Accentuate Custom Fields offers an amazing feature that can take your store's optimization to the next level - Hide from Search. This powerful tool allows you to specifically exclude products, collections, pages, blogs, and articles from your store's internal search and Shopify's sitemap, which is used by Google and other search engines to index your shop.

How to use Hide from Search

Using the Hide from Search feature in Accentuate is simple and intuitive, allowing you to quickly and efficiently manage the visibility of your store's content.  Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you get started:

Step 1: Access the Accentuate Custom Fields editor

First, navigate to the Accentuate Custom Fields section within your Shopify admin panel and open up the Dashboard. From there, select the item you want to edit - this could be a product, collection, page, blog, or article.

Step 2: Locate the custom fields

In the Accentuate Custom Fields editor, you'll see various custom fields that you can edit. These fields allow you to customize and manage the content and metadata of the selected item. To begin making changes, locate the 'Edit Values' button and click on it.

Step 3: Check Hide from Search

Once clicked, you’ll be directed to a new workspace where you can select the products, collections, pages, blogs, and articles you want to hide. After selecting the appropriate blogs, simply click the 'Hide from Search' button to apply your changes. By enabling this option, you are instructing Shopify to exclude the item from internal search results and the sitemap used by search engines like Google.

Step 4: Save your changes

After toggling the Hide from Search option, make sure to save your changes. This ensures that the item is properly excluded from search results and indexing.

Step 5: Verify the changes

To ensure that the item is successfully hidden, you can perform a quick search on your store. The item should not appear in the search results. Additionally, you can check your Shopify sitemap to confirm that the item is not listed there.

Advanced tips:

• Conditional Visibility: Use the Hide from Search feature in conjunction with other custom fields to create complex visibility rules. For example, you can hide a product from search but still show it on specific collection pages.
• SEO Optimization: While hiding certain items from search can help declutter your catalog and make sure that your main products or pages remain optimized for search engines to attract more organic traffic.
• Periodic Review: Regularly review the items you've hidden to ensure that they still meet your business needs. Adjust visibility settings as necessary to align with your store’s strategy.

By following these steps, you can effectively manage what content is searchable on your Shopify store, giving you greater control over your store's presentation and user experience. Accentuate makes this process straightforward, helping you maintain a clean, professional, and user-friendly store environment.

Real-life use cases

The Hide from Search feature in Accentuate Custom Fields offers a range of practical applications for managing your Shopify store's content. Here are some real-life scenarios where this feature proves invaluable:

1. Bundled or add-on products 

When selling special kits that include multiple items, some of which are not available for individual sale, you can use the Hide from Search feature. This ensures these products won't appear in search results or be indexed by search engines, keeping your catalog tidy and preventing customer confusion.

2. Internal content pages

You might have pages on your store that are meant solely to hold content displayed elsewhere, so called content holder pages. For example, a page detailing a promotional banner shown on your homepage. By hiding these pages from search, you avoid cluttering your site’s search results with irrelevant pages, ensuring a cleaner and more relevant search experience for your customers.

3. Managing seasonal or limited-time offers

For products or collections that are available only seasonally or for a limited time, the "Hide from Search" feature allows you to hide them when they are out of season or no longer available. This way, you don't have to delete the content and can easily re-enable it when it becomes relevant again.

4. Controlling access to exclusive content

If you have content meant for a specific audience or that requires special access, hiding it from search ensures it remains exclusive. This content will only be accessible through direct links or specific user permissions, maintaining its exclusivity and control.

By utilizing the Hide from Search feature, you can efficiently manage the visibility of your store's content, providing a streamlined and user-friendly experience for your customers.

Conclusion

The Hide from Search feature in Accentuate offers Shopify store owners unparalleled control over their content visibility. Whether you need to keep certain products or pages hidden from search results or manage custom content more effectively, ACF has got you covered. Take advantage of this tool to maintain a clean, professional, and user-friendly store.

More about Accentuate Custom Fields

Accentuate is not just about hiding content. It’s a comprehensive tool that allows you to define your own advanced Metafield types for any Shopify object. Choose between checkboxes, dates, multi-language text fields, selection lists, image/file uploads, and custom JSON objects. You can even cross-reference your objects to create everything needed to make your site stand out and accurately reflect your brand's offerings.

Start exploring the benefits of Accentuate Custom Fields today and see how it can help you create a Shopify store that truly stands out!

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