{"id":1438,"date":"2017-09-23T21:54:47","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T21:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inchoo.net\/?p=29830"},"modified":"2017-09-24T00:08:51","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T00:08:51","slug":"klevu-search-engine-that-will-increase-revenue-self-learn-and-improve-ux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sushilkumar.ind.in\/blog\/magento-2\/klevu-search-engine-that-will-increase-revenue-self-learn-and-improve-ux\/","title":{"rendered":"Klevu \u2013 search engine that will increase revenue, self-learn and improve UX"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of most important parts of every store is its Search functionality. Implementing a more advanced search solution can have positive and big impact on search function, which leads to significant increase in conversion rate. After all, visitors trust in search results. If your store\u2019s search experience is good, users will use it more than browsing by clicking through categories.<\/p>\n

With artificial intelligence and self learning processes, search engines became even more powerful and provide us with features that were not possible before.<\/p>\n

Klevu is one of those search engines \u2013 it is fast (really fast), it provides high level of customisation and most important \u2013 it learns from your customers and self-improves which results in more accurate search results and increase in revenue.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A few key takeaways<\/strong> from developer\u2019s side:<\/p>\n

Responsive works well out of the box, styling is decent and code is something you can work with.<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s dynamic filters automatically create all relevant filters in the search results.<\/p>\n

Error tolerance, as an enhanced keyword search index, ensure that shoppers are always connected to the right products.<\/p>\n

Klevu works with both Magento 1 and Magento 2.<\/p>\n

(for full feature list, check this link)<\/p>\n

Installing Klevu<\/h2>\n

Installation is pretty much straightforward and same as with other extensions so i won\u2019t talk much about it. After Extension has been installed, you must configure it and create your account.<\/p>\n

Go to:<\/p>\n

System > Configuration > Klevu > Search configuration<\/code><\/pre>\n
and start configuration wizard:<\/p>\n
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There are some prerequisites to be met, so check them out in case of any issues.<\/p>\n
Klevu Dashboard<\/h2>\n
When you finish with Klevu wizard, you will be provided with credentials to access Klevu Dashboard where you can configure and edit Klevu to suit your needs.<\/p>\n
There are many options over there so go through tabs and get yourself familiar with features.<\/p>\n
In terms of styling, you will have to edit 2 areas of Klevu search \u2013 Search results dropdown<\/strong> and Search results page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
Under Customization<\/em>\u00a0section, you can change the look and feel of your Klevu search.<\/p>\n
In Search as You Type Layout<\/em>\u00a0tab, you can define the look of search dropdown:<\/p>\n
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You can choose whether you will use Instant faceted search<\/strong> or Instant autocomplete layout<\/strong>\u2013<\/em> first one displays filters on the left while second one is displaying suggestions and results under.<\/em><\/p>\n
You can choose between grid or list display, as well as how many products you wish to feature. Pretty much everything you need for start.<\/p>\n
Klevu Styling<\/h2>\n
Under Customize CSS<\/em> tab, you can edit CSS used for styling of search results dropdown.<\/p>\n
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\nYou can then save changes and preview the styling on your testing site. Sometimes, Klevu needs few minutes to update changes so be patient. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
If you click on Search results page <\/em>tab, you will see screenshots and explanation on how to change styling of search results page.<\/p>\n
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As you can see, it is not possible to change CSS in Klevu Dashboard (like we did for search suggestions), instead we are informed that we can use our own default Magento search results page (in which case we will have our theme styling and no additional CSS modifications will be needed) or we can use Klevu search results page. In that case, styling is done like with any other extension \u2013 editing files locally.<\/p>\n
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Same story as always \u2013 copy files from base to your package\/theme and start with your magic.<\/p>\n
Klevu data<\/h2>\n
By default, Klevu uses the following attributes in search: name, sku, description, short_description, price and rating<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
You can add other custom attributes as well:<\/span><\/p>\n
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As you can see, you can tell Klevu which attribute values will be used in search. Klevu works great with receiving data and sending results back to user but if you want to display some custom product data on search results page, you may be in problem.<\/p>\n
Read next\u2026<\/p>\n
Klevu\u00a0Search results page<\/h2>\n
You can use two types for search results page \u2013 Klevu search result page<\/strong> or Magento search results page<\/strong>. Although decision seems pretty much straightforward, there are few differences that you must be aware before making that decision.<\/p>\n
If you use:<\/p>\n