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description: Enable auto-suggestion, product attributes that customers can use to search
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# Search

Provides the capability that lets users quickly and effectively search the content or product catalogs in a store.

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Steps

1. In the theme editor (**Customize**), click **Theme settings**
2. Locate **Search**
3. Make necessary changes
4. **Save.**
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You have the option to activate one or more of the following search features.

1. Enable Predictive Search: This feature anticipates user search queries and displays results in real-time as users type.

You can fine-tune the functionality of Predictive Search using the Search & Discovery app available on Shopify.

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Predictive search isn't available in all languages. See the [complete list of supported languages](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/ajax/reference/predictive-search?shpxid=e7a69a3f-9448-4E0E-C1BA-A29185925080#supported-languages).
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* **Search using product's tags**.
* **Search using product's description**.

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You can set some predefined popular search queries to suggest the search result and choose how out-of-stock products show (hide/show at last).

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The default fields searched on are 'title', 'product\_type', 'variants.title', and 'vendor'. For the best search experience, users should search on the default field set, or as fewer fields as possible.
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