Featured products and categories in the search
⚠️ Beta
The new search is in beta. Currently, Mystore turns it on for your store. Contact support if you want to try it.
When the customer opens the search, the field is empty for a moment before they start typing. You can use that moment. Under Featured you choose which products and categories are displayed there.
How to get there
Go to Settings › Search › Featured. The page has three cards:
- Featured products — the products displayed when the search is opened
- Featured categories — shortcuts to categories
- What the customer sees — a preview of the panel
Everything is saved instantly. There is no save button.
Featured products
You can pin up to six products.
1. Search for the product in the field on the card Featured products
2. Select the product. It will be added to the bottom of the list.
3. Use the arrows to move the product up or down. The order in the list is the order the customer sees.
4. Click on the cross to remove a product.
When you have six products, you must remove one before you can add a new one.
If you do not pin any products
Then the search will automatically show a few products from the store. You do not control which ones. Pin products when you want to decide for yourself, for example during a campaign or when launching something new.
A pinned product that is inactive will not be shown to the customer. If you delete a pinned product, it will disappear from the list automatically.
Featured categories
You can pin up to four categories. They are shown as shortcuts under the heading Popular categories, next to the products.
1. Select a category from the drop-down list on the card Featured categories
2. The category is added immediately. You can see where in the category tree it is located, and how many products it has.
3. Click on the cross to remove a category.
If you do not pin any categories, no category shortcuts will be displayed.
The preview
The card What the customer sees shows approximately how the panel will look: the search field, categories, and products in the correct order. The heading above the products is Featured when you have pinned products, and Bestsellers when you do not. In the online store, there is no such heading.
The preview is a sketch, not the store's own design. Open the search in the online store to see it as the customer sees it.
Tips
- Keep the list updated. A pinned product that is out of stock gives a poor first impression.
- Choose categories customers often look for, not necessarily the largest ones.
- Featured products and categories are only displayed in the search window, before the customer types. They do not affect the search results page or category pages.
- They only apply when the new search is turned on.