# Search

![Minimog Shopify theme Search settings showing predictive search, product tag and description search, popular search terms, and unavailable product display options.](https://docs-assets.foxecom.app/minimog-theme/49b3de67-40b7-4419-a620-b1efd60d1aa2.png)

Help customers find products faster: show suggested results as they type, search product tags and descriptions too, and suggest popular search terms. The **Search** settings also control where sold-out products appear in search results.

## How to edit Search

1. Open the theme editor (**Edit theme**) and go to **Theme settings**.
2. Open **Search**.
3. Adjust the settings described below.
4. Click **Save**.

## Settings

### Predictive search

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  | Setting                      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                        | Options            |
  | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ |
  | **Enable predictive search** | Shows suggested results immediately as customers type into the search field. See [Shopify's guide to predictive search](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/search/predictive-search). | **On** or **Off**. |
</Table>

<Hint type="warning">
  Predictive search isn't available in all languages. See the [list of supported languages](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/ajax/reference/predictive-search#supported-languages).
</Hint>

### What search looks in

By default, search looks in each product's title, product type, variant titles, and vendor ('title', 'product\_type', 'variants.title', and 'vendor'). Turn on these settings to search more product details.

<Table widths="30%">
  | Setting                             | Description                              | Options            |
  | ----------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------------------ |
  | **Search by product's tags**        | Includes product tags in search.         | **On** or **Off**. |
  | **Search by product's description** | Includes product descriptions in search. | **On** or **Off**. |
</Table>

### Popular searches and unavailable products

<Table widths="30%">
  | Setting                              | Description                                                 | Options                                                                                                                                     |
  | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | **Popular searches**                 | Search terms shown to customers as quick-click suggestions. | Enter terms separated by commas, such as `T-Shirt, Blue, Jacket`.                                                                           |
  | **Results for unavailable products** | Where out-of-stock products appear in search results.       | **Show**: alongside available products.<br/><br/>**Hide**: left out of search results.<br/><br/>**Show at last**: below available products. |
</Table>

![Search settings next to a storefront search for green showing a Suggestions column and a Products column with matching products and prices](https://docs-assets.foxecom.app/minimog-theme/e1137929-e695-4b9c-8ddf-16fbca5df269.png)

<Hint type="success" title="Done when: ">
  Typing in the search field in the theme editor preview shows suggestions and products, and results follow your setting for unavailable products.
</Hint>

## Tips and best practices

* For the best search experience, search on the default fields, or as few extra fields as possible.
* To customize how predictive search behaves, use Shopify's [Search & Discovery app](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/search-and-discovery).