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MAGENTO SEARCH AUTOCOMPLETE EXTENSIONUser Manual How to customize and use Magento Search Autocomplete Extension by Plugin Company?
MAGENTO SEARCH AUTOCOMPLETE
ZERO SECONDS DELAYSEARCH RESULTS & PRODUCT SUGGESTIONS
ABOUT MAGENTO SEARCH AUTOCOMPLETE EXTENSION
WHAT IS SEARCH AUTOCOMPLETE EXTENSION?
A well-functioning search autocomplete extension is an essential sales tool for every webshop and indispensable for Magento® stores offering a wide range of products.
It enables your customers to quickly find specific productsby automatically completing search queries, instantlyshowing them the most relevant products in yourassortment.
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ABOUT MAGENTO SEARCH AUTOCOMPLETE EXTENSION
WHY CHOOSE THE SEARCH AUTOCOMPLETE EXTENSION FROM PLUGIN COMPANY?
Our Search Autocomplete Extension distinguishes itself fromother comparable products by being the only one capable ofgenerating truly instant product suggestions.
Where other extensions take up to 5 seconds to show thefirst search results, our advanced caching system ensuresZERO SECONDS delay and shows suggestions instantly on thecustomer's first key press.
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ABOUT MAGENTO SEARCH AUTOCOMPLETE EXTENSION
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SEARCH AUTOCOMPLETE FEATURES Instantly autocomplete search queries in your Magento® webshop Show product suggestions on customer's first key press Choose from two slick search suggestion drop-down designs Select a preferred product image type and thumbnail size Optionally show product prices in search results Include categories and CMS pages in search suggestions Choose attributes used as product titles, descriptions & keywords Define the search priority of suggested product attributes Generate more results using advanced SKU parsing option Preserve Magento's full store search functionality Successfully tested in stores with ten thousands of products For a quick demo, click the search button at the top of our website!
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FRONT-END EXAMPLESMAGENTO SEARCH AUTOCOMPLETE EXTENSION FROM PLUGIN COMPANY
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Dark Accent
This Magento extension includes two search suggestion drop-down themes, which both show the product name, description and a thumbnail image by default.
SEARCH AUTOCOMPLETE DROP-DOWN DESIGNS
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It shows a white background and blue text, with selected products accentuated in light blue. Because this design has less padding, it’s more suitable for narrow search fields.
It shows a light blue gradient background and grey-blue text, with selected products highlighted in dark blue. Because it has more padding and an arrow icon on the right, this design is more suitable for wider search fields.
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Dark AccentMore suitable for narrow search fields. More suitable for wider search fields.
Light Accent
Besides the product names, descriptions and images, you can also choose to show in the search suggestions:
Product prices,
Categories and/or
CMS pages
ADDITIONAL SEARCH AUTOCOMPLETE OPTIONS
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USINGMAGENTO SEARCH AUTOCOMPLETE EXTENSION FROM PLUGIN COMPANY
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After successfully installing the Search Autocomplete extension first make sure to flush the autocomplete cache by navigating to System Cache Management in the top Admin Panel menu.
Click the ‘Flush Autocomplete Cache’ button at the bottom of the screen to rebuild the search suggestion cache.
FLUSHING THE AUTOCOMPLETE CACHE
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IMPORTANTBecause the generated search suggestions are based on product titles, SKUs and short descriptions, it’s recommended to flush the autocomplete cache every time when significant changes have been made to these product attributes.
We also recommend to flush the Search Autocomplete cacheafter updating the extension’s configuration settings in order to show the saved changes on the front-end.
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CONFIGURINGMAGENTO SEARCH AUTOCOMPLETE EXTENSION FROM PLUGIN COMPANY
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To configure the extension, navigate toSystem Configuration in the top Admin Panel menu and select Search Autocomplete from the left hand Configuration menu.
Using the extension’s config screen you can modify the Search Autocomplete front-end display and product suggestion settings as further explained on the next page.
Intro
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Front-end Display Settings
Product SuggestionSettings
Save Configuration
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Front-end Display Settings
Product SuggestionSettings
Save Configuration
Enable the extension
Include jQuery
Search field display type
Search field expansion
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Show categories
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In the top section of the Search Autocomplete configuration screen you can:
Enable the extension to add the Search Autocomplete functionality to your front-end store.
Choose to use the extension’s jQuery library. Select ‘No’ if our front-end theme already includes jQuery.
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In the top section of the Search Autocomplete configuration screen you can:
Select the appropriate search field display type, which by default is set to ‘auto’. If this option causes display issues in your front-end theme, please try the other display types.
Optionally set a percentage by which the search field width is expanded when clicked/focused on, which automatically affects the width of the search suggestion drop-down as well. Please note that this option is not compatible with all Magento themes.
Intro
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In the top section of the Search Autocomplete configuration screen you can:
Select a search suggestion drop-down design, choosing between the ‘Light Accent’ and ‘Dark Accent’ theme.
Select the preferred product image type for the search suggestions, choosing from thumbnail, small image or base image. If the selected image type is not found for a certain product, the extension will automatically show an alternative image type in the search results.
Intro
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Define the product image thumbnail size in pixels, which by default is set to ’70’ (px).
Set the maximum amount of displayed product suggestions per search query.
Choose to include product prices, categories and CMS pages in the search results
If enabled, set the maximum amount of displayed category and CMS page suggestions per search query.
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In the top section of the Search Autocomplete configuration screen you can:
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Search suggestion sorting
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In the bottom section of the Search Autocomplete configuration screen you can:
• Select the attribute used as the product title in search results, which by default is set to ‘Name’.
• Select the attribute used as the product description in search results, which by default is set to ‘Short Description’.
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Product SuggestionSettings
Save Configuration
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In the bottom section of the Search Autocomplete configuration screen you can:
• Set a character limit for the search result descriptions, which by default is set to ‘110’ (characters).
• Select the attribute(s) used as keywords for the search suggestions. Please note that selecting too many keyword attributes might degrade the Search Autocomplete performance.
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In the bottom section of the Search Autocomplete configuration screen you can:
• Enable the advance SKU parsing option, which divides product SKUs into multiple keywords to generate more results for partial SKU search queries.
• Configure the search suggestion sort order by defining the priority given to the product title, description and keyword attributes.
• Select the allowed product visibility values for the search suggestions.
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To save any changes made in the Search Autocompletesettings, click the [ Save config ] button in the top right corner of the configuration screen.
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