Integrating Algolia Search into a Shopify theme

Replace “good enough” search options and drive higher revenues by ensuring customers can find what they’re looking for instantly.

Algolia offers three key features that can be deployed in a Shopify theme:

  1. Search
  2. Category pages
  3. Product recommendations

Search

Algolia Search is a powerful search engine that can be integrated into a Shopify theme. It allows you to search for products by name, description, and tags. It also allows you to filter products by category, price, and attributes. I also like that their documentation is very good and they have a lot of examples to help you get started.

Algolia Search

Category pages

Category pages are a way to display Shopify collections powered by Algolia. Using Algolia, you have the equivalent of a super Smart Shopify collection.

Algolia Category Pages

Product recommendations

Product recommendations are a way to display products that are similar to the product that the customer is viewing. It uses AI to recommend products based on the customer's browsing history and purchase history.

Algolia Product Recommendations

Integrating Algolia Search into a Shopify theme

To integrate Algolia Search into a Shopify theme, you need to follow these steps:

  1. Create an Algolia account and get your API keys
  2. Install the Algolia Shopify app
  3. Configure the Algolia Shopify app
  4. Add the Algolia Search code to your Shopify theme

Conclusion

Algolia is a great option for a Shopify store that wants to provide a great search experience and over time, enhance the category pages and even product recommendations. It allows to control all three features from the same platform and gather data to fine-tune the recommendations and search results.