Search Results

The 'Results' tab within 'Settings | Search Settings' allow you to control how the search results are presented to your customers.

Note: Details about setting up the search tool are in The Online Search.

The fields within this area are as follows:

Field

Meaning

Limit the Number of Hits Shown on a Single Page

This option allows you to set the maximum number of matches that will be displayed on each results page.

An on-screen message will inform customers which page they are viewing (e.g. 'Results 1-20 of 27') and provide links to navigate through the other pages.

Limit

Set the maximum number of results to show per page.

Highlight Located Text

By checking the box you can opt to have the search words (in the product page) highlighted in the colour you choose from the 'Search Highlight' field in 'Themes | Color Schemes' - see Colour Schemes.

Display Options

Name (Short Description)

Select this box to have the name appear in the search results.

Description (Full Description)

Select this box to have the full description appear in the search results.

Note: This may add significantly to the size of your search index, and may affect both disk space requirements on your web server and search speed performance.

Price

Select this box to have the product price appear in the search results.

Section Name

Select this box to have the section name appear in the search results.

Properties

Select this box to have the property name and values appear in the search results.

This is explained in "Searching On Product Properties" on page 359.

Product Image

Select this box to have the product image (or the 'Thumbnail, if specified) appearing in the search results.

Product Image Options

Resize Image

Select this box if you want the product/thumbnail images to have restricted sizes in the search results.

Width

Specify the width of the images in the search results.

Height

Specify the height of the images in the search results.