Elasticsearch Search for OpenCart (large catalog)
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$67.47
Description
Standard OpenCart search performs LIKE queries to MySQL and searches only in product names. This is slow with large catalogues and inconvenient: a typo returns zero results, searching by SKU or attribute finds nothing. Elasticsearch solves all these problems.
We connect Elasticsearch to OpenCart and ocStore: instant search with autocomplete, search across name, description, SKU and attributes, typo correction (fuzzy matching), relevance-based result ranking.
Capabilities After Integration
- Instant autocomplete as query is typed (livesearch)
- Search across all fields: name, description, SKU, tags, attributes
- Fuzzy matching: finds products even with typos in the query
- Synonyms: "notebook" also finds "laptop"
- Ranking: popular and relevant products ranked first
- Instant speed even with 100,000+ products in catalogue
Technical Implementation
Elasticsearch is installed on VPS (or a cloud service is used). Product indexing runs on first connection and automatically updates on catalogue changes via OpenCart Events API.