---
title: "Advanced Settings: Form Method, Scopes, Cookies and Sessions"
description: "Advanced products per page settings for WooCommerce: form method, shortcode support, scopes, cookies and sessions."
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/advance-options-2/"
updated: "2026-10-05"
category: How to
tags:
  - Products per Page for WooCommerce
---

# Advanced Settings: Form Method, Scopes, Cookies and Sessions

## Advanced settings for the products per page selector

The Advanced section of the [Number of Products per Page - Pagination Manager for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/products-per-page-woocommerce/) plugin controls how the selection is submitted, where the selector is allowed to appear, and how a shopper's choice is remembered. Every option in this section is free.

Go to **WPFactory > Products per Page** (also reachable at **WooCommerce > Settings > Products per Page**), then open the **Advanced** section.

![Products per Page Advanced settings: form method, shortcode and scopes](https://wpfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/Advanced-Options-3.png)

### Advanced options reference

| Label | Option ID | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Form method | `alg_wc_products_per_page_form_method` | select | POST |
| Apply in WooCommerce shortcodes | `alg_wc_products_per_page_wc_shortcode` | checkbox | yes |
| Scopes: Require | `alg_wc_products_per_page_scopes[require]` | multiselect | (empty) |
| Scopes: Exclude | `alg_wc_products_per_page_scopes[exclude]` | multiselect | (empty) |
| Save in cookie (Enable) | `alg_wc_products_per_page_cookie_enabled` | checkbox | yes |
| Cookie expiration time | `alg_wc_products_per_page_cookie_sec` | number (seconds) | 1209600 (14 days) |
| Save in session (Enable) | `alg_wc_products_per_page_session_enabled` | checkbox | yes |
| Force session start | `alg_wc_products_per_page_session_force_start` | checkbox | yes |
| Custom CSS | `alg_wc_products_per_page_custom_css` | textarea | (empty) |

### Form method

- **POST** (default): the selected value is sent as form data and does not change the URL.
- **GET**: the value is appended to the URL as the `alg_wc_products_per_page` parameter, for example `https://example.com/?alg_wc_products_per_page=25`. This makes a specific view bookmarkable and shareable.

### Apply in WooCommerce shortcodes

When enabled, the per-page value is also applied to WooCommerce's `[products]` shortcode results. This is on by default.

### Scopes

Scopes limit where the selector and per-page value apply, using WordPress conditional tags. Leave both lists empty to apply everywhere.

- **Require:** apply only on the selected page types. Available types: Product category, Product tag, Product taxonomy, Shop, Archive, Home, Front page, Single, Singular.
- **Exclude:** never apply on the selected page types, even if they also match Require.

![Products per Page Advanced settings: cookie, session and custom CSS options](https://wpfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/Advanced-Options-2-2.png)

### Save in cookie and Save in session

Both storage methods are enabled by default, so a shopper's choice is remembered as they browse.

- **Save in cookie:** stores the choice in the `alg_wc_products_per_page` cookie. Set the **Cookie expiration time** in seconds (default 1209600, which is 14 days).
- **Save in session:** stores the choice in the WooCommerce session. **Force session start** starts a session for non-logged-in users, which helps when session storage does not persist otherwise.

### Custom CSS

Add CSS here to style the selector to match your theme. It is printed in the page head on the front end.

### Reset section settings

The **Reset section settings** checkbox at the bottom of the section restores the Advanced options to their defaults when you check it and save.

### Get more control

These advanced controls are free. [Number of Products per Page - Pagination Manager for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/products-per-page-woocommerce/) Pro adds an editable list of per-page options and a Products per Page widget. [See what Pro unlocks](https://wpfactory.com/item/products-per-page-woocommerce/).

Related articles

- [Translate the Selector Text with WPML or Polylang](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-products-per-page-translate-text/)
- [Show the Products per Page Selector as Radio Buttons](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-products-per-page-radio-buttons/)
- [Remember a Shopper’s Products per Page Choice](https://wpfactory.com/docs/remember-products-per-page-choice/)
- [Limit the Products per Page Selector to Specific Pages](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-products-per-page-scopes/)
- [Place the Selector in a Custom Position](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-products-per-page-custom-position/)