Ok here is the situation.
I can now have select items show up in a module position on a specified page which is great but when I select one of the items in the module position and go to the product page, the module stays where it is.
In other words, if the module is listed on the home page it will show, only on the home page BUT if a product it selected and then the product page comes up, the module position is still there.
Also, on the recently viewed items thing: I tried creating a new module from the configuration page as per the instructions and I've tried creating it from the Joomla module manager, in each case, Hikashop will show items but I cannot figure out how to set the settings in order to get it to show recently viewed items.
Thanks