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's AI Commerce Search.
No code changes for most themes · included with every plan
Suggestions
Brands
Products
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The Problem
When Suggestions Miss, Shoppers Leave
Type “run” into most theme search boxes and every shopper gets the same short list, every time. The dropdown matches letters, not intent. It can’t tell a new visitor from a loyal customer, jump a part number to its variant, or send a shopper to a brand’s collection. On a phone, every extra keystroke is another chance to give up.
Identical for every shopper · No brands · No SKU jumps
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's 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 theme autocomplete | Dynamic Autocomplete |
|---|---|
| Matches the words typed | Understands what the shopper means, using Google's AI Commerce Search |
| Same results for every visitor | Products personalized to each visitor |
| No brand results or SKU jumps | Brand pages and exact SKU navigation built in |
| Ranked by text match | Ranked by the same AI as your search results page |
| Waits for the shopper to type | Bestsellers, recent searches, and personalized picks before the first keystroke |
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 takes repeat buyers from a part number straight to the right variant.
Content-rich stores
Guides and editorial content surface at exactly the right moment.
Installation
Turn It On in Three Steps
- 1
Switch on the App Embed
In Shopify, go to Online Store > Themes > Customize and open App Embeds. Switch on Dynamic Autocomplete and save. Most themes need no code changes.
- 2
Choose your surfaces
In Retail Cloud Connect, open the Autocomplete settings page and turn on keywords, products, brands, collections, and pages.
- 3
Layer in personalization
Add Recommendations AI rows, sample queries, and recent searches to the empty search box once the basics are live.
Included with every Retail Cloud Connect plan.
Using the older Keyword Autocomplete embed? Switch it off when you turn on Dynamic Autocomplete, so the two don’t compete for the same search box.
FAQ
Common Questions
Does it work with my theme?
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.
How is this different from my theme's autocomplete?
Your theme's autocomplete matches the words typed and shows every shopper the same list. Dynamic Autocomplete runs on Google's AI Commerce Search, personalizes product results to each visitor, and adds brand pages and exact SKU navigation alongside products, collections, keyword suggestions, and pages.
Will it slow down my storefront?
Dynamic Autocomplete is built to stay light. Keyword suggestions and product previews load on separate, configurable delays, and personalized recommendations load only when a shopper opens the search dialog.
What languages are supported?
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.