A cleaner search bar, AI in the dropdown and history in the shopping assistant
Four improvements that make search simpler for shoppers: a tools capsule, semantic search in the dropdown, photo search with "Similar products" and conversation history.
Small changes shoppers notice right away: less clutter in the search bar, the right products from the very first window, and an assistant that remembers the conversations of the visit.
Tools capsule, "Understood: … (AI)" in the dropdown and "History" in the shopping assistant.
1. A tools capsule in the search bar
The barcode, camera and microphone buttons no longer take up space all the time. They appear in a rounded "capsule" when the shopper hovers over the search bar or taps into it to type (mobile). The AI assistant button is always visible. On mobile, the whole placeholder text is now visible.
The store chooses in the portal: Settings → Appearance → Search bar buttons ("When the shopper comes near" or "Always visible").
2. Semantic search in the dropdown too
When a shopper types a sentence ("something for leg cramps") and pauses briefly, the dropdown shows "✦ Searching with AI…" and then the products AI picked, with "Understood: … (AI)", no Enter needed. It does not run on every keystroke or on half-typed words. The same question is then answered instantly. See how semantic search works.
3. Photo search: the same product and "Similar products"
Search by photo shows the same product first and, below it under "Similar products", items of the same type from other brands (e.g. other lip balms), not everything else the same brand makes.
4. Shopping assistant: a clean start and "History"
- On every new page the assistant opens clean, ready for a new question.
- With the History button shoppers see this visit's conversations, one row per conversation with its first question. Tapping one brings it back exactly as it was, with the same answers and products, no waiting, and they continue where they left off.
- The history stays only in the shopper's browser and is cleared when the tab is closed.
Semantic search and photo search are on the Pro and Enterprise plans (with AI credits); the shopping assistant is included in Enterprise or added as an add-on. Everything is enabled automatically, with no changes to your site.
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