> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://doc.lucidworks.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Curate your search experience
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[localhost link]: http://localhost:3000/docs/lucidworks-search/07-improve-your-queries/curate-search-experience/overview
[mintlify link]: https://doc.lucidworks.com/docs/lucidworks-search/07-improve-your-queries/curate-search-experience/overview
[old doc.lw link]: https://doc.lucidworks.com/managed-fusion/5.9/zw2obu
## Predictive Merchandiser vs Experience Optimizer
Predictive Merchandiser and Experience Optimizer are AI-powered tools that provide insights, customer recommendations, and search optimization.
### Predictive Merchandiser
Predictive Merchandiser is typically used for Product Discovery. For example, eCommerce sites use this product.
| Usage | Screen Layout | Image Display | Other main result components |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| Processes documents to provide product information, with a tendency to put more emphasis on displaying images. | Thumbnail-based grid view. | Larger images display. | Less text, typically just a title. |
### Experience Optimizer
Experience Optimizer is typically used as a knowledge management tool. For example, a site providing news, information, or documentation uses this product.
| Usage | Screen Layout | Image Display | Other main result components |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| Processes files and documents to provide additional text and links, with less emphasis on displaying images. | Optimizes a list view. | Small thumbnails display. If no image is available, generic images display. | Page title with heading and excerpt. |
In both Predictive Merchandiser and Experience Optimizer, items chosen as most important are put into zones and shown for all users with natural search results. You can pin products, files, or folders as the first links.
## Choose the product solution in the Lucidworks Search UI
This selection is permanent for the application and cannot be changed. Please select based on your decision from information provided in [Predictive Merchandiser vs Experience Optimizer](#predictive-merchandiser-vs-experience-optimizer).
To choose your product solution, sign in to Lucidworks Search and access your application. When you click **Relevance > Rules** for the first time, the following displays:
* Select **Product Discovery** to activate Predictive Merchandiser.\
For more information, see [Predictive Merchandiser](/docs/lucidworks-search/07-improve-your-queries/curate-search-experience/predictive-merchandiser/overview).
* Select **Knowledge Management** to activate Experience Optimizer.\
For more information, see [Experience Optimizer](/docs/lucidworks-search/07-improve-your-queries/curate-search-experience/experience-optimizer/overview).
| Usage | Screen Layout | Image Display | Other main result components |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| Processes documents to provide product information, with a tendency to put more emphasis on displaying images. | Thumbnail-based grid view. | Larger images display. | Less text, typically just a title. |
### Experience Optimizer
Experience Optimizer is typically used as a knowledge management tool. For example, a site providing news, information, or documentation uses this product.
| Usage | Screen Layout | Image Display | Other main result components |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| Processes files and documents to provide additional text and links, with less emphasis on displaying images. | Optimizes a list view. | Small thumbnails display. If no image is available, generic images display. | Page title with heading and excerpt. |
* Select **Product Discovery** to activate Predictive Merchandiser.\
For more information, see [Predictive Merchandiser](/docs/lucidworks-search/07-improve-your-queries/curate-search-experience/predictive-merchandiser/overview).
* Select **Knowledge Management** to activate Experience Optimizer.\
For more information, see [Experience Optimizer](/docs/lucidworks-search/07-improve-your-queries/curate-search-experience/experience-optimizer/overview).