# Search

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Product search is essential for helping customers quickly find what they are looking for in your store.&#x20;

By providing relevant search suggestions and recommendations, you can make it easier for them to explore products, discover new items, and complete their purchases faster.&#x20;

Customizing search behavior ensures a seamless, efficient experience, whether they’re searching for specific items, categories, or trending products.

## How to edit Search settings

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Steps

1. In the theme editor (**Customize**), click **Theme settings**.
2. Locate **Search**.
3. Make necessary changes.
4. Click **Save**.
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## Search settings options

### Enable search suggestions

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Displaying search suggestions on the search results can give more ideas and encourage them to view more products.&#x20;

Predictive search shows suggested results as you type.&#x20;

It helps your customers refine their search without being redirected to a search results page, and quickly explore your store by seeing top results for suggested search terms, products, collections, and more.

* **Turn on** this feature to display suggestions while typing.
* **Turn off** this feature if you want to disable the suggestions.

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You can customize the behavior of predictive search with the [Search & Discovery app](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/search-and-discovery) from Shopify.

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Predictive search isn't available in all languages. See the complete [list of supported languages](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/ajax/reference/predictive-search#supported-languages).
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### Number of results to show

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This setting controls how many search results are shown to customers as suggestions while they type. You can select a value from 3 to 10.

* A higher number of results gives customers more options to choose from.
* A smaller number keeps the suggestions more focused and less cluttered.

### Most searched keywords

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This feature lets you recommend the most frequently searched keywords to your customers.&#x20;

For example, if customers often search for terms like "t-shirt," "dress," or "black," you can display those suggestions directly in the search bar.

* Simply enter the most popular search terms in this field to recommend them.

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### Products recommendation

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You can choose to display specific products as recommendations in the search results. This helps customers discover popular or trending items related to their search.

* Click **Select** to choose specific products to feature in the search results.
* You can select up to **8 products** to showcase, encouraging customers to explore more items and potentially make additional purchases.

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