📖 Control which suggested queries appear first in your Instant search dropdown.
Overview
When to use
You want key phrases (e.g., cowboy hat) to rank above others (e.g., bucket hat) in autocomplete.
You need consistent suggestions, not just those inferred from analytics or store data.
Prerequisites
Instant search widget is enabled.
Popular suggestions component is turned on.
How autocomplete search displays popular suggestions
Autocomplete orders suggestions by priority and source:
Priority levels
High → shown first
Medium → shown after High
Low → shown last (or disable to hide completely)
Source order
Suggestion Dictionary — High
Suggestion Dictionary — Medium
Analytics data — Medium (top ~500; auto‑cleans after ~3 months)
Original store data — Medium (auto‑cleans after ~3 months)
Suggestion Dictionary — Low
💡 The engine also uses other relevance algorithms, but Suggestion Dictionary outranks other sources at the same priority.
Customize the ranking of popular suggestions returned by autocomplete search
⚠️ Note: The following tutorial requires the Instant search widget integration into your search box with the Popular suggestions component enabled.
1. From the app’s admin, go to Search > Standard Search > Select Suggestion dictionary from the left sidebar.
2. Click + Add new.
3. In Term, enter the word/phrase to control (e.g., cowboy hat).
4. Set Priority (High, Medium, or Low).
5. Click Save suggestions.
6. Reload your storefront to see the change.
Example: For the query hat, add:
cowboy hat= High (shows first)bucket hat= Low (shows last)
💡 There are 2 types of suggestion terms you can consider adding to the Suggestion Dictionary. The first is the product categories from Analytics data that you want to push to the top of suggestion results, and the second is search terms you think customers will search for the most in your store.
Manage your dictionary
Enable/Disable: Toggle any term off to hide it.
Edit/Delete: Click Edit to change the term or its priority, or remove it.
What to add:
High‑value categories surfaced in Analytics that you want to promote.
Common terms you expect shoppers to use.
Import and export your Suggestion Dictionary
Import your Suggestion Dictionary
Prepare a CSV matching the sample format (download from the Import dialog).
Go to Search → Standard search → Suggestion dictionary → Import.
Choose file → Upload.
Review the detected terms, then click Import.
(Optional) Click Import more suggestions to add additional files.
Select View all suggestions to verify.
Export your Suggestion Dictionary
Search → Standard search → Suggestion dictionary → Export.
Click Export in the popup to download the CSV.
If you have >50 terms, the file is emailed to the store owner.
Review the file and keep the column headers unchanged.
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