Predictive search
Predictive Search suggests products and pages as customers type in the search bar. Use it to help shoppers find items faster from the header.
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Where to find this section
Where to find this
Themes → Customize → Header → Predictive search
This section is part of the header group and powers the search dropdown as customers type.
How it works
Predictive search suggests products, collections, pages, and articles while customers type in the header search field. The section itself has no settings—configure search behavior in Theme settings → Search.
- Turn predictive search on or off globally in theme settings.
- Choose which result types appear (products, collections, pages, articles).
- Customers submit a full search to open the search results page.
Theme editor overview
Select Predictive search under Header in the left panel to preview the dropdown layout.