️ VTEX has two search options - VTEX search and VTEX Intelligent Search. This article refers to the VTEX search. To learn more about the VTEX Intelligent Search application, see this track. The <vtex.cmc:fullTextSearchBox /> control is responsible for generating the search box. Besides the search filed, the control renders a combo for restricting a search in one department. Below we have an example of the control with no application of CSS:

Search is a functionality that must be available on all the pages of a store. That is why it is suggested inserting the control inside a subtemplate. The search control is used within the subtemplate of the store header.

HTML rendered by the control

<fieldset class="busca">
  <legend>Buscar no site</legend>
  <label>Buscar</label>
  <select id="ftDept4aceafb578de4c7caf31e06bcc8d45b9">
    <option value="">Todo o site</option>
    <option value="1000000">Integracao</option>
    <option value="1">Eletrodomésticos</option>
    <option value="3">Moda</option>
  </select>
  <input type="hidden" id=ftIdx4aceafb578de4c7caf31e06bcc8d45b9 value="" />
  <input id="ftBox4aceafb578de4c7caf31e06bcc8d45b9" class="fulltext-search-box" type="text" size="20" accesskey="b" />
  <input id="ftBtn4aceafb578de4c7caf31e06bcc8d45b9" type="button" value="Buscar" class="btn-buscar" />
</fieldset>

The autocomplete functionality is already provided for in this control, and it is only necessary to customize its CSS. Autocomplete is activated as soon as a client inputs three characters in the search field. Below is the html generated by the autocomplete:

<ul class="ui-autocomplete ui-menu ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-corner-all" role="listbox" aria-activedescendant="ui-active-menuitem" style="z-index: 10; top: -3334px; left: 667.5px; display: none; position: relative; width: 507px;">
  <li class="ui-menu-item" role="menuitem"><a class="ui-corner-all" tabindex="-1">adidas em Modelos</a></li>
  <li class="ui-menu-item" role="menuitem"><a class="ui-corner-all" tabindex="-1">adidas em Tênis</a></li>
  <li class="ui-menu-item" role="menuitem"><a class="ui-corner-all" tabindex="-1">adidas em Lançamentos</a></li>
  <li class="ui-menu-item" role="menuitem"><a class="ui-corner-all" tabindex="-1">adidas em Masculino</a></li>
  <li class="ui-menu-item" role="menuitem">
    <a class="ui-corner-all" tabindex="-1">
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    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="ui-menu-item" role="menuitem">
    <a class="ui-corner-all" tabindex="-1">
      <img src="http://www.authenticfeet.com.br/arquivos/ids/189014-25-25/Tenis-adidas-Springblade-Feminino.jpg" width="25" height="25" alt="Tenis-adidas-Springblade-Feminino">
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    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="ui-menu-item" role="menuitem">
    <a class="ui-corner-all" tabindex="-1">
      <img src="http://www.authenticfeet.com.br/arquivos/ids/188855-25-25/Tenis-adidas-Dynamic-Fusion-50-Feminino.jpg" width="25" height="25" alt="Tenis-adidas-Dynamic-Fusion-50-Feminino">
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    </a>
  </li>
</ul>

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3