Prestashop Search Auto Suggest – User Manual

1.0 Introduction

Knowband offers Prestashop Search Auto Suggest Addon which implements autocomplete search field functionality on your Prestashop eCommerce store. The Prestashop auto suggest module provides search suggestions to customers when the customer types anything in the search field. With the help of this Prestashop plugin, the online store admin can also display prices on the product suggestion list. The eCommerce store admin can filter the product search result on the bases of stock status also.

This Prestashop auto suggest plugin makes product searching much easier for the customers. The Prestashop fast search addon allows search in product description by product name, SKU, Description, Tag, UPC, EAN .etc). This way the online store admin can offer a better store experience to the customers by showing them suggested products during product search. The customers can view a list of products as suggestions at the same time when they start searching for any product on the website search box.

What’s new:

In the updated versions of this Prestashop Search Auto Suggest Module, there are some additional features:

1. Admin can show product and category headings on the website front-end interface. The Prestashop quick auto search plugin also allows setting the heading font and background color.
2. There is an option to set look and feel of search suggestions from custom layout settings of this Prestashop Fast auto search plugin.
3. Admin can also show popular and recent searches to the online users by enabling and setting the number from the admin interface.
4. In search analytics settings, the online merchant can view last three month’s data. Prestashop Fast auto search plugin shows a graph for providing details of total searches, unique searches and number of users.

1.1 Benefits for Merchants Offered by Prestashop Fast auto search plugin

1. With this Prestashop Search Auto Suggest Module, the online merchant can show search suggestions to the online users at the same time when they start typing anything.
2. There is an option to display product prices along with product suggestions. The online users can also view the thumbnail image with the products.
3. The Prestashop Fast auto search plugin allows the store admin to set the number of product suggestions.
4. The Prestashop store admin can change the limit of characters to start searching. The minimum character limit is 3.
5. There is an option to search the term in products and category or admin can select only one of them for searching the term.
6. The Prestashop search complete addon provides an option to set the product search result based on stock status. Out of stock products can be hidden.
7. The Prestashop addon allows search in product details ie product name, SKU, Description, Tag, etc.
8. The Prestashop auto correct search addon allows the store merchant to set the look and feel of search suggestions from the admin interface.
9. The online merchant can also showcase popular and recent searches to the users.
10. Prestashop autocorrects search addon can check the top 10 search keywords in your store. This way, the online merchant can get an idea of popular keywords for that product.
11. The Prestashop search auto complete module provides search statistics that provide information about the keyword searched by the user.
12. In Search Analytics, the online merchant can view the status of the last three months. Admin can view total searches, unique searches and the number of users who used the functionality.

1.2 Features offered by Prestashop quick auto search plugin

1. The PrestaShop quick auto search plugin offers the autocomplete search suggestions feature.
2. The Prestashop fast search addon offers to search on the bases of details like name, description, tags, SKU .etc
3. The quick search addon offers products or category searching suggestions. Admin can also select both of them.
4. The Prestashop quick auto search plugin provides fast ajax search results.
5. The e-merchant can show prices with the product suggestions. The Prestashop Fast auto search plugin allows showing or hiding the product prices with the product suggestions.
6. The Prestashop Fast auto search plugin shows the top 10 searched keywords list in the search statistics.
7. The Prestashop search autocomplete module is multi Store compatible.
8. The Prestashop search suggestion plugin is SSL, theme and browser compatible.
9. The Prestashop quick search addon allows showing product and category headings on the website front-end interface. Admin can also set the heading font and background color.
10. From custom layout settings of this Prestashop Fast auto search plugin, the online merchant can set the look and feel of the search results.
11. There is an option to display popular and recent searches to the users on the front-end interface. Admin can also set the number of results.
12. Prestashop Fast auto search plugin shows a graph in the search analytics section for viewing total searches, unique searches and number of users easily.

1.3 Prestashop search complete addon Customers Benefits

1. Online users can get the desired product without any wastage of time. They need to search for it in the search box only.
2. The online customers can also view the product price directly in search of suggestions.
3. The Prestashop search autocomplete plugin offers a thumbnail image that helps the customer to select the product.
4. There is no need to type the complete name of the product.
5. The Prestashop addon offers a mobile-responsive interface. The online users can also view search suggestions in their mobile devices.
6. Prestashop search autocomplete plugin is browser compatible.
7. The online users can also view recent and popular searches.
8. The online users have an option to select products from the category section or product section of the search result.

2.0 Installation

Once the store admin purchases the Prestashop search auto complete module from the Knowband store, he will get below-mentioned files:

1. The zipped file consists of the source code of the Prestashop search auto complete module.

2. User Manual

The online store owner can follow the provided steps to install the Prestashop search auto complete module.

• First of all the admin needs to unzip the zipped file. This file includes a few files and folders.
• Copy all the folder and paste them into the “Modules” folder of the store’s directory. The admin can follow the path – Root Directory/modules/.

