How can I make certain products unsearchable in my store?

[Hg_thomas]

Hi,

I have two product i would like they can not be searched with the search bar but accessible in my store.

i think i have to modify the page header.liquid but i'm not sure. Can i have some help?

Or someone know how have a product in the store but accessible only with the link of the page of the product?

[gina-gregory]

If your store is using Shopify's built-in search functionality, you can add a special metafield to these products that will 1) remove them from site search 2) remove them from being indexed by search engines 3) remove them from the sitemap.xml.

More info here: https://shopify.dev/tutorials/manage-seo-data-with-admin-api

[KieranR]

You can use a metafield app to do what @gina-gregory is suggesting from the Admin without getting into APIs and stuff, if that's easier too. 

[Hg_thomas]

i have find a solution by myself.

i can use the bulk of shopify for add the attribute hidden to the products and they cant be searched

[KieranR]

can you elaborate a bit, curious to know! is this it was the same solution (seo.hidden) as the first reply? how did you bulk edit? 

[Hg_thomas]

ok so you just have to follow this link : https://shopify.com/admin/bulk?resource_name=Product&edit=metafields.seo.hidden:boolean&limit=250 

you connect you on the website you want to hide product and you check the products you want they be hidden on the store and searchbar 🙂

[KieranR]

Awesome thank you! Yeah thats a good way to do it. I keep forgetting the bulk editor can do metafields as well with a link like that. It still looks like you're editing an seo.hidden metafield on the back, but this way it's pretty easy. Just be aware those will be hidden from internal search, as well as having a noindex tag which will hide from Google too. 

[vietcan]

I did your way but search bar still showing product that hidden.