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Medusa

Category

Search

Version

2.0.11

Last updated

Jul 18, 2024, 08:57:35 AM4 months ago

MeiliSearch

Provide powerful indexing and searching features in your commerce application with MeiliSearch.

Features

  • Flexible configurations for specifying searchable and retrievable attributes.
  • Ready-integration with Medusa's Next.js starter storefront.
  • Utilize MeiliSearch's powerful search functionalities including typo-tolerance, synonyms, filtering, and more.

Prerequisites


How to Install

1. Run the following command in the directory of the Medusa backend:
npm install medusa-plugin-meilisearch
2. Set the following environment variables in Copy to clipboard.env:
MEILISEARCH_HOST=<YOUR_MEILISEARCH_HOST>
MEILISEARCH_API_KEY=<YOUR_MASTER_KEY>
3. In Copy to clipboardmedusa-config.js add the following at the end of the Copy to clipboardplugins array:
const plugins = [
// ...
{
resolve: `medusa-plugin-meilisearch`,
options: {
config: {
host: process.env.MEILISEARCH_HOST,
apiKey: process.env.MEILISEARCH_API_KEY,
},
settings: {
products: {
indexSettings: {
searchableAttributes: [
"title",
"description",
"variant_sku",
],
displayedAttributes: [
"title",
"description",
"variant_sku",
"thumbnail",
"handle",
],
},
primaryKey: "id",
transformer: (product) => ({
id: product.id,
// other attributes...
}),
},
},
},
},
]

Test the Plugin

1. Run the following command in the directory of the Medusa backend to run the backend:
npm run start
2. Try searching products either using your storefront or using the Store APIs.

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