Show variants as seperate products in main search and predictive search

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Topic summary

A user implemented a video tutorial to display product variants as separate items on collection pages in their Shopify store (using the free Trade theme). However, variants don’t appear in search results.

Current Issue:

  • Variants show correctly on collection pages
  • Variants are missing from both main search and predictive search
  • User has located the relevant code files (main-search.liquid and predictive-search.liquid) but needs guidance on modifications

Proposed Solution:
Another user suggested five third-party Shopify apps as alternatives:

  1. CloudSearch & Smart Search
  2. Doofinder Search & Discovery
  3. Product Search Bar & Filters by Globo
  4. Algolia Search & Discovery
  5. Instant Search + AI Search Bar by Fast Simon

These apps offer variant-level indexing and search functionality. The discussion remains open regarding the original code-based approach the user wanted to implement.

Summarized with AI on November 1. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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I have used this video to show variants as separate products on the Shopify collection page. Currently when I search for the product the variants do not show up. I have sound the ‘main-search.liquid’ and ‘predictive-search.liquid’ codes and I believe it is tweaking a few of the codes in there.

I want to have it so that the variants also show up when I search, the code used in found in the video link. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance

Theme: Trade (Free)

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Hi @Clearstack ,

Here are 5 more apps that can help show variants as separate products in search results on Shopify:

  1. CloudSearch & Smart Search – Fast search with variant indexing.
  2. Doofinder Search & Discovery – AI-powered search with variant filtering.
  3. Product Search Bar & Filters by Globo – Allows variant-level search.
  4. Algolia Search & Discovery – High-speed search with advanced indexing.
  5. Instant Search + AI Search Bar by Fast Simon – Smart search with variant support.

These apps improve search functionality and ensure that product variants appear separately in search results.