Get started with Spotler Activate Search

Welcome to Spotler Activate Search! Ready to help visitors of your website discover products faster, when their search terms differ from the ones used in your catalog? With just a few clear steps, you will discover which search queries on your website return without a result, and what your visitors actually want to find. You then connect those two findings by adding synonyms. This will align how customers search on your website, with how your catalog describes products. 

In this guide, you’ll take the first steps in Spotler Activate Search and effectively use synonyms that improve the search results on your website. 

In just a short time, you’ll:

1️⃣ Explore your search insights

2️⃣ Add synonyms for missing queries

3️⃣ Verify the improvement 

Quick overview

🕒 Time 30–60 minutes
🎯 Level Beginner
🧰 Needed
  • Access to your organization’s Spotler Activate Search account
  • A fully set up account, where everything you need is configured to start using Activate Search on your website, such as a data feed and the search template.
  • Real search behaviour from your website visitors

Before you start

Make sure you have the following ready:

Open the checklist in Activate Search

You'll find a checklist inside Spotler Activate Search that tracks your progress as you complete each step. Click on the checkpoints and we will show you where to go next.

  1. Log in to your Activate Search account. 
  2. Copy the following link and add it to the url of Activate Search in your browser:
?userpilot=Y2hlY2tsaXN0OjJjSjBDUVRHbkw=

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Use the Help Center for extra context

This Help Center article follows the same structure as the checklist, but includes a bit more details. Keep it open on a second screen. Look for these blocks along the way:

Skip if ready Some steps may already be done in your account, skip them if they’re not relevant.

📚 Need more guidance? Find links to in-depth articles for extra support.

All set? Let’s go!

Check the introduction video and move on to Step 1.

👉1️⃣ Go to Step 1: Explore your search insights