Algolia AI Instant Search CS-Cart add-on

Quick and Seamless Implementation for Product Auto-Suggestions

CartModules Algolia auto-suggestion add-on is a powerful and versatile solution designed to enhance your auto-suggestions at the search fields.

With its advanced features and robust functionality, this add-on is set to become your search API powers billions of queries for thousands of companies every month, delivering relevant results in under 100ms anywhere in the world.

At CartModules, we are dedicated to providing you with the finest features and advantages that Algolia offers, ensuring a quick and seamless implement search within your websites and mobile applications.

New in v1.2.0: Configurable Field & Feature Mapping

Extra Product Fields: Choose which CS-Cart product database fields to include in the Algolia index (e.g., short_description, weight, company_name). Configure from addon settings — no code changes needed. Leave empty to index only the default fields.

Custom Feature Indexing: Index any product feature by name — not limited to brand, color, and size. Add material, warranty, origin country, or any custom feature you have created in CS-Cart. Features are matched by internal name, description, or feature code.

Search Dropdown Display Fields: Control which indexed fields appear in the instant search dropdown results. For example, show brand and product_code alongside the product title, image, and price. Leave empty to keep the original dropdown layout.

Per-Store Algolia Accounts: Each storefront in CS-Cart Ultimate or Multi-Vendor can have its own Algolia Application ID, API keys, and index name. Configure per-store from addon settings — no shared indexes required.

All new settings are fully backward compatible. Existing installs keep working without any configuration change after upgrading. New fields only appear in Algolia after re-importing products.

Features Supported by Our Algolia Auto-Suggestions add-on:

'Global Language Support': Algolia works with many languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hebrew, and Arabic, without any additional work. This means that both left-to-right (LTR) and right-to-left (RTL) scripts are supported.

Typo-tolerance: Users misspell words, especially those using mobile devices. To prevent letting these common mistakes ruin your user's search experience, Algolia provides robust typo-tolerance and easy ways to customize just how tolerant a search experience should be.

Highlighting and Snippeting : Each search response contains one or more highlighted results, so you can show which section and words matched user queries. Highlighting will work even if users misspell a query. Similarly, it's possible to include snippets of response information in the case of lengthier pieces of content.

Faceting : The Algolia response contains matching facets based on the query and any previously selected facets. With this information, you can build an intuitive, faceted experience that allows users to understand the available refinements and helps avoid "no results" screens. 

Synonyms : Synonyms tell the engine about sets of words and expressions that should be considered equal—for example, jacket ⇔ parka or mad ⇔ angry. You can specify various types of synonyms based on the needs of your data.

Advanced Language Processing : Algolia provides many language-based options for tweaking the configuration of plurals handling, stop words, optional words, prefixing behavior, and more.

Geo-Awareness : Search results from location-based queries (geo-search) can contain distance information. This enables you to display nearby search results sorted by distance or constrain your search to a particular region or radius.

Multiple Sorting Strategies : Algolia lets you set up various sorting strategies to help your users select their preferred ranking. For example, you may allow users to sort by the most recent results or lowest price.

Grouping and Deduplication : The distinct feature allows for either deduplication or grouping based on a specific "key" attribute. This lets you remove duplicate records or group sets of records (which is particularly useful for handling parent-child relationships).

Personalization : Algolia's Personalization feature creates relevance tuned specifically for each user. For example, teenagers searching for "Grand Theft Auto" might be looking for game strategies: mothers searching the same want to know if the game is appropriate for their kids. Personalization lets you "boost" results that might be subjectively more in line with a particular user's tastes.

Why our Algolia add-on is the ultimate choice for Auto-Suggestions list?

• Hassle-Free Integration: This add-on ensures a smooth and hassle-free integration process, allowing you to quickly and effortlessly connect your CS-Cart store with the Alogolia add-on.

• Easy to access: Our accessible add-on is widely favored as it is extremely user-friendly and offers fast and reliable services. Minimal technical expertise is required for effortless integration into your CS-Cart store.

• Configurable Indexing: Index any product field or feature you need — configure everything from addon settings without touching any code.

• Multi-Store Ready: Per-store Algolia accounts for CS-Cart Ultimate and Multi-Vendor editions.

Note : Algolia account is required to use this add-on

Steps to follow for successful integration :

1. Open the Add-ons dropdown and select Manage add-ons

2. Click on gear wheel and select manual installation

3. Upload the zip file and click 'Upload and install

4. Add on installed successfully

5. Open the Installed Add-on and Enter the required details at Settings tab

Note: See Step 7 to know where you can get these IDs

6. Open the dashboard of algolia Application and Select API keys 

7. Select the Application ID , Search API Key and Write API Key from Your API Keys tab 

8. (Optional) Configure the new settings for custom indexing:

• Extra Product Fields — Comma-separated product fields to index (e.g., short_description, weight, company_name)

• Indexed Product Features — Comma-separated feature names to index (default: brand, color, size)

• Search Dropdown Display Fields — Comma-separated fields to show in dropdown results (e.g., brand, product_code)

9. Hit this url to import products first time from CS Cart to algolia

https://(YOUR SITE NAME)/index.php?dispatch=algolia_search.import_products

Or go to Products → Products, click the gear icon, and select "Import to Algolia".

# Conditions for importing products

1. Product Price > 0 : Product Price should be greater than zero
2. Product should be present in-stock
3. After changing Extra Product Fields or Indexed Product Features settings, re-import products for new fields to appear in Algolia

Note : Updating and Deleting Products at CS-Cart will automatically Update to Algolia / Delete such Products from Algolia as well

10. The list of imported products displays under Browse tab of Index of Application

11. Now the Search Suggestions at CS-Cart website's search at frontend displays the product listed from algolia

Using this add-on, you can easily get auto-suggestions at a pace providing valuable insights into the performance of your search processes.

By connecting the Algolia Auto-Suggestions add-on to your CS-Cart store in just one step, you can simplify provide customers with a reliable Products Auto-Suggestions.

By choosing CartModules, you gain access to a reliable and quick suggestions result that enhances customer satisfaction, boosts conversions, and fosters remarkable growth and success. Embrace the pace of Search Suggestions with our Algolia Auto-Suggestions add-on.

Compatibility

• CS-Cart 4.6.1 and above (Professional, Ultimate, Multi-Vendor)

• PHP 7.1 through 8.4

• Works with any CS-Cart theme