August 2020 Release Notes: Infinite Scrolling, Preorder Status, and More!
By Searchanise
Apr 10 2020
3 min to read
In this month's release notes, you'll find new features and improvements introduced to the search results page powered by Searchanise, plus an announcement of integration with one of the most popular currency converters on Shopify.
Table of contents:
Infinite scrolling
Allow your customers to see and buy even more products found by Searchanise! Now you can enable infinite scrolling instead of the standard pagination and facilitate surfing through the stock of your store. All your customers will need to do is just to click the Show more button.
Show more button on the search results page powered by Searchanise
To activate the setting go to the Search Results Widget -> Content -> General -> Enable infinite scrolling. By the way, it works with the Smart navigation too.
New Recommendation block: Customers who bought this product also bought
We've added a new recommendation block used on best ecommerce resources like eBay and Amazon. Enable this block and promote even more products of your store!
Searchanise recommendation block on the product detail page
The block recommends products bought by other customers along with a viewed product within the same purchase. Please note that the Customers Who Bought This Product Also Bought widget works only for product pages. The new block is available in the Recommendations section of the Searchanise admin panel. Here is the detailed instruction on how to insert the block to product pages of your store.
Showing images for relevant product variants
We've added the setting allowing to show the image for the relevant product variant in search results. To enable the setting go to Searchanise admin panel -> Preferences -> Show relevant product variant.
Show relevant product variant setting in the Searchanise admin panel
The feature is in beta now. Feel free to contact us with any feedback so that it worked perfect (if it does not now).
Preorder status for products in search results
We've found out that standard In-stock and Out of stock statuses were just not enough to describe product state. Now if you have products with 0 quantity and the Allow customers to purchase this product when it's out of stock setting is enabled for them, the Preorder status will be shown for such products in Searchanise search results.
Preorder status label on the search results page powered by Searchanise
Remember to re-index your store after enabling the Allow customers to purchase this product when it's out of stock setting for specific products to update Searchanise results
Default sorting for search results
As our customers found it profitable to set a default sorting for smart navigation, we've added the same improvement to the search results widget.
Settings in the search results widget
For example, if you want your customers to see bestsellers first in search results, just set the default sorting as the Bestselling one. This is one of the best ways to promote your bestsellers (see also Upsell & Cross-Sell).
Multiple labels in search results
Only one custom label used to be shown in the search results widget at a time. Now you can add several custom labels to products in the search result widget.
Create your custom labels to be displayed on the search results page
Up to 4 labels can be displayed for 1 product at the same time. Label position is set up in the label settings (Search results widget -> Product labels -> Edit):
Label settings in the search results widget
BEST Currency Converter integration
BEST Currency Converter is an extremely poplular app allowing to change currencies on your storefront. The app makes it easily by automatically converting currency based on your customer location. The integration allows to change currency in Searchanise according to BEST Currency Converter work. Here you can find the article on how to enable the integration. Just 3 steps and you're ready!
What is more, we've improved mobile-friendliness of search results. Now Searchanise automatically chooses the number of columns in the search results widget depending on the device you use and its screen. Some other minor improvements:
- Pagination for search results in categories and pages
- Set out of stock products in the end of results list setting for smart navigation
- Showing indexation status and indexation speed improvement
Pick your platform and watch your e-store shoot to the top with Searchanise
“Rock solid performance! I wish we knew about this app a year ago! The intuitive nature of the searches and speed of information make this a perfect app for our web store."
"Works great for our needs!
The Searchanise plugin/service excels where other leading (and much more expensive) search providers have fallen short on our site. We have over 17,000 products and this plugin indexes them flawlessly and creates a top-notch search experience for our customers. Really pleased that we found this one."
The Searchanise plugin/service excels where other leading (and much more expensive) search providers have fallen short on our site. We have over 17,000 products and this plugin indexes them flawlessly and creates a top-notch search experience for our customers. Really pleased that we found this one."
My last hope was to try Searchanise. I was, and I am still amazed! The search results are PERFECT! The sync speed is AMAZING without bags or delays. And I have never seen such great support. The Searchanise App is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, and I really hope someday to find again such a nice team and support."
"Searching for a Search app? Try Searchanise. We are totally impressed, works great, it's faster than the default BC search and looks gorgeous in our shop - it's form and function! Supported by wonderful people. Many thanks to Alexey and the team! Excellent app and awesome team"
"The results are fantastic.
We use it on many customers and they are all satisfied. It greatly enhances Magento's search."
We use it on many customers and they are all satisfied. It greatly enhances Magento's search."
"I could say a lot of great things about this add-on, but I think this one line suffices; adding the Searchanise feature to your store is one of the most important and rewarding decisions you will make for your business and customers. Not to mention, the team is an absolute delight to work with, namely Angelina Morozova!"
Have questions or suggestions on the new functionality? You're very welcome to contact us at feedback@searchanise.com.