Retail Cloud Connect · Dynamic Autocomplete
Shopify Autocomplete That Knows
Before They Finish Typing
Personalized products, brands, collections, and content from the very first keystroke, powered by Google Cloud AI Commerce Search.
Suggestions
Brands
Products
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The Problem
When Suggestions Miss, Shoppers Leave
Type “run” into a standard search box and you get “running shoes, running shorts, running socks,” the same list for every shopper, every time. Baymard Institute identifies poor autocomplete as a leading cause of search abandonment, especially on mobile, where every extra keystroke costs you buyers. Prefix matching can’t tell a first-time visitor from a loyal customer, and it can’t point anyone to a brand page, a collection, or a buying guide.
Identical for every shopper · No brands · No pages
One Dropdown, Every Destination
Six Result Types, Ranked by AI
Every surface is independently configurable. You choose what appears, in what order, and how much space it gets.
Products
AI-ranked and personalized to each visitor, with up to eight rich product previews.
Brand Pages
Exact brand matches become direct links to the right collection.
Collections
Category results that skip the results page entirely.
Keyword Suggestions
Semantic suggestions from AI Commerce Search, with automatic Shopify fallback.
Pages & Content
Buying guides, blog posts, and policies surfaced at the moment of intent.
Exact SKU Navigation
A SKU query jumps the shopper straight to that product variant. Built for B2B and repeat buyers.
Zero-Query Discovery
Selling Starts Before They Type
Open the search box and the dialog is already working. Empty search boxes are dead ends. This one is a storefront.
- Default Products: bestsellers or any collection, your call.
- Personalized Products: powered by your Recommendations AI serving configurations, like Recently Viewed.
- Sample Queries: steer discovery toward priority categories and campaigns.
- Recent Searches: one tap back to what they wanted.
Recently Viewed
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Popular Searches
Same AI as Your Search Results, So Nothing Gets Lost in Between
Dynamic Autocomplete runs on Google Cloud AI Commerce Search, the same engine that powers your Retail Cloud Connect results page. The promise made in the dropdown is kept on the results page.
| Standard Autocomplete | Dynamic Autocomplete |
|---|---|
| Prefix keyword matching | Semantic intent understanding |
| Same results for every visitor | Personalized to individual behavior |
| Products only | Products, brands, collections, terms, pages |
| Static ranking | AI-ranked, merchandising-aware |
| Dead end when nothing matches | Shopify fallback + "view all results" |
Small Touches. Measurable Difference.
Add to cart from the dropdown
Variant selection, quantity, and inventory awareness: the whole purchase decision, without leaving the search box.
Search-to-cart in one gesture
Press “/” to search
From anywhere on the page, the dialog opens focused and ready.
Mobile-first dialog
Full-screen panel tuned for virtual keyboards; floating or full-width on desktop.
Speaks their language
14 languages out of the box, with per-language overrides for your exact voice.
Accessible by default
Full keyboard navigation, screen-reader announcements, and focus management built in.
No dead ends
Shopify suggestion fallback and an always-available “view all results” path, so a shopper never hits an empty dropdown.
Where Dynamic Autocomplete Earns Its Keep
Large & complex catalogs
Shoppers start with incomplete queries. Better early suggestions close the gap between intent and result.
Multi-brand assortments
Brand surfacing gets shoppers to the right collection without an extra click.
Mobile-first stores
Relevant suggestions after two or three characters cut reformulation and abandonment.
B2B & repeat purchasers
Exact SKU navigation turns part numbers into one-keystroke reorders.
Content-rich stores
Guides and editorial content surface at exactly the right moment.
Live in an Afternoon, Not a Sprint
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Toggle the App Embed
In the Theme Editor, open App Embeds and switch on Dynamic Autocomplete. It attaches to your theme's search input automatically, with no code changes.
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Choose your surfaces
From the Autocomplete settings page, enable keywords, products, brands, collections, and pages independently.
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Layer in personalization
Add Recommendations AI rows, sample queries, and recent searches once the base experience is confirmed.
Every setting, from trigger selectors to debounce timing, is covered in the Dynamic Autocomplete documentation. And it's included with every Retail Cloud Connect plan.
Questions, answered
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Dynamic Autocomplete attaches to your theme's standard search input (input[name="q"]) automatically. If your theme uses custom search fields, add up to ten CSS selectors, and any input can opt out individually to keep native behavior.
Theme autocomplete matches prefixes against product titles. Dynamic Autocomplete understands intent semantically, personalizes to each visitor, and surfaces six result types, including brands, collections, pages, and exact SKU navigation.
No. Lightweight keyword suggestions and heavier product previews are requested on independent, configurable delays, and personalized recommendations load only when a shopper opens the search dialog.
There's no fixed list: Dynamic Autocomplete follows the locales you've published in Shopify. Translations for 14 languages are included today, we add more as merchants need them, and every string can be overridden per language to match your brand voice.
Get Started
Stop matching prefixes. Start matching intent.
Install the Shopify app or book a demo to see Dynamic Autocomplete on your own catalog.