Improving the search function on my site...
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Hi all,
The search function on my site is pretty bad... it basically lists every single product for any search query.
Has anyone got experience integrating a 3rd party tool such as Google Custom Search or Pardot and if so which would you recommend?
Alternatively, any tips on improving/ creating rules for site search would be appreciated.
https://www.boardwarehouse.co.uk/
Thanks,
Alick
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I believe that our search is already looking at the product titles and descriptions. The issue is that many of our products have similar names.
i.e. if a customer searches for whiteboards it triggers any product with the word board in its description.
The other issue is picking up similar phrases/ typos. I think Google Customer Search is the way to go.
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Do you have the ability to set "Search Keywords" on a product level? not the meta keywords, just plain Search keywords? That would help the problem.
How about a search and filter plug in?
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Google custom search is really easy to implement. We purchased the first package I think $199 a year to prevent other competitors ads from showing up. I think it took me like 20 minutes to read and 2 minutes to instal.
Lets be honest there are not many people who can return as relevant results like Google.
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