose Recipe** step, to filter a list of recipes, enter text in the **Search** input field.

    ![Screenshot of the Choose Recipe step while creating a recommendation widget.](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/discover/en/users/discover-user-guide/images/discover_recipe_choice.png)

6. To select a recipe, on a recipe card, click **Choose** and click **Next**.
7. In the **Widget style** drop-down menu, select the appearance layout you want and then click **Next**.
8. Review your choices and to complete creating the widget, click **Save**.
9. To deploy your new widget, click **Publish**.

> [!note]
> Before your developer can add a new widget to your application, you must [add it to a page in the CEC.](https://doc.sitecore.com/discover/en/users/discover-user-guide/create-merchandising-experiences/work-with-widgets/add-a-widget-to-or-remove-a-widget-from-a-page.html "Add a widget to or remove a widget from a page").