Search Preview

The Search Preview feature lets you test how your customers will see products when they search on your website. It shows you the actual results, filters, and sorting logic before going live.

You can use this to:

Check if the right products show up for the search terms.
Validate sort order and filters.
Preview your merchandising campaigns.

How to Use Search Preview

On the Unbxd console, click SEARCH PREVIEW located in the top right corner.
Use the search bar at the top to type a keyword, for example, dress and press Enter or click the search icon. You can view the total number of products found and the preview of how products appear to shoppers.

In the top-right corner, you can switch between the view mode.

View Mode	Description
Default View	Standard shopper-facing display
Debug View	Shows backend data like boost scores (for QA/testing)

Facets

On the left side, filter options to narrow down the results. You can test how filters will appear and work on your storefront.

Available Filters (Facets)
Price
Product Type
Brand
Gender
Backstyle
Fit Type
Pattern
Color
Theme
Size
Material

You can also collapse the filter panel using the Hide Facets button.

Sort Options

You can sort the results using different criteria by clicking the Sort by: Relevance dropdown.

Sort Option	Description
Relevance	Default sort based on relevance
Price: High to Low	Expensive products appear first
Price: Low to High	Cheaper products appear first
Title: A to Z	Alphabetical order by product title
Title: Z to A	Reverse alphabetical order

Filters

Filters panel in Search Preview allows you to simulate different search scenarios by customizing ranking behaviors and user attributes.

Section	Field/Option	Description
Filters	Promotion	Enables merchandising rules to boost products tied to promotions.
	Popularity	Uses metrics like sales, views, or clicks to influence product ranking.
	Fallback	Displays default fallback results when no direct matches are found.
	User Behavior	Personalizes results based on user interaction history (views, clicks, etc.).
Segment Attribute	User ID	Enter a specific user ID to simulate personalized results for that user.
	Device	Select a device type (e.g., Desktop, Mobile) to simulate device-specific output.
Custom Attributes	Custom Attribute Name = Value	Add up to 3 attribute-value pairs to test segment-specific behavior. <br> Example: `loyaltyStatus = gold`
Action Buttons	Reset Filter	Clears all selected toggles, user inputs, and attributes.
	Apply	Applies the current filter settings and updates the search results preview.

Default View

In Unbxd’s Search Preview, the Default View is designed to show how shoppers will see the search results on your site.

You can perform below functionality on the Default View

Section	What It Shows / Does
Product Listing	It displays each product card with image, title, price, and key attributes. For example, bedstyle, color, manufacturer, item add date
Search Behavior	It shows results for the entered query exactly as shoppers see them, helping validate relevance and ranking.
Sorting & Pagination	Relevance dropdown for ordering results (relevance, price, etc.) and results per page dropdown to set how many products are shown.
Filters & Views	Filters button to apply facets, and toggle between Default View (shopper-facing) and Debug View (developer-facing with metadata).
Insights	View Insights button opens analytics to track search term performance (clicks, conversions, engagement).

Refer to the following documents of the Search Preview to know more.