Search Improvements : Generic Keywords
A habit of many shoppers is to type in a general/generic term for the items they are searching for.
for example ps3 games
Our search system before would search for anything with ps3 + (game,games) in their listing titles. This would rule out the following title Gran Turismo 6 PS3
We implemented a new system recently whereby we would include any listings within very obviously related categories in search results for these generic terms. So in the example above we would show the normal search results PLUS any listings from within the Video Games : Sony : PS3 : Games category.
Some more we've added are :
womens shoes
mens shoes
womens clothes
baseball cards
bags
ps4 games
xbox games
toys
art
photography
We'd like to ask your help in suggesting any very obviously generic search terms that will rarely appear in the listing titles but are often used by shoppers for wide ranging searches.
Gazza
Re: Search Improvements : Generic Keywords
Gazza, slightly off tangent to the above but relevant to the search.
Can you tweek the search so that first picks up 1st and vice versa. Should help the stamp and book sellers and buyers a little bit.
For example, at the moment 1st day cover returns 183 items and first day cover returns 31,118 (FDC and first day cover are covered but 1st should be linked as well). Likewise 1st edition returns 3,310 and first edition returns 1,592. Both of those examples should ideally return the same results.
Re: Search Improvements : Generic Keywords
Thanks for improving the Search facility Gazza,
I have this suggestion..Postcards.
Returns 143,866 items using the Search in the green bar..
But there are 238,863 items listed in the Postcards category, that's a lot not being picked up.
Please see this thread..
http://www.ebid.net/forums/showthrea...ult-variations
Re: Search Improvements : Generic Keywords
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Originally Posted by
deanosaur1972
Gazza, slightly off tangent to the above but relevant to the search.
Can you tweek the search so that first picks up 1st and vice versa. Should help the stamp and book sellers and buyers a little bit.
For example, at the moment 1st day cover returns 183 items and first day cover returns 31,118 (FDC and first day cover are covered but 1st should be linked as well). Likewise 1st edition returns 3,310 and first edition returns 1,592. Both of those examples should ideally return the same results.
Updated. Thx.
Re: Search Improvements : Generic Keywords
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Originally Posted by
Poscar
Thanks for improving the Search facility Gazza,
I have this suggestion..Postcards.
Returns 143,866 items using the Search in the green bar..
But there are 238,863 items listed in the Postcards category, that's a lot not being picked up.
Please see this thread..
http://www.ebid.net/forums/showthrea...ult-variations
Great example, will get it added.
Re: Search Improvements : Generic Keywords
Is it possible to set up the search so that the same results are given whether a phrase is input as one word or two ie stick pins and stickpins or postcards and post cards or cook book and cookbook?
Re: Search Improvements : Generic Keywords
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Originally Posted by
gazza
Great example, will get it added.
Wow! great, thank you very much :)
Re: Search Improvements : Generic Keywords
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Originally Posted by
hurryb4itsgone
Is it possible to set up the search so that the same results are given whether a phrase is input as one word or two ie stick pins and stickpins or postcards and post cards or cook book and cookbook?
We do this for hundreds of words already, any you think of you can add to this thread
http://www.ebid.net/forums/showthrea...s-misspellings
Thx.
Gazza
Re: Search Improvements : Generic Keywords
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gazza
Ok ... will do
Re: Search Improvements : Generic Keywords
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Originally Posted by
gazza
A habit of many shoppers is to type in a general/generic term for the items they are searching for.
for example ps3 games
Our search system before would search for anything with ps3 + (game,games) in their listing titles. This would rule out the following title Gran Turismo 6 PS3
We implemented a new system recently whereby we would include any listings within very obviously related categories in search results for these generic terms. So in the example above we would show the normal search results PLUS any listings from within the Video Games : Sony : PS3 : Games category.
Some more we've added are :
womens shoes
mens shoes
womens clothes
baseball cards
bags
ps4 games
xbox games
toys
art
photography
We'd like to ask your help in suggesting any very obviously generic search terms that will rarely appear in the listing titles but are often used by shoppers for wide ranging searches.
Gazza
Thank you Gazza. :)