Guides
When you don't need a paid search engine
Six situations in which you shouldn't buy a paid search engine, ours or anyone's, with what to do instead in each. And the six conditions that do justify one.
· 6 min
Blog
How to choose, set up, and measure a search engine for your online store.
Honest guides — including when Findalo is not the right choice.
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Analytics
The zero-result searches your dashboard doesn't show you
The no-results counter lies by design, and the better your search engine the more it lies. Which signal actually works, why your analytics may see no searches at all, and what to do with the list each month.
· 6 min
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AI
Purchase intent: let the search find "the love stone" even if the product page doesn't say so
For every product and in every language, the AI writes the phrases a shopper would use to ask for it: what it's for and what people call it. Real examples from a minerals shop, a medical instruments catalogue in German and a chain of shoe shops. Included from Pro up, with nothing to configure.
· 7 min
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Integration
Connecting your store to Findalo: the six places people get stuck
We lost a customer in twenty minutes at the connection step. This is the guide they needed: the route that always works, the token that locks the module out, and what to check on the first sync.
· 6 min
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PrestaShop
Why rebuilding the index doesn't fix PrestaShop search
What that rebuild actually does and the five things it never touches: visibility, minimum word length, ignored words, zero weights, and the words that get discarded in silence. With the ten-minute review that fixes most of it.
· 8 min
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Guides
Audit your store's search in 20 minutes: 15 checks
Fifteen tests you can run today against any store, with nothing to install. How people really type, what to look for in the results, the two blind spots in your analytics, and when the problem isn't search.
· 8 min
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Plans
Free 1-month trial: what's included and what happens when it ends
200 products, 1,000 searches in total and no card. When the month or the searches run out, search stops responding and, if you don't move to a paid plan, the account is deleted 30 days later. What we warn you about, how to continue with Starter or Pro (14-day free trial), and when the trial won't help you decide.
· 5 min
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B2B
B2B search: every customer, their own price and their own catalogue
Their price, because each one has their own terms. And their catalogue, because they shouldn't see products they're not meant to see. Plus SKU search, pinned results and a search tool for your team.
· 8 min
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Partners
Why your agency should become a Findalo Partner
The commission is the least of it: the real value of a search engine for an agency is the development it generates — and we send it your way. Peer-to-peer collaboration and 20% recurring.
· 3 min
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Recommendations
Recommendation carousels for your store: logics, filters and rules
Best-sellers, similar items, frequently bought together, recently viewed... how to choose each carousel's logic, narrow it down by brand, category or price, and combine conditions with rules. With real screenshots of the result in the store.
· 6 min
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Comparisons
Doofinder vs Findalo: real pricing comparison (2026)
What each one actually costs month by month, with an example store doing 100,000 searches. Why Doofinder charges per SKU and Findalo does not.
· 7 min
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Migration
Migrating from Doofinder to Findalo step by step (zero downtime)
How to export your Doofinder configuration, map boost rules and synonyms to Findalo, and turn off Doofinder only when you're convinced.
· 6 min
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Analytics
How to measure the ROI of your online store's search
Lift-test framework to quantify what search contributes to conversion. Simplified formula, numerical example, and when the SaaS pays for itself.
· 5 min