1. Commerce
  2. SuiteCommerce Site Builder
  3. Site Builder Web Site Record Settings
  4. Web Site Search Preferences

Web Site Search Preferences

You can set preferences that determine how customers search for products on your web site. If you use SuiteCommerce Advanced, you can use the Search Index tab and the Field Sets tab to configure search settings. For more information, see Search Settings Overview.

Note:

Preference settings for search are only available for Site Builder web sites.

If you use Site Builder, your can use the Search subtab on the Web Site Setup page to select search preferences for your site. Choose whether to display the NetSuite default global search field, or to use a custom search form that you create. You can display only items that you sell in search results on your site, or choose to include categories and information items.

For more information on search forms, see Publishing Forms. See also Applying Layout Templates to Search Results.

To select preferences for search on your web site:

  1. Go to Commerce > Websites > Website List.

  2. Click Edit next to a web site.

  3. On the Search subtab, set your preferences.

  4. After you have set your preferences, click Save.

Refer to the following table for detailed descriptions of web site search settings available for Site Builder.

Preference

Description

Search Portlet

Choose Global Search, to display the search box that NetSuite shows by default on your web store.

Choose Search Form to display a custom search form that you create.

Note:

If you are using the Advanced Site Customization or Host HTML Files features to build your site, you can display your custom search form on a hosted page using the tag <NLGLOBALSEARCHFORMHTML>.

Include Categories

Check this box to include relevant categories in search results. Clearing this box returns only relevant items.

Include Information Items

Check this box to include relevant information items in search results. Clearing this box returns only relevant items for sale.

Category List Layout

Choose a layout template to display relevant categories returned in search results.

This is most useful if you marked the Include Categories box.

This field applies only if you choose to display a Global Search portlet on your web site.

Item List Layout (Global Search)

Choose a layout template to display relevant items returned in search results.

Your selection in this field applies only if you choose to display a Global Search portlet on your web site.

To customize layouts, go to Commerce > Site Builder > Appearance > Layouts.

Search Link Form

Choose the custom search form you want to appear in your site below the search portlet.

When customers click the Search link the custom search form displays.

Search Portlet Form

Choose the custom search form you want to use for the search portlet. The search fields are displayed in a single column.

Item List Layout (Search Form)

Choose a layout template to display relevant items returned in search results.

Your selection in this field applies only if you choose to display a Search Form portlet on your web site.

Customers can sort search results by price or name based on the layout.

To customize layouts, go to Commerce > Site Builder > Appearance > Layouts.
Note:

For more information on search capabilities in NetSuite, see Helping Customers Find Items on Your Site.

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