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Smart Search Dashboard

Your at-a-glance hub for search performance, setup progress, and feature discovery.

Written by Christian Sokolowski

Smart Search Dashboard Overview

The Smart Search Dashboard gives you a real-time snapshot of how Smart Search is performing, where you are in your setup, and which features you haven't enabled yet. When you open Smart Search from the left navigation, this dashboard is the first thing you'll see.

Your detailed analytics reports haven't gone away, they've moved to a cleaner location. To access full Smart Search reporting, go to Reports → Smart Search in the left navigation, or click See Search Reporting in the top right of the Smart Search Dashboard to jump straight to your analytics

Key benefits

The Smart Search Dashboard was built based on direct merchant feedback. Here's what it solves:

  • Performance at a glance — See your key search metrics without navigating to a separate reports page

  • Setup visibility — Track your configuration progress across all major settings pages in one place

  • Feature discovery — Surface features you haven't enabled yet, based on your current configuration

  • Consistent experience — The same dashboard structure is used across Smart Search and Smart Collections so the layout feels familiar


Smart Search Dashboard sections

The Smart Search Dashboard is made up of three sections: Top KPIs, Getting Started Checklist, and Recommended Features.

Top KPIs

The Top KPIs section displays two performance metrics from the last 7 days. You'll find these tiles at the top of the dashboard.

  • # of Searches — The total number of search queries submitted by shoppers in the past 7 days

  • Search Revenue — The total revenue attributed to Smart Search in the past 7 days

(Screenshot above: Top KPIs section showing two performance metrics from the last 7 days)

Note: If Smart Search isn't enabled yet, or if there hasn't been any recent search activity, both metrics will show 0 or $0. Data will appear once the feature is active and shoppers are using it.

Quick View and Results Page status cards

The Quick View and Results Page status cards show whether each Smart Search surface is currently live, without making you open each editor to check. The two cards sit directly below the Top KPIs tiles and above the Getting Started checklist. Quick View is on the left, Results Page is on the right.

(Screenshot above: the Quick View and Results Page status cards row, showing one Live and one Not Live state.)

Each card shows a status badge and an action link:

  • Live badge — A green badge meaning the surface is toggled on and active for shoppers. When a surface is Live, the card shows an Edit link with a gear icon.

  • Not Live badge — A grey badge meaning the surface is toggled off and not visible to shoppers. When a surface is Not Live, the card shows a Configure link with a gear icon.

Clicking Edit or Configure takes you straight to that surface's editor, so you can check the live status of both surfaces and jump into editing or configuration from the dashboard.

Note: The status cards reflect the toggle state set in each surface's editor or in Global Settings. You cannot flip a surface on or off directly from the status card. To change the live status, open the editor or Global Settings.

Getting Started checklist

The Getting Started checklist helps you track your configuration progress across Smart Search's major settings pages.

The checklist includes:

  • Global Settings — Manage which products and collections are searchable

  • Quick View — Configure instant search suggestions as users type

  • Keywords — Create targeted keywords to promote and prioritize products

  • Results Page — Configure how your search results are presented to shoppers

When you configure at least one setting on any of these pages, it's automatically marked complete with a green checkbox. There's no manual tracking needed, the checklist updates on its own.

Once all four tasks are complete, the Getting Started section auto-collapses so it stops taking up space on a dashboard where there's nothing left to do. When collapsed, you can still expand the section manually anytime to revisit a settings page.

Tip: Even after all items are marked complete, you can always return to any settings page to make adjustments.

Recommended Features

The Recommended Features section highlights Smart Search capabilities you haven't fully set up yet, based on your current configuration. All six feature cards display at once in a grid, so you can see every recommended feature without scrolling sideways or swiping through a carousel.

Each feature card includes:

  • "Configured" badge — A green badge appears on cards where you've already set up the feature

  • "New" badge — A blue badge highlights features released in the last 30 days so you never miss what's new

  • Smart positioning — New features always appear first (far left) in the list

  • Category tag — A label at the bottom of each card showing the feature's category, such as Search Experience, Merchandising, or Promotions

The configure and action buttons on each card use the primary blue button style, consistent with the rest of the Rebuy admin.

Note: Recommended Feature cards remain visible even after a feature is configured. You can use them as quick links to revisit and adjust any feature at any time.


Smart Search Dashboard FAQs

Where can I find detailed Smart Search reporting?

Click See Search Reporting in the top right of the Smart Search Dashboard to jump straight to your analytics. You can also find it anytime under Reports → Smart Search in the left navigation.

Why is my Smart Search KPI data showing 0 or $0?

If your Smart Search KPI data is showing 0 or $0, it's likely because Smart Search isn't enabled yet, or there hasn't been any search activity in the past 7 days. The # of Searches and Search Revenue tiles only reflect data from the last 7 days, so both metrics will show zero for new merchants or stores where Smart Search is inactive. Data will start populating as soon as the feature is live and shoppers begin searching.

What do the Quick View and Results Page status cards on the Smart Search Dashboard show?

The Quick View and Results Page status cards on the Smart Search Dashboard show whether each surface is currently live to shoppers. A green Live badge means the surface is toggled on, and the card shows an Edit link to its editor. A grey Not Live badge means the surface is toggled off, and the card shows a Configure link to its editor. The cards reflect the toggle state set in each surface's editor or in Global Settings; you cannot change the live status directly from the card.

What is the Getting Started checklist tracking?

The Getting Started checklist tracks your configuration progress across four Smart Search settings pages: Global Settings, Quick View, Keywords, and Results Page. Each item is automatically marked complete with a green checkbox once you've configured at least one setting on that page — there's no manual action required. The checklist is designed to guide net-new merchants through the most important setup steps.

Do Recommended Feature cards disappear after I configure a feature?

No — Recommended Feature cards stay visible even after you've configured a feature. Once a feature is set up, a "Configured" green badge appears on the card so you can easily tell what's active. The cards serve as permanent quick-access links so you can revisit and adjust any feature whenever you need to.

What does the "New" badge on a Recommended Feature card mean?

The blue "New" badge highlights features that were released in the last 30 days. Features with this badge are always positioned first (far left) in the Recommended Features section so they're easy to spot. After 30 days, the badge is removed automatically.

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