Add synonyms
Add synonyms
In the Synonyms section, determine the substitutes for words and phrases.
There are to types of synonyms:
- One-way synonyms work only in one direction. For example, if “telephone” is entered in the Word input (on the left) and the Synonyms input (on the right) contains “smartphone”, search result for “telephone” will include smarphones, however, search results for “smartphone” won’t contain “telephone” products in results.
- Two-way synonyms work in two directions. For example, if “telephone” is is entered in the Word input and “smartphone” and “phablet” are synonyms, searching for “smartphone” or “phablet” also shows the results for “telephone”.
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Tip: You can manage typos through a dedicated Handling typos and missing words and query rules as well.
Requirements
Only for importing CSV file with synonyms:
- The file must be encoded into UTF-8; it can’t be UTF-8 BOM,
- Use commas as a word separator
Add synonyms manually
- Click Add synonym > Add synonym.
- Define the type of the synonym.
- For one-way synonyms, in the Word field, enter a basic word.
- For on- way synonyms, in the Synonym field, enter one or more synonyms seperated by commas.
- For two-way synonyms, in the Synonyms field enter words related to each other, separated by commas.
- Confirm with Save.
Import synonyms
- If you want to import a CSV file with synonyms, click Add synonym > Import CSV.
- Choose the method:
Replace - This option deletes all exiting synonyms and saves the onces contained in the file. Add - You can add new synonyms to the list of existing synonyms. - Upload a CSV file.
Example with one-way synonyms only
word,synonyms,type
phone,smartphone,onewayAs a result, if a customer enters phone in the search box, the results will show smartphones. It doesn’t work the other way round - if a customer types smartphones, the search engine returns the list of smartphones.
Example with two-way synonyms only
word,synonyms,type
,"computer,PC",synonymsNote: The first column is empty, all synonyms are contained in the second column.
As a result, the search engine will return the same type of results for computer and PC.
Example with one-way and two-way synonyms in one file
word,synonyms,type
phone,smartphone,oneway
,"computer,PC",synonyms- The first row contains one-way synonyms.
If a customer entersphonein the search box, the results will show smartphones. It doesn’t work the other way round - if a customer typessmartphones, the search engine returns the list of smartphones. - The second row contains two way synonyms, they are contained only in the second column, the first one remains empty.
The search engine will return the same type of results forcomputerandPC.
