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Search Engine Control

In this article, we introduce you to the Search Engine Control page where you can control and customize your Search feature.

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Written by Thomas Ta
Updated over a week ago

šŸ“– As Boost adds new capabilities, managing them can get complex. The Search Engine Control dashboard centralizes everything so you can monitor features, toggle settings, and access help from one place.


What is Search engine control?

Our Search engine control is a monitor hub where you can observe all of our search features and their statuses.

There are 5 columns in the control center:

  • Features: 13 features divided into 3 main groups: RANKING FACTORS, SEARCH LAYOUT SETTINGS, and SEARCH ESSENTIALS

  • Type: 3 types applied correspondingly to 13 features: Standard Search, AI-Powered Search, and Merchandising.

  • Status: for features from the old version, their original status will be retained. For newly added features, their detailed status will be listed in each feature below.

  • Actions: There are 3 actions:

    • Settings: Opens the feature's settings in app admin when clicked.

    • Analytics: Opens the feature's analytics.

    • Learn more: Opens the feature's user guide.

šŸ’” You can experience our advanced AI-powered search feature (synonyms and semantic search) by subscribing to a trial period with us!


Monitor your search features

You can access our control center by:

  • From our app’s dashboard, go to Search > Engine control

To check the status of each feature

When you first enter the page, you will see a table showing our search features and their status:

There are 4 possible statuses that you might see:

  • Locked: This is one of our add-on advanced features that you will need to subscribe for or be on a trial to use

  • On: the particular search feature is up and running with your search engine

  • Off: you haven’t set up the particular search feature, which we will show you how in the below section

  • Trial: the advanced feature is currently activated and running with your search engine until you decide to subscribe to the add-on or until the trial period runs out

To access search features’ settings

You can start customizing our features by following these steps:

  1. From the app’s dashboard, go to Search > Search engine control

  2. Look for your desired feature to customize

  3. In the Actions column, clicking on the cog-like action button āš™ļø will redirect you to the feature’s respective customization page

  4. Customize the feature to your desire

  5. Remember to Save settings and test the product on your storefront

āš ļø If you haven’t subscribed to our AI-powered search, the AI synonyms’ status will be shown as Locked, and the Actions button will displayšŸ”’ Unlock. You may try our AI search and subscribe later by clicking the Unlock button.

To see search features’ analytics

You can directly access the Analytics page from the Search engine control which will increase your efficiency and smoothen your workflow:

  1. From the app’s dashboard, go to Search > Search engine control

  2. In the Actions column, click on the graph-like button šŸ“Š to get redirected to the Search’s Analytics section

  3. Adjust your business’s strategy based on your given data and analytics

To learn more about the search features

  • Click the šŸ“• book icon to open its Help Center article.

  • Articles include definitions and step‑by‑step customization guides.


Feel free to reach out to our dedicated support team via chat if you have any questions or require additional assistance.

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