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The Commerce Studio Editor lets you configure search ranking rules, manage product boosting and blocking, set facets, and preview search results in real time to optimize product visibility. To access it, go to your site in Commerce Studio and click Commerce Studio > Editor.
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If the Editor doesn’t display items in the expected format, you might need to configure Commerce Studio’s settings.
Click below for a short demo about the features you’ll find in the editor:

Use the Conditions Manager

At the top of the Editor you’ll find the Conditions Manager. This is where you set the conditions for any rules you create in Commerce Studio, such as the query, timeframe, category, and more. The full page control displays in the Conditions Manager. To collapse the Conditions Manager, click the arrow below the Conditions Manager.
Click the arrow below the Conditions Manager to collapse it from view.

Select a search profile to preview

The Preview dropdown shows you the available search profiles. Query profiles represent different predefined search results that you can display on different pages of your customer-facing site, such as new items, seasonal items, sale items, and so on. You might also have experimental query pipelines for testing different configurations.
Select a search profile from the Preview list

Use search conditions

When Search is selected in the Conditions Manager, you can enter queries and see the results in the live preview:
Select Search to enter queries and preview the results.
You can enter multiple queries, then click to switch between them in the live preview. Click anywhere on the displayed query or the number of additional queries to display all the queries you entered:
Enter multiple queries and click to switch between them.
You can also filter results by tags or by date range.

Use category conditions

When you select Category in the Conditions Manager, you can type to search for categories, then select one or more to display in the live preview:
Select Category to enter a categories of items and preview the results.
Just like search conditions, you can enter more than one category, then click to switch between them in the live preview:
Enter multiple categories and click to switch between them.

Configure the item card display

The fields displayed in the Editor for any search profile are configured on the Settings screen. Once those are configured, you can click Preview Settings in the Editor to toggle whether each field is displayed or hidden, including these:
  • Item fields, such as the title, description, image, and so on.
  • Variants such as color or image variants
  • Metric fields such as impressions, add-to-cart (ATC), conversion rate (CVR), revenue per visit (RPV), and more.
Preview settings

View and modify rules

In the Execute panel on the left side of the Editor, you can view the rules that apply to the current query or category, including draft rules and published rules:
View facets
When you click a specific rule, the Rule Details section displays. You can view rule information such as name, creation information, and the action such as boost or bury. In addition, you can scroll to see other information such as the history of changes to the rule, conflicts with other rules, and items linked to the rule. You can edit, delete, or duplicate the rule. If the rule status is Draft you can click Publish to make the rule active on your site. If the rule status is Published, you can click Unpublish to deactivate the rule.
View rule details

Create new rules

When you create a new rule in the Editor, the rule is triggered by the current query or category in the Conditions Manager. For example, when “party supplies” is the current query and you create and publish a rule, the rule is triggered only when end users search for “party supplies”. Likewise, when “Rugs” is the current category, a new rule is triggered only when end users view the “Rugs” category on your site. There are several ways to create new rules in the Editor:
  • Click Create Rule in the Execute panel to open the Visual Builder and select a rule type.
  • Hold the pointer over any facet and click to create a facet rule.
  • Hold the pointer over any item card and click the controls to create a rule that applies that item.
  • Select the checkboxes for multiple items, then click the controls to create a rule that applies to that set of items.
Item actions
You can also create rules directly on the Rules screen using the Form Builder, which provides a form-based interface without the live preview.

View product details

If you Click for details, the Product details panel displays and provides the following information: product name, image, position (ranking in results), triggered rules for the item, and the item analytics selected to view.
Product image, position, and price

Ranking insights

This section displays the ranking factors for the results. Factors include sort such as relevance score, the query processing such as phrase detections, and selected analytics such as total revenue, total searches, total purchases, and average click position. For more information about these and other metrics in Analytics Studio, see types of metrics .
Sort factors

Impressions metrics

If you select Top Performing Products in Analytics Studio, the dashboard displays a column for the number of impressions per product.
Top Performing Products dashboard with Impressions per product
Then, you can configure Commerce Studio inline analytics settings to display impressions on product cards in Commerce Studio Editor.
Commerce Studio Editor product card with metrics

Impressions metrics usage

Merchandisers can use impressions metrics information to help optimize and measure the effectiveness of customer search experiences. Ensuring the appropriate products display is essential to visibility and increased conversions. This section provides information about how merchandisers can use product impressions metrics to identify opportunities and take action in Commerce Studio.

Understand the context for engagement metrics

For example, a product with 1,000 impressions and 50 clicks has a 5% click-through rate, while a product with 50 impressions and 50 clicks has a 100% click-through rate. Without impression data, these scenarios appear identical. If a product has thousands of impressions but few clicks, consider taking the following actions to improve the potential for conversions.
  • Review product title, description, and image quality.
  • Check if the product is appearing for relevant search queries.
  • Consider adjusting product positioning or boosting rules.

Identify product visibility gaps

For example, products with high conversion rates but low impressions may be underexposed and represent missed revenue opportunities. If a product has a high click-through rate and conversion rate but limited impressions, consider taking the following actions to improve product visibility and enhance the potential for even more conversions.
  • Boost the product in relevant search queries to increase visibility.
  • Add merchandising rules to feature the product more prominently.
  • Ensure the product is properly categorized and tagged.

Measure the impact of merchandising efforts

For example, impressions metrics track how boosting rules, pinning, and other merchandising actions affect product visibility over time. If a previously visible product shows decreasing impression trends, consider taking the following actions to improve product visibility and enhance the potential for conversions.
  • Investigate if new products are displacing that product in search results.
  • Review relevancy rules and ensure the product matches user search intent.
  • Check inventory status and product availability.

Expand the number of products with high impression-to-conversion ratios

If most of the impressions are concentrated on a few products while others receive minimal exposure, consider taking the following actions to improve impressions for a greater number of products to enhance the potential for conversions.
  • Diversify search results to expose a broader product range.
  • Implement merchandising rules to rotate featured products.
  • Balance automated relevance with strategic product visibility.