Search Management (PrestaShop)
These Settings pages tune search behavior in the embedded PrestaShop dashboard. Use them for synonyms, searchable fields, field priorities, and storefront facets.
Where to find it
Section titled “Where to find it”In the PrestaShop back office:
- Open Modules → Module Manager.
- Find Kea Labs Search Pro in the module list.
- Click Configure on the module row.
- The embedded Kea Labs dashboard opens inside the Configure page.
- Open Settings in the embedded dashboard navigation.
- Choose Fields, Facets, or Synonyms.
If the Configure button is not visible, your role does not
have the Modules permission. See
Install (PrestaShop): If the Configure button is missing
for the fix.
What lives in this section
Section titled “What lives in this section”- Synonyms — add, edit, delete, and disable synonym rows. Direction (Unidirectional vs Bidirectional), save behavior, and immediate update behavior are documented on that page.
- Search fields and priorities — change the priority of a search field (Ignored, Low, Normal, Boosted) and, where available, control whether the field participates in autocomplete suggestions.
- Facets — edit, reorder, show, and hide facets. The Facets page controls the storefront filter sidebar.
- Setup wizard — the first-time experience for the storefront search widget. Picks the search experience, customises the colours, and previews the search before the customers see it.
For behavior that is the same across platforms, see Search Management. The pages above cover the PrestaShop screens and workflow.
Use the right page for related work
Section titled “Use the right page for related work”The same dashboard also exposes other pages that have their own pages on this site:
- Catalog indexing — full reindex, incremental status. See Catalog Indexing (PrestaShop).
- Integration and live search — live search on/off and the selected search experience. See Integration (PrestaShop).
- Advanced configuration keys — module-level configuration reference. See Configuration (PrestaShop).
- Storefront UI customization — CSS variables, templates, block guides. See Advanced Customization (PrestaShop).
- Multistore and per-language behavior — per-shop override rows and language analyzers. See Multistore and Languages (PrestaShop).
This group of search-behaviour pages is intentionally narrow. Anything that touches the index, the storefront, or the platform settings has its own page; this section covers the rules that decide which products a query returns.
How changes reach the storefront
Section titled “How changes reach the storefront”What happens after you save depends on the page:
| Feature | What happens after Save |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | The saved synonym table is used by new search requests immediately. No catalog reindex is required. |
| Fields | The dashboard saves the field settings and starts or queues catalog indexing so ranking can be rebuilt with the new field weights. |
| Facets | Indexed facet changes start or queue catalog indexing. Simple presentation changes, such as title or position, do not need indexing. |
When catalog indexing is running, the dashboard can show an indexing status indicator and block affected Settings pages until the job finishes. See Catalog Indexing (PrestaShop) for status and recovery.
For synonyms, run a new search request after saving. For fields and indexed filters, wait for indexing to finish, then test in storefront preview or on the live storefront depending on where you need the change.