Storefront search

VeryQuery replaces your storefront's search results page with a single ranked grid: the best matches for any query, sortable by price and filterable by stock. Same place, same shape shoppers expect; smarter ranking underneath.

What shoppers see

When a shopper runs a search on your storefront, the search-results page shows a ranked grid of the items most relevant to their query. Above the grid sits a small toolbar with a sort dropdown (Relevance by default, with options to sort by price low-to-high or high-to-low) and filters for price range and in-stock only. If a shopper lands on the search page without typing a query, you can show a tile grid of your top categories instead of an empty page.

What "search" means here

VeryQuery's search understands what a shopper means, not just the words they typed. Searching for "merino sweater for cold mornings" returns warm wool pullovers even if none of them have "cold mornings" in the title. Searching for "something for a beach wedding" returns relevant pieces without the words "beach" or "wedding" needing to appear anywhere in the catalog.

This works across the whole catalog out of the box. There's no synonym list to maintain, no merchandising rules to write. Matches improve as your catalog and shopper history accumulate.

Turn it on

It's one setting in your theme editor.

  1. In your Shopify admin, open Online Store, Themes.
  2. Click Customize on your active theme.
  3. In the left sidebar of the theme editor, click the puzzle-piece icon labeled App embeds.
  4. Turn on the VeryQuery embed.
  5. Under its Search setting, choose "Show VeryQuery's results".
  6. Click Save in the top right of the theme editor.

Storefront search is now live. The next search anyone runs on your storefront uses the new layout. There's no separate dashboard switch to flip.

Verify it's working

Open your storefront in a private browser window, type a query into your search bar, and hit Enter. You should land on the search-results page with the new ranked grid + sort dropdown. The dashboard's Search queries page will also show the query within a few seconds.

If you still see your theme's old search page, re-check that the VeryQuery embed is on and its Search setting is "Show VeryQuery's results."

Preferences

The search settings live with the VeryQuery embed in your theme editor (they appear once you've chosen "Show VeryQuery's results"):

Show filters and sort
Whether the sort dropdown and price + in-stock filters appear above the results grid. On by default. Turn off if you'd rather keep the layout minimal or your shoppers don't typically filter.
Show Smart Categories when a search finds nothing
When a shopper lands on the search page without typing a query, or a query returns no matches, VeryQuery can show your Smart Categories grid instead of an empty page. Off by default.
"More like this" on each result
A small link beneath every result card. Clicking it loads a new page of results similar to that item, the same way the Similar items row works on a product page. There's a toggle and a label (default "More like this"; clear it to hide the link).
Add to cart button
An Add to cart button on each result card, so shoppers can buy straight from the results. There's a toggle and a button label (default "Add to cart").

Brand fit

The results grid picks up your store's typography and colors automatically. We read your active theme's design settings and translate them into the embed at install time. If you want to adjust the result, the Theme panel in your dashboard's Shopify page lets you tweak colors, spacing, and corner radius without touching any code. See Match your brand.

Works with any theme that has a /search page

Storefront search activates on the standard Shopify search path (/search). It works with Shopify's default themes (Dawn, Sense, Refresh, Studio, Spotlight, etc.) and the vast majority of third-party themes, because nearly every theme uses the same path for search results.

If your theme uses a custom search route or a third-party search app that hijacks the search bar before navigation, those need to be turned off for VeryQuery to take over.

Other search providers

VeryQuery doesn't disable other search providers; it sits in front of them by replacing the standard search page. If you've previously installed another search app, two paths to consider.

Use VeryQuery's storefront search
Disable the other provider's storefront integration. Your other provider can stay installed for non-storefront uses (internal admin search, for example) without conflict.
Use VeryQuery for intelligence only
Set the VeryQuery embed's Search setting to "Keep my search, collect insights". Your other provider (or Shopify's own search) keeps serving the storefront, and VeryQuery still captures shopper queries and cart activity for your intelligence map. See Signals capture.

Pricing

There's no per-search charge. Shopper search is covered by the flat tier price; the only capacity meter on your plan is the catalog cap (see Plans). Fair-use limits apply for sustained traffic well above similar-sized stores.

Turning it off

In the theme editor, open the VeryQuery embed and change its Search setting:

Keep capturing insights
Choose "Keep my search, collect insights." Your theme's original search comes back, and VeryQuery keeps feeding your intelligence map in the background.
Turn VeryQuery off entirely
Disable the VeryQuery embed in the App embeds panel. Nothing from VeryQuery runs on the storefront.

Either way, your captured search queries and intelligence stay in your property; only the storefront-facing rendering goes back to your theme's default.

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