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title: "Adding the Recommended for you block"
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updated: 2025-07-22T11:13:53Z
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canonical: "totara.help/adding-the-recommended-for-you-block-v19-1"
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# Adding the Recommended for you block

> [!NOTE]
> **Available from Totara 19.1**

The **R****ecommended for you** block shows a range of user generated content and Totara Learn content based on the [**recommendations engine**](https://portal.document360.io/15/docs/how-does-the-recommendations-engine-work)**.**

Note: You must have set up the recommendations engine in order to use this block.

You can find out more about how the **Recommended for you** block works in the developer documentation.

## Adding the Recommended for you block

To add this block to either:

**A dashboard**

1. Go to the dashboard where you want to add the block and click **Blocks editing on**.
2. Click the plus button (![Icon Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1632835758536.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T07%3A05%3A44Z&se=2026-11-06T08%3A05%3A44Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4c2UroVeXJmDdQP%2BglXeDBwdm7QCoUgQwBLzfk80Jbk%3D)) in the block area you want to use.
3. Select **Recommended for you** from the list.

**The catalogue page**

1. Go to the catalogue page.
2. Click on the three dots (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-RL02VNBV.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T07%3A05%3A44Z&se=2026-11-06T08%3A05%3A44Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4c2UroVeXJmDdQP%2BglXeDBwdm7QCoUgQwBLzfk80Jbk%3D)) and select **Customise this page.**
3. Click the plus button ( ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1748962675287.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T07%3A05%3A44Z&se=2026-11-06T08%3A05%3A44Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4c2UroVeXJmDdQP%2BglXeDBwdm7QCoUgQwBLzfk80Jbk%3D) ) found after the last block on the page.
4. Select **Recommended for you** from the list.

## Configuring the Recommended for you block

Once you have added the **Recommended for you** block to either the dashboard or catalogue, follow these steps:

1. Click the cog icon ( ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1632835758584.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T07%3A05%3A44Z&se=2026-11-06T08%3A05%3A44Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4c2UroVeXJmDdQP%2BglXeDBwdm7QCoUgQwBLzfk80Jbk%3D)) of the **Recommended for you** **block** and select **Configure Recommended for you block**.
2. Under **Custom block settings** select whether to use the **Tile** or **List** display type and select the **Number of recommendations** to display in the block.
3. Select the type of content you want to include using the **Recommendation type** setting:
  - Micro-learning
  - Courses
  - Workspaces
  - Programs
  - Certifications
4. Choose whether or not you want to display likes and ratings for items in the block. Note that if you have selected **Courses** or **Workspaces** for the **Recommendation type** you will not be able to change this setting.
5. Click **Save changes**.

Once you have added the block and viewed content on the site, the recently viewed content will be displayed.

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