📖 We are constantly updating the Boost app to provide our customers with the latest features and technology in the market. Our advanced search features focus on improving the product search experience through faster and more accurate returned results.
⚠️ This article only works for Boost AI Search & Discovery V2 and above. To find out which version of our app your store's current theme is installed with, please follow this article.
Partial Search
Finds results when a term is only partly typed. Useful for large catalogs or when shoppers remember only part of a name.
How it works: the engine tokenizes text so partial tokens can match.
Example: typing
nikcan match “Nike”.
Partial search works by having tokenizers break a string of characters into tokens that can be made searchable:
Tokenizer | Description | Example use case |
Prefix | Creates Prefix tokens. | Searching for Searching for |
Suffix | Creates Suffix tokens. | Searching for Searching for |
Infix | Creates Infix tokens. | Searching for Searching for |
Typo Tolerance
Understands minor spelling errors and still returns the intended results or suggestions. Helps users with different keyboards or accessibility needs.
Examples:
snikers→ “sneakers”,iphnoe→ “iPhone”.
💡 Boost Typo tolerance algorithms use various techniques to handle different types of errors, such as swapping adjacent letters, omitting or adding letters, or substituting similar-looking characters.
Numeric Search
Matches exact values and ranges.
Examples:
dress $70–$100,sale 50%.
💪 Special Characters refer to any character that is not alphanumeric, meaning any character that is not a number (0-9) or a letter (A-Z).
When it comes to Boost Search, special characters are treated as spaces; accents are ignored. Applies to Search, Synonyms, and Auto‑suggest.
Example:
"(shirt)"is treated asshirt.
The benefits
Reduce no‑result searches and bounce rate.
Improve product discoverability—even with incomplete or misspelled queries.
Deliver a faster, more familiar search experience that supports how shoppers actually type.
Feel free to reach out to our dedicated support team via chat if you have any questions or require additional assistance.