Recommendation widget events

Sitecore Search JS Data package offers the following functions that trigger events to track interactions with the recommendation widget.

trackRecommendationClickEvent

This function triggers a widget click event that tracks clicks on the navigation buttons of a recommendation widget.

Name

Type

Description

rfkId

string

Required.

Identifies the widget being tracked.

entity

string

Required.

Type of entity.

Example: content

payload

RecommendationPayload

Required.

Payload dispatched with the event.

RecommendationPayload

Payload dispatched in the widget click event by the trackRecommendationClickEvent function.

Note

All attributes are optional unless indicated otherwise.

Name

Type

Description

items

EntityPayload array

Entities being shown.

index

number

The index of the clicked entity.

actionCause

string

navigation or close

EntityPayload

This payload describes an entity. Use this payload type in all events when you want to track interaction with an entity.

Name

Type

Description

id

number

Required.

ID of the entity.

entityType

string

Required.

Name of the entity.

url

string

URL of the entity page. Typically the detail page of the entity.

When not supplied, the SDK uses the URL of the page.

sourceId

string

ID of the source of the entity, as assigned by the connector.

trackRecommendationClickEntityEvent

This function triggers a widget click event that tracks clicks on a recommendation widget's entity.

Name

Type

Description

rfkId

string

Required.

Identifies the widget being tracked.

entity

string

Required.

Type of entity.

payload

RecommendationClickItemPayload

Required.

Payload dispatched with the event.

RecommendationClickItemPayload

Payload dispatched in the widget click event by the trackRecommendationClickEntityEvent function.

Name

Type

Description

items

EntityPayload array

Required.

Clicked entity.

index

number

Required.

The index of the clicked entity.

EntityPayload

This payload describes an entity. Use this payload type in all events when you want to track interaction with an entity.

Name

Type

Description

id

number

Required.

ID of the entity.

entityType

string

Required.

Name of the entity.

url

string

URL of the entity page. Typically the detail page of the entity.

When not supplied, the SDK uses the URL of the page.

sourceId

string

ID of the source of the entity, as assigned by the connector.

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