How to Remove Recently Viewed Products from the VirtueMart Homepage

What is happening?

VirtueMart is a shop add-on for Joomla, a system for building websites. It can show a list of products a visitor has looked at lately. This list sits in a module or in a setting of the store. A module is a small box that shows content in a part of the page. Removing the box is simple, and it does not delete any products.

Warning: take a backup of your site before making changes.

Method 1: Turn off the module

1. Log in to your Joomla admin area. It is usually at yourdomain.com/administrator.
2. Go to Extensions then Modules.
3. In the search box, type recent or viewed.
4. Find the VirtueMart module that shows recently viewed products. Names vary by version, for example "VirtueMart Product" or a latest products module set to show recently viewed items.
5. Click the green tick in the Status column. It turns into a red cross.
6. Reload your home page. The block should be gone.

Method 2: Show it on other pages only

1. Open the module by clicking its title.
2. Click the Menu Assignment tab.
3. Choose On all pages except those selected.
4. Untick Home in the list.
5. Click Save & Close.

Method 3: Change the store setting

In some versions, the recently viewed list is a setting in the shop's own settings.

1. Go to Components then VirtueMart.
2. Open Configuration.
3. Look on the Shop and Templates tabs for an option such as "Show recently viewed products" or a similar number field.
4. Switch it off, or set the number to 0.
5. Click Save.

If it is still showing

1. Go to System then Clear Cache and clear it.
2. Check your template. Some templates add the list in a template file. Ask the template author or Hostvento support if you are not sure.

Quick recap

• Open Joomla Extensions then Modules.
• Unpublish the recently viewed module, or hide it on the Home page.
• Check VirtueMart configuration if it still shows.
• Clear the cache.