š 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.
š” 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 appās 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 havenāt 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 featuresā settings
You can start customizing our features by following these steps:
From the appās dashboard, go to Search > Search engine control
Look for your desired feature to customize
In the Actions column, clicking on the cog-like action button āļø will redirect you to the featureās respective customization page
Customize the feature to your desire
Remember to Save settings and test the product on your storefront
ā ļø If you havenāt subscribed to our AI-powered search, the AI synonymsā status will be shown as Locked, and the Actions button will displayš Unlock. You may try our AI search and subscribe later by clicking the Unlock button.
To see search featuresā analytics
You can directly access the Analytics page from the Search engine control which will increase your efficiency and smoothen your workflow:
From the appās dashboard, go to Search > Search engine control
In the Actions column, click on the graph-like button š to get redirected to the Searchās Analytics section
Adjust your businessās strategy based on your given data and analytics
To learn more about the search features
Click the š book icon to open its Help Center article.
Articles include definitions and stepābyāstep customization guides.
Feel free to reach out to our dedicated support team via chat if you have any questions or require additional assistance.