Add Synonyms
Increase customer engagement by adding your own curated list of Live Search synonyms. Live Search can manage up to 200 synonyms per Data Space ID.
Step 1: Add a synonym
- In the Admin, go to Marketing > SEO & Search > Live Search.
- For multiple stores, set Scope to the store view where the synonym settings apply.
- Click the Synonyms tab.
- Click the Add synonyms button.
Step 2: Define the synonym by type
Follow the instructions for the type of synonym that you want to create.
Two-way synonym
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Accept the default Two-way option.
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Enter the Keyword term or phrase to be matched.
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Enter the Expansion term(s) that you want to add as synonyms for the keyword. Separate multiple terms with a comma.
In this example, the keyword to match is “pants” and the set of expansion terms are “trousers, slacks”.
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When complete, click Save.
The set of synonyms appears in the list with a two-way arrow between each term that means the terms are interchangeable.
One-way synonym
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Click the One-way synonym type.
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Enter the Keyword and Expansion terms. Separate multiple terms with a comma.
In this example, the keyword is “pants” and the one-way expansion terms “capris, peddle-pushers” are each a subset of “pants”, but with a specific meaning.
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When complete, click Save.
The set of synonyms appears in the list with a one-way arrow pointing from the expansion terms to the keyword to indicate the terms are subsets of the keyword. A plus sign separates each expansion term.
Step 3: Publish changes
- When your synonyms are complete, click Publish changes.
- Wait for up to two hours for your updates to become available in the storefront.
Field Descriptions
Two-way (default) - Terms that have the same meaning as the keyword and return the same search results
One-way - Terms that are a subset of the keyword. One-way synonyms return a more narrow list of specific products.