Live Search and search history

Turn your search box into a real search experience.

CB Live Search Suggestions shows matching products the moment a customer starts typing — no page reload, no waiting. A single letter is enough to trigger results; typing more narrows things down automatically.
Every suggestion can show the product image, price, category, and stock status — you choose what appears and how it looks, right from the add-on's settings. No template editing, no developer needed.
Why store owners like it:

• Customers find products faster, which means fewer abandoned searches and more completed sales.
• Works instantly on install — no theme files to touch.
• Fully self-serve: every visual choice is a toggle or dropdown in Settings, not a line of code.

Choose how suggestions look:

• Compact list — small thumbnail, dense and fast to scan
• Large list — bigger image, easier to read
• Card grid — Pinterest-style image cards
• Text only — image-free, fastest possible load

What you can turn on or off:

• Product image
• Price
• Category
• Stock status badge ("In stock" / "Out of stock")
• Highlighted matching text
• Rounded vs. square thumbnails
• Custom accent color (matches your store's branding)

Built for speed: results are debounced and abandon stale requests automatically, so fast typers never see out-of-order results.

Key Features (bullet list for the features section)

• Suggestions appear from a single typed character
• Multi-word search narrows and re-ranks results automatically
• 4 selectable display formats (compact, large list, card grid, text-only)
• Toggle image, price, category, and stock status independently
• Custom accent color — matches suggestions to your store's theme
• Keyboard navigation (arrow keys + Enter) and click-outside-to-close
• No template edits — works the moment it's installed
• Lightweight: loads inline, no extra page requests slowing down load time

Version / What's New

Version 1.1

• Added a full Display settings section: choose from 4 suggestion layouts, and independently control image, price, category, stock status, text highlighting, rounded images, accent color, and dropdown height — all without touching code.

Version 1.0

• Initial release: instant AJAX search suggestions with images and pricing, triggered from a single character.

Compatibility

• CS-Cart / Multi-Vendor 4.11.1 and later
• Works with any storefront theme — auto-detects the search box, no template changes needed