3. Now the store owner can install the Prestashop quick auto search plugin. As an eCommerce store owner, the admin can find that in Store Admin -> Modules and Services. It would be shown as below –

Now the admin can click on the “Install” button to install this module easily. A confirmation pop-up will be shown. Click on “Proceed with the installation” option. This step will install the live chat support module and show notification – “Module(s) installed successfully”.

3.0 Admin Settings

The Prestashop store admin can change the various settings of this Prestashop search suggestion module according to requirements. By using this Prestashop auto correct search addon the admin can automatically complete the search on the website. The admin can apply the settings to implement the auto suggest functionality. These are the configuration options as shown below:

• General Settings
• Product search Settings
• Custom Layout
• Search Statistics
• Search Analytics

Admin can apply these settings and implement the functionality of showing search suggestions.

3.1 General Settings

When the admin will click on the configure link on the Prestashop search auto complete module, the system will open general settings tabs by default. These are the configuration options available in this section:

Initially, fields in the above form will be already filled with their default values.

• Enable/Disable: Enable the option for activating the auto suggest functionality.
• Enable/Disable Price Show: Enable the option for showing product price along with the suggestions. For hiding the price, admin can disable this option.
• Enable/Disable Products and Category heading: Activate this option for showing products and category headings in search suggestions.
• Heading Font Color: Set the font color for category/product headings.
• Heading Back-ground Color: Set the background color for category/product headings.
• Chose Limit: Using this option the admin can set the maximum limit show search result by default the value will be 10.
• Minimum Letters: The minimum letters the user enter to start the search can be set using this option. By default, the value will be 3.
• Search In: The Prestashop admin can choose what to show the search result by simply checking the options.

3.2 Product Search Settings

In this tab, the admin can configure all the settings regarding product search details are described below:

• Search Text In Product Details: In this option, Prestashop admin can choose where to search the search term in the product details simply by checking the options.
• Stock Status: Admin can show all the products or as per the stock status. The Prestashop search auto complete module allows showing only in-stock products, only out of stock products or as per the quantity range.

3.3 Custom Layout

The online store merchant has an option to set the look and feel of product suggestions. These are the customization options as shown below:

• Highlight Color: Set the highlight color for the search suggestions.
• Search Bar Border Color: Enter the border color for the search bar.
• Search Bar Background Color: Select the background color for the search bar.
• Search Bar Text Color: Choose for the search bar text color.
• Autocomplete Background Color: From the color picker tool, select the background color for auto complete section.
• Autocomplete Background Hover Color: Set the autocomplete background color on hover.
• Autocomplete Text Color: Select the color for autocomplete text.
• Autocomplete Text Hover Color: Choose Autocomplete Text Hover Color from the color picker tool.
• Enable/Disable Popular Searches: Enable this option if you want to show popular searches in front-end interface.
• Choose Limit for Popular searches: Enter the number of popular searches that you want to show.
• Enable/Disable Recent Searches: Enable this option if you want to show recent searches in front-end interface.
• Choose Limit for Recent searches: Set the number of recent searches that you want to show to the users.

3.4 Search Statistics

In this tab, the admin can view the keyword searched by the users in the front end in the form of the list and graph.

3.5 Search Analytics

In this section, the store merchant can view a graph of the previous three months in which he can view total searches, unique searches and number of users.

Admin can also view the searched queries in product search settings as shown below:

4.0 Front-end Interface

The online user can search the product using advanced algorithms, just by entering text in the search box user will be able to view the search result as shown below:

Clicking on any product or category will redirect the online users to the particular product/category. The online users can view category wise suggestion and product-wise suggestions in different headings as shown below:

The online users can also control the results by selecting the category or products option:

Thus with the help of this Prestashop auto-correct search addon, the eCommerce store admin can offer a better store experience to the store visitors and customers as well. The customers can easily view the desired products without even inserting the full name. This Prestashop search suggestion module offers a user-friendly interface.

The online users can get search suggestions while searching for any product on the website search box. The customers can easily get the product which improves their store experience. The eCommerce store admin can show price details with the product suggestions. The Prestashop auto suggest addon is highly customizable and allows the store admin to select from category or products for showing searches from selected sections. Prestashop fast search addon also provides an option to hide out of stock products from the search suggestions list.

This way, the online store admin can easily show suggestions to the customers and make shopping easy for the customers. The Prestashop search auto complete module shows the highlighted text color, category/product background color and text color for setting look and feel of suggested products. The Prestashop auto correct search addon is multi-lingual compatible, multi-store compatible and offers smooth functioning. The Prestashop search suggestion module can provide multiple suggestions that can help the customers and they can purchase the desired product without wasting time.

Recommendations

Refresh the home page of your store every time you enable/disable plugin.

If Prestashop Fast auto search plugin is not working after installation then please check permissions on modules folder. The folder should be writable. Please make the folder permission to 755

We hope that we have covered all the concerns regarding the installation and product guide of this Prestashop Addon. Check out what new Prestashop 1.7 brings for eCommerce customers.

For more Prestashop addons please visit Knowband:

Prestashop Fast auto search addon Module Link

Knowband Prestashop quick auto search plugin Youtube video.

Prestashop search suggest Addon Store Link.