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Medusa

Category

Search

Version

2.0.10

Last updated

Jul 27, 2023, 15:18:19 PM9 months ago

MeiliSearch

Provide powerful indexing and searching features in your commerce application with MeiliSearch.
MeiliSearch Plugin Documentation | Medusa Website | Medusa Repository

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 
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.env
:
  MEILISEARCH_HOST=<YOUR_MEILISEARCH_HOST>
  MEILISEARCH_API_KEY=<YOUR_MASTER_KEY>
3. In 
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medusa-config.js
add the following at the end of the 
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plugins
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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