User Guide
  • Reactify Search
  • Getting Started
    • Introduction
    • Why do we exist?
    • What can we do for you?
    • What you need to know
    • Preparing for implementation
    • Implementation process
    • Configuring your instance
  • Release Notes
  • Upcoming Features
  • Troubleshooting and FAQ
    • How do I reduce zero search results?
    • How do I create a curation for a collection or search term?
    • How do I set up my "sort" settings?
    • How do I add a banner in a collection?
    • How long should it take for a published curation to reflect on the front end?
    • Why is a product not appearing in a collection?
    • Best practices for populating data in Shopify
    • Where does a "hidden" product go?
  • Theme Extension
  • Dashboard
    • Intro
    • Start Sync
  • Configuration
    • Intro
    • Redirects
    • Synonyms
    • Merged Values
    • Relevance
    • Sort
    • Filters
  • Merchandising
    • Intro
    • Callouts
    • Collections & Search
      • Global Boosting Rules
      • Market-specific merchandising
      • Schedule Merchandising Pages
      • Hide or show products based on Shopify Markets
      • Inventory Rules Based on Shopify Locations
    • Preview
  • CATALOGUE
    • Products
    • Collections
  • Analytics
    • Intro
    • Reports
  • Manage
    • Intro
    • Product
      • Metafields
      • Markets
    • Automations
    • Account
      • Shared Stores
    • Activity Logs
    • Bulk Sync Logs
    • Integrate Search and Image AI
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  1. Getting Started

Preparing for implementation

We all know how important data is when it comes optimising your site. Using data to steer your merchandising in the right direction, is no different.

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The following tips are designed to help you gather information you need to better understand your products and help you set up your merchandising rules effectively. Think of it as pre-preparation before you even install Reactify Search. To gather data, we recommend using existing reporting tools and applying a date range of around 3 months as this keeps data as relevant as possible.

1 month before launch

  • Determine your Merchandising Requirements

  • Understand your products and how Reactify Search

  • Understand how customers navigate the site through existing reports

    • Google Analytics

      • Product Pages (behaviour > site content > all pages)

      • Products (conversions > ecommerce > product performance)

    • HotJar

      • Analytics (heat maps, click maps)

2 weeks before the launch

  • Set up search, filters, merchandising, and configure the settings.

  • Assign tags to all applicable products in your Shopify catalog. To do this in bulk, we recommend using an app like . After applying all tags, identify the tags you want Reactify Search to reference by specifying them in the Extract Tags section.

1 month after the launch

View Analytics to track things like top search terms and top filter options.

Matrixify
utilises Shopify tags