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Marketing Sponsor Block - Search (Phase 1)

September 25th, 2026

Overview: Phase 1 introduces three new search features plus two UX refinements, giving admins more control over search while keeping existing behavior unchanged wherever nothing new is configured.

What's new:

  1. Trending Search — admin-configurable. Up to 5 keywords, ordered by admin. If configured, replaces the dynamic list; if left empty, dynamic list continues as before.
  2. Feature Tiles (Hottest Promotions). New promotional block on the search landing page (before typing) — up to 3 brand/campaign tiles. Hidden entirely if none configured.
  3. Related Keywords. While typing, the suggestion dropdown shows manually-curated related keywords (up to 10 per mapping) tied to specific search terms. No suggestions shown for unmapped terms in this phase — automated suggestions land in Phase 2.

UX improvements: Trending Search cap raised 3→5; Recent Searches now display multiple items per line (capped at 2 lines) to reduce mobile scrolling.

How to configure:

  1. Feature Tiles (Hottest Promotions)
    1. Go to Foxtrot > Pages, add new page typed Search Zero Query
      1. DO NOT TOUCH ON Search Sponsored Result Page - this is for phase 2 and not ready to use
    2. Input required information
    3. Select module type Feature Tiles - max 1 module can be configured
    4. Input required information for each tile - up to 3 tiles, each with an image, title, subtitle, and link
    5. Apply & Save Changes
  2. Trending Search
    1. Go to Foxtrot > Search Config
    2. Add trending search keywords - max 5 keywords, max 60 characters per card, drag & drop to reorder
    3. Click Save Changes
  3. Related Keywords
    1. Go to Foxtrot > Search Config
    2. Click Add Mapping > Enter a trigger term > Add up to 10 keywords customers will see when they type that term - max 50 mappings
      1. trigger term: min 3 - max 50
      2. related keywords: min 3 - max 60 (include spaces), drag & drop to reorder
      3. Manual mappings aren't checked against live results - please confirm each keyword returns products before publishing.
    3. Click Save