# ACF - How to use search bar in Editor tab

ACF’s search mechanism is based on Shopify’s REST API and GraphQL API. Due to these APIs’ limitation, searching is different according to type of resource; therefore in order for search bar to work well, it is important to know how to use correct keyword for each resource.

# Pages

  • Page data only provides search mechanism based on page title. Please type exactly page title for the best results. Ex: “about us”, “compare page”…

# Blogs

  • Blog data only provides search mechanism based on blog handle. Please type exactly blog handle for the best results. Ex: “accessories-1”, “boots”…

# Posts

  • Post data only provides search mechanism based on blog handle that they belong to. Please type exactly blog handle for the best results. Ex: “accessories-1”, “boots”…

# Collections - Smart collections

  • Collection and smart collection data provide search mechanism based on collection title. Please type a keyword or sub keyword of collection title. Ex: “laptops”, “computer”, “laptops & computer”…

# Products

  • Product data provides search mechanism based on product title, product type or product vendor. Please type a keyword or sub keyword of product title, product type or product vendor to search results. Ex: “coneco”, “fashion”, “Armani”…

# Product variants

  • Variant data provides search mechanism based on product title, product type, product vendor that they belong to. Please type a keyword or sub keyword of product title, product type or vendor to search results. Ex: “coneco”, “fashion”, “Armani”…

# Customers

  • Customer data provides search mechanism based on customer email or customer country. Please type a keyword or sub keyword of customer email or country to search results. Ex: “[email protected]”, “United States”

# Orders

  • Order data provides search mechanism based on customer email. Please type a keyword or sub keyword of email to search results. Ex: “[email protected]

# Draft orders

  • Draft order data provides search mechanism based on customer id or order status. Please type an exactly order status or customer id to search results. Ex: “open”, “1546075045934”