Opencart Google Custom Search

The Opencart Google Custom Search extension allows the store owner to improve the search results by adding google like searching results technique. This extension works with multi-store environments and also helps in search engine optimization. The admin can set the minimum letters after which the autocomplete search will appear and can even set the maximum number of autocomplete search results items.

• Set the minimum number of letters for autocompleting search.
• Maximum autocomplete search items can be set by the admin
• This extension works with multi-store environments.
• Improves Search results and also helps in search engine optimization.
• Saves time for the user.

Upload Files

First, extract the downloaded zip file. After that, open the correct Opencart Version Folder. According to Opencart Version installed in your system.

Then, upload admin, catalog, and system to the Opencart root directory.

Edit User Groups

After that, go to System > Users > Usergroups. And then edit ‘Administrator’. Click Select All for both Access Permission and Modify Permission and Save it.

Install

Now navigate to Extensions > Extensions > Modules. Find Webkul programmable search from the list. Click the Install button as visible in the screenshot below.

Before transforming your OpenCart store search engine into a custom programmable search engine. Firstly, visit the Google programmable search engine page.

Click the Get started button.

After the successful installation of the extension OpenCart Google Custom Search. To configure the extension. Firstly, in the sidebar menu go to Navigation > Extension > Extension List

Go to edit section.

Further, tapping the edit button brings up the module configuration settings page. Here, the admin can see below settings options.

Status: Admin can set enable status to use the module functionality.

Search engine ID: The admin can enter the generated search engine ID over here.

Google API Key: Enter the fetched Google API key over here.

Minimum Letters to search: The admin can set the minimum letters to search quantity in numbers after which the prompted results will be visible.

Maximum item in autocomplete: The no of words after which auto complete results will be fetched.

Placeholder for search box: The admin can enter a label for the search box.

That’s all for OpenCart Google Custom Search extension. For any doubts or suggestions regarding the extension get back to us at support@webkul.com or raise a ticket at our Helpdesk system.