Work with autocomplete

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When searching for products on a website, entering a minimum of three characters into the search field triggers the autocomplete functionality in Optimizely Configured Commerce. As more characters are entered, Commerce Search refines the results to more accurately match the query. Autocomplete is active by default.

The content displayed in the autocomplete preview consists of the following components:

  1. Categories – If a category name contains text that matches the search query, it displays in the Autocomplete window.
  2. Content – Search crawls the actual content of pages for any text that matches the search query, such as blogs or white papers.
  3. Product Details
    • Product Image – Located in Catalog > Products > click the Edit button for a product > Content > Small Image Path.
      If you do not have a product image, the global default image displays in place of the product image.
    • Product Title – Located in Catalog > Products > click the Edit button for a product > Details.
    • Product Number – Located in the Admin Console > Catalog > Products > click the Edit button for a product > Details tab.
    • Manufacturer Number – Located in Catalog > Products > click the Edit button for a product > Details.

Autocomplete also indexes news summary and news content pages.

Configure autocomplete

You can configure autocomplete to show search results pertaining to content on the page, product-specific content, and category information. You can configure each of these to show up to 10 results; the default is set to 5. Additionally, these settings can be set uniquely per website.

Settings

Use the following steps to find the desired settings:

  1. Go to Admin Console > Administration > Settings.
  2. Search for the setting name and select it from the list.
  3. Update the setting as necessary.

Enable Autocomplete

Setting Name Value Description
Autocomplete On/Off

If On, users see the autocomplete drop-down list as they type in the search box.

Categories

Any category that contains a product that matches the search query displays in the autocomplete window.

Setting Name Value Description
Show Categories On/Off

If On, category autocomplete results display as the user types in the search box.
Category Limit Number The maximum number of category autocomplete results that display. Maximum value: 10.

Content

Search crawls the actual content of pages for any text that matches the search query, such as blogs or white papers.

Setting Name Value Description
Show Website Pages On/Off If On, CMS pages display as the user types in the search box.

Website Pages Limit

 Number The maximum number of CMS page autocomplete results that display. Maximum value: 10; Default value is 2.

Product Details

Autocomplete returns and displays any products that match the query terms.

Setting Name Value Description
Show Products On/Off If On, product autocomplete results display as the user types in the search box.
Product Limit Number The maximum number of product autocomplete results that display. Maximum value: 10