How to Add WooCommerce Product Search: A Guide to Enhance Shopping Experience

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Are you looking to improve the product search in your WooCommerce store? If you want to make it easier for your customers to find what they are looking for and boost your sales, you have come to the right place!

We all know how frustrating it can be when you cannot find what you are looking for, right? By replacing the default search feature in WooCommerce with a smarter solution, you can make it easier for your customers to discover products and have a great shopping experience. In this article, we will show you how to create a more innovative and faster search experience for your online store. 

We will guide you through the process step by step. So, get ready to supercharge your WooCommerce product search! By the end of this guide, you will have the things you need to take your WooCommerce product search to the next level. So, how to add WooCommerce product search? Let’s find out!

How to Add WooCommerce Product Search in a Page?

The default WooCommerce product search has limitations that can impact the effectiveness of product discovery. It may provide inaccurate results, perform slowly as the catalog grows, lack filtering options, struggle with synonyms or misspellings, and offer limited sorting options. Overcoming these limitations is crucial to improving the search experience, increasing sales, and enhancing customer satisfaction.

ProductX overcomes these limitations and allows you to make the WooCommerce product search perfect for your store. With the power of WooCommerce AJAX search and a complete set of customization options, ProductX is what you actually need. So, install ProductX to get ahead of the game.

And, as we have told earlier, let us dive into adding product search in WooCommerce without delay. There are 2 ways of using WooCommerce product search. You can use it on any page or add the search option in the Store header. We will cover both ways, so stick around until the end.

ProductX is now WowStore! We’re very excited to bring you this experience, packed with exciting features. Please note that the features, blocks, starter packs, etc. all work the same. If you have used ProductX, you’ll feel right at home with WowStore.

Video Guide

If you prefer watching tutorial, you can check out our YouTube video to learn details about adding WooCommerce Product Search.

Step 1: Add the Product Search Block on Page

Once you have successfully installed ProductX, product search blocks are now available for use along with its extended customization. So, without further ado, let us show you how to add WooCommerce Product Search to your store.

Adding WooCommerce Product Search Block
Adding WooCommerce Product Search Block

First, you need to go to a page. You can go to the WordPress page option. To create a new page, click on Add New. Then, search for “Product Search” to select this block. And this will add the Search block to the page.

Step 2: Customize Settings for the WooCommerce Product Search Block

After adding a product search block, you can customize it according to your needs. This block provides many customization options to make the perfect product search for your store.

Let us see the customization options you will get without any delay.

Search Field Layouts

You have the option to choose different layouts to give search fields a unique look. Feel free to experiment with different options and see which one looks the best.

Search Field Layout
Search Field Layout

There are 5 search field layouts to choose from, and you can easily click to select the layout of your choice.

Search Product List Layouts

You can use the search product list layout to create a visually pleasing and organized display of your search results. You will get 3 different search product list layouts, and also adjust the width, number of columns, and column gap to optimize the arrangement of product thumbnails, titles, prices, and ratings.

Product List Layout
Product List Layout

Search Form Style

Use the search form style settings to modify the colors (input color and background), typography, and borders. You can also change other visual elements, such as input padding and form radius of the search form.

Search Form Style Settings
Search Form Style Settings

The setting panel is very intuitive, and you can select the settings of your choice to customize the adjacent settings.

Category Style

With this setting, you can customize the look of categories shown inside search block. Adjust the text colors, font, spacing, and layout to highlight your categories and make them visually appealing.

Category Style Settings
Category Style Settings

You can customize the typography option for selected text and dropdown text. Also, you can adjust the width, separator width, height, and separator colors.

Search Icon

The search icon is the most intuitive icon people use to determine a search field. From the search icon settings, you can adjust its size, colors, and background colors for normal and hover modes. Customize its radius, width, and other settings to place the search icon perfectly.

Search Icon Settings

More Result Button

To view extra search results you can utilize the More Result button. So, it provides a convenient way to explore more products, without leaving the page. You can further customize it with the help of hover color, text, and typography settings.

More Results Settings
More Results Settings

Dropdown Style

In these settings, you can customize the dropdown menus’ look that is showing in the search block. Adjust colors, border, and radius. Also, you can find settings for item spacing (X and Y), box-shadow, separator color, separator width, and much more.

Dropdown Style Settings
Dropdown Style Settings

Product Image

Want to show images of products in the search results? You can do so with this setting. You can also set the radius, width, and height of the image.

Product Image Settings
Product Image Settings

Product Title

Want to customize how the product titles look in search results? You can do so with this setting. Easily change options for color, hover color, and other options from the settings.

Product Title Settings
Product Title Settings

Product Price

Customize the color and necessary typography settings from here to show your product price better in the product search box.

Product Price Settings
Product Price Settings

Product Rating

How the product rating will look like you can control that from this setting. Easily set the visibility of the ratings with one click, or change the colors to your liking.

Product Rating Settings
Product Rating Settings

How to Add WooCommerce Product Search in Header

You can also add the WooCommerce product search in the header. We will show you a step-by-step guide so you can use it without any hassle.

Step 1: Create a Saved Template

First, you need to turn on the Saved Template Addon.

Enabling Saved Template Addon
Enabling Saved Template Addon

Now navigate to ProductX > Saved Template section. To create a new template, simply click on the Add Template button.

Adding WooCommerce Product Search Block
Adding WooCommerce Product Search Block

Now you need to find the Product Search block from the blocks list and add it to the template. And then click publish.

Step 2: Copy The Shortcode

Return to the “Saved Template” page (ProductX → Saved Template). And you will see a Shortcode.

Copying The Shortcode
Copying The Shortcode

Click on the shortcode to copy it.

Step 3: Go to Theme Customizer

“Note: You can customize most themes from its customizer. And adding the WooCommerce product search can be done from the header section of a theme. Different themes might have different menu names. Today we are using the Kadence theme, for example.”

Now go to Appearance → Customize.

Go to Theme Customize
Go to Theme Customize

Select the “Header” to enter its settings.

Theme Header Customization
Theme Header Customization

Add HTML in your preferred section.

Step 4: Paste the Shortcode

Now, click on HTML and go to the Text tab. You will see a text field here.

Adding and Editing HTML in Header
Adding and Editing HTML in Header

Paste the shortcode in the text field and click publish.

Pasting Shortcode in HTML
Pasting Shortcode in HTML

This will add the WooCommerce product search option to the header section.

Note: Different themes have different header section widths. If your product search does not fit, adjust “Width” from the general settings of the “Product Search” block.

Conclusion 

In conclusion, customizing the WooCommerce Product Search Block with ProductX empowers you to control your search experience fully. 

With the help of complete customization settings, you can create a tailored and visually appealing search experience for your customers. 

Enhancing your product search functionality improves the user experience and increases the chances of customers finding the products they desire, ultimately leading to improved sales and customer satisfaction. 

With ProductX, you can optimize your WooCommerce store and provide shoppers with an ideal and efficient search experience.

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Ruhul is a technical and SEO-driven content writer, a tech enthusiast, and a pro gamer. He loves exploring new things and has written over 1,500 articles on diverse topics.

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