Searching references in prestashop

[Masternet]

Hello everyone,

I need help because I can not understand how works the search in prestashop
In search preferences I set the minimum word length (I put 3), I rebuilt the index and I don't know exactly what do the other parameters

I want to search 3 references in front office:

Ref C4092A
Searching C4092A -> CORRECT
Searching C40 -> CORRECT
Searching 92A -> Not found

Ref C7115A
Searching 15A -> Not found
Instead, It listed items that have "1.5A" in the specifications sheet

Ref PS.V97E3.008
Searching PS.V97E3.008 -> Not found

In back office, all references properly seek


Help, please ...

[rocky]

That's the way PrestaShop has been designed. It indexes from the start of words only, not the middle. If you have the minimum word length as 3 and the word is "test", then "tes" and "test" will be indexed, but not "est". See PrestaShop's response here.

[Masternet]

It is a serious problem
But why not find a complete reference: LX.TTP0Z.552
Prestashop Only indexes the product name and not the reference?

[rocky]

PrestaShop does index the product reference, but also from the start of a word only. So entering "LX." should find that product, but entering "TTP0Z" won't find it, because it's in the middle of the reference.

[Masternet]

If I introduce "LX." or "LX.TTP0Z.552" finds nothing in the Front Office, but find it in the Back Office

Could be due to not index the symbols?

[rocky]

Go to the Preferences > Search tab and make sure that the "Reference weight" is greater than 0. It should be 10 by default. Click Save at the bottom if necessary, then click the "Re-build entire index" link at the top.

[Masternet]

Still can not find the reference

[Damien Metzger]

Hi,

The search does not look inside the words, because the indexes cannot be used this way.
As for "LX.TTP0Z.552", the "." is considered as a delimiter, not as part of a word.

[Masternet]

Wow,

That is a problem because there are many references that use this type of encoding
I do not understand, from my point of view the search bar to find the references should conform to the value we are looking for, but as it is mounted currently not working as it should

Thanks