[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # future plugin suggestion - product code search ## - **[dontflinch](/forum/user/1234-dontflinch "View dontflinch's Profile")** - [![dontflinch's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar1234.jpg)](/forum/user/1234-dontflinch "View dontflinch's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/1234-dontflinch) Less More - Posts: 52 - Thank you received: 0 - - 15 years 7 months ago [\#12052](#12052) by [dontflinch](/forum/user/1234-dontflinch "View dontflinch's Profile") *[future plugin suggestion - product code search](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/12052-future-plugin-suggestion-product-code-search#12052 "hi it's me again. I am installing a shop for a company that has about 700 products, so I am noticing many things. this company has many products whose names are very similar to each other and their customers apparently often identify the correct one by product code so now I notice it would be nice if there was a product code search plugin in addition to the products and category search plugins. if I search for even an exact, specific product code it just says '0 results'. it would be nice even to pick up partials, for example their codes are like this: RCG-5530, ECU-7634 and it would be preferable for RCG to pick up the first example or 7634 to return the last. just a suggestion/future request. thanks")* was created by *[dontflinch](/forum/user/1234-dontflinch "View dontflinch's Profile")* hi it's me again. I am installing a shop for a company that has about 700 products, so I am noticing many things. this company has many products whose names are very similar to each other and their customers apparently often identify the correct one by product code so now I notice it would be nice if there was a product code search plugin in addition to the products and category search plugins. if I search for even an exact, specific product code it just says '0 results'. it would be nice even to pick up partials, for example their codes are like this: RCG-5530, ECU-7634 and it would be preferable for RCG to pick up the first example or 7634 to return the last. just a suggestion/future request. thanks Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzEyMDUyLWZ1dHVyZS1wbHVnaW4tc3VnZ2VzdGlvbi1wcm9kdWN0LWNvZGUtc2VhcmNoP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86541 - Thank you received: 14304 - - 15 years 7 months ago [\#12066](#12066) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Re: future plugin suggestion - product code search](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/12052-future-plugin-suggestion-product-code-search#12066 "hi it's me again. I am installing a shop for a company that has about 700 products, so I am noticing many things. this company has many products whose names are very similar to each other and their customers apparently often identify the correct one by product code so now I notice it would be nice if there was a product code search plugin in addition to the products and category search plugins. if I search for even an exact, specific product code it just says '0 results'. it would be nice even to pick up partials, for example their codes are like this: RCG-5530, ECU-7634 and it would be preferable for RCG to pick up the first example or 7634 to return the last. just a suggestion/future request. thanks")* If you go in the options of the hikashop product search plugin, you can select on which column the search will be done. That was added in 1.4.6 Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzEyMDUyLWZ1dHVyZS1wbHVnaW4tc3VnZ2VzdGlvbi1wcm9kdWN0LWNvZGUtc2VhcmNoP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[dontflinch](/forum/user/1234-dontflinch "View dontflinch's Profile")** - [![dontflinch's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar1234.jpg)](/forum/user/1234-dontflinch "View dontflinch's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/1234-dontflinch) Less More - Posts: 52 - Thank you received: 0 - - 15 years 7 months ago [\#12137](#12137) by [dontflinch](/forum/user/1234-dontflinch "View dontflinch's Profile") Replied by *[dontflinch](/forum/user/1234-dontflinch "View dontflinch's Profile")* on topic *[Re: future plugin suggestion - product code search](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/12052-future-plugin-suggestion-product-code-search#12137 "hi it's me again. I am installing a shop for a company that has about 700 products, so I am noticing many things. this company has many products whose names are very similar to each other and their customers apparently often identify the correct one by product code so now I notice it would be nice if there was a product code search plugin in addition to the products and category search plugins. if I search for even an exact, specific product code it just says '0 results'. it would be nice even to pick up partials, for example their codes are like this: RCG-5530, ECU-7634 and it would be preferable for RCG to pick up the first example or 7634 to return the last. just a suggestion/future request. thanks")* you guys really are awesome, thanks! I will note that I was not able to use the lightbox picker to do it (I kept getting recycled to main hika admin page in lightbox when I clicked apply) but I simply added product\_code manually and it did the trick. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzEyMDUyLWZ1dHVyZS1wbHVnaW4tc3VnZ2VzdGlvbi1wcm9kdWN0LWNvZGUtc2VhcmNoP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[mad-q](/forum/user/4784-mad-q "View mad-q's Profile")** - [![mad-q's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/4784-mad-q "View mad-q's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/4784-mad-q) Less More - Posts: 234 - Thank you received: 4 - - 14 years 3 weeks ago [\#71607](#71607) by [mad-q](/forum/user/4784-mad-q "View mad-q's Profile") Replied by *[mad-q](/forum/user/4784-mad-q "View mad-q's Profile")* on topic *[Re: future plugin suggestion - product code search](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/12052-future-plugin-suggestion-product-code-search#71607 "hi it's me again. I am installing a shop for a company that has about 700 products, so I am noticing many things. this company has many products whose names are very similar to each other and their customers apparently often identify the correct one by product code so now I notice it would be nice if there was a product code search plugin in addition to the products and category search plugins. if I search for even an exact, specific product code it just says '0 results'. it would be nice even to pick up partials, for example their codes are like this: RCG-5530, ECU-7634 and it would be preferable for RCG to pick up the first example or 7634 to return the last. just a suggestion/future request. thanks")* Hello, could you give me the link for the search plugin so I can download it please. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzEyMDUyLWZ1dHVyZS1wbHVnaW4tc3VnZ2VzdGlvbi1wcm9kdWN0LWNvZGUtc2VhcmNoP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86541 - Thank you received: 14304 - - 14 years 3 weeks ago [\#71610](#71610) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Re: future plugin suggestion - product code search](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/12052-future-plugin-suggestion-product-code-search#71610 "hi it's me again. I am installing a shop for a company that has about 700 products, so I am noticing many things. this company has many products whose names are very similar to each other and their customers apparently often identify the correct one by product code so now I notice it would be nice if there was a product code search plugin in addition to the products and category search plugins. if I search for even an exact, specific product code it just says '0 results'. it would be nice even to pick up partials, for example their codes are like this: RCG-5530, ECU-7634 and it would be preferable for RCG to pick up the first example or 7634 to return the last. just a suggestion/future request. thanks")* The search plugin is installed by default when you install HikaShop. Just configure it via the joomla plugins manager. 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