Search Settings

Configure how SearchX indexes and searches your products through the dashboard.

Overview

Search settings control which product attributes are searchable, filterable, and sortable. These settings are configured per application in the SearchX dashboard.

Searchable Attributes

SearchX indexes all fields (*) by default to ensure maximum discoverability across your entire product catalog. This means every attribute — title, description, brand, categories, SKU, and any custom fields — is searchable out of the box.

You can optionally restrict which fields are searchable if you want to fine-tune results:

• Title — Product title
• Description — Product description text
• Brand — Manufacturer or brand name
• Categories — Product category hierarchy
• SKU — Product identifier codes

Filterable Attributes

Filterable attributes appear as facets in the search results sidebar, allowing users to narrow down results:

• Brand — Filter by brand/manufacturer
• Categories — Filter by product category
• Price — Price range filter
• Color — Filter by product color
• Size — Filter by available sizes
• Availability — Filter by stock status

Sortable Attributes

Sortable attributes allow users to re-order search results:

• Price — Sort by price (low to high, high to low)
• Name — Sort alphabetically
• Date — Sort by newest/oldest

Ranking Rule Order

Ranking rules determine how search results are ordered. The default priority is:

1. Sort — Query-time sort rules (applied first when specified).
2. Typo — Results with fewer typos rank higher.
3. Words — Results matching more query words rank higher.
4. Proximity — Results where matched words are closer together rank higher.
5. Attribute — Results matching higher-priority attributes rank higher.
6. Exactness — Results with exact matches rank higher.

You can reorder these pre-defined rules in the dashboard to match your search priorities.

Related

• Ranking Rules — Configure how search results are ranked.
• SDK Reference — Client-side configuration options.