Search Autocomplete

Overview

Implement a typeahead search experience that surfaces product suggestions, categories, and content as shoppers type. Combines client-side debouncing with server-side fuzzy matching, applies merchandising rules (boosts, pins, synonyms), and renders a structured dropdown that drives measurable conversion lift.

When to Use This Skill

• When shoppers are failing to find products through browse navigation alone
• When site search click-through rates are below 30% of searches
• When adding a search-as-you-type experience to an existing search endpoint
• When integrating a third-party search service (Algolia, Elasticsearch, Typesense)
• When implementing merchandising rules to boost promoted products in results
• When supporting multi-language storefronts requiring synonym and phonetic matching

Core Instructions

Step 1: Determine the merchant's platform and choose the right approach