MTO Social Proof — Product Page Content

Turn Visitor Hesitation Into Purchase Confidence

When a shopper lands on your store and sees that other people are actively buying your products, something powerful happens: hesitation turns into confidence. This psychological effect is called social proof, and it is one of the most reliable conversion drivers in e-commerce. With the MTO Social Proof module for PrestaShop, you can display real-time purchase notifications on your storefront — showing visitors that your store is active, trusted, and popular.

Each popup shows a customer name, their city, the product they purchased, a product image, and how long ago the purchase happened. The notifications cycle automatically, appearing one after another at configurable intervals. The result is a steady stream of social signals that encourages visitors to take action before they leave.

Real Orders, Virtual Orders, or Both

This PrestaShop social proof module offers three data source modes to fit stores at every stage:

• Real orders — the module queries your actual order history (ps_orders + ps_order_detail) and shows genuine recent purchases. Only valid orders from the last X days are included, ensuring the notifications feel current and authentic.
• Virtual orders — for new stores that don’t have enough real orders yet, you can create virtual (fake) notifications through the admin panel. Enter a customer name, city, and product name to generate convincing popups while your store builds its real order history.
• Mixed mode — combines real and virtual orders, shuffled randomly for maximum variety. As your real order volume grows, you can reduce virtual entries and eventually switch to real-only mode.

Five sample virtual orders are included at installation to help you get started immediately with testing.

Privacy-Friendly Customer Name Display

Customer privacy matters, and different markets have different expectations. MTO Social Proof lets you choose exactly how customer names appear in popups:

• First name only — “Anna” (default, most common)
• First name + initial — “Anna B.” (adds a touch of authenticity)
• Initials only — “A.B.” (maximum privacy for GDPR-sensitive markets)

For virtual orders, you control the exact name displayed. City and country information is always optional and can be toggled on or off globally.

Precise Timing Control

Every aspect of the popup timing is configurable through the admin panel:

• Initial delay — how many seconds to wait before showing the first popup (default: 5 seconds, giving the page time to load)
• Show duration — how long each popup stays visible (default: 5 seconds)
• Interval — seconds between popups (default: 8 seconds)
• Max popups per visit — limit how many notifications a visitor sees before they stop (default: 5, prevents annoyance)

When a visitor clicks the close button, popups stop for the entire browsing session. This respectful behavior prevents frustration while still delivering social proof to engaged visitors.

Product Images and Click-Through Links

Each popup can display the product’s cover image as a thumbnail, making the notification visually compelling and instantly recognizable. When clicked, the popup navigates directly to the product page — turning social proof into product discovery. Visitors who may not have found a particular product through browsing can discover it through a popup notification from another customer.

For real orders, product images are fetched automatically from your catalog. For virtual orders, you can either link a product ID (the module will use its image) or leave it blank for a text-only notification.

Customizable Appearance and Text

The popup appearance adapts to your store’s brand identity:

• Position: bottom-left or bottom-right corner
• Colors: background, text, and accent (time-ago) color pickers
• Border radius: from sharp corners to fully rounded
• Animation: slide-in from side or fade-in
• Toggles: show/hide product image, city, time-ago, close button independently
• Device targeting: desktop and mobile visibility controlled separately

All text templates support multiple languages with variables: {customer}, {product}, and {time}. This lets you customize the message format for each language your store supports.

Lightweight and Conflict-Free

MTO Social Proof uses a single lightweight database table for virtual orders and stores all settings in PrestaShop’s Configuration table. The front-end consists of one CSS file and one JavaScript file — no jQuery dependency, no external tracking scripts, no third-party services. A single AJAX request fetches all popup data at once, minimizing server load. The module uses zero theme overrides and is excluded from cart and checkout pages by default.

What’s Included

• Full module source code (no encryption)
• License for one live PrestaShop store
• Automatic updates via Module Manager
• Translations: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Polish
• 5 sample virtual orders included for quick setup
• 30-day money-back guarantee
• Compatible with PrestaShop 1.7, 8, and 9
• PHP 7.4 – 9.0+ support