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Overview

Use the Frontend Properties section to configure whether the attribute is available in searches, layered navigation, product listings, and promo rule condition

Related Topics

• Defining Attribute Properties
• Defining Attribute Properties: Labels & Options

To complete the Frontend Properties section:

1. Set Use in Quick Search to Yes or No, to determine if visitors can search for products based on this attribute.
2. Set Use in Advanced Search to Yes or No, to determine if visitors can filter Advanced Search results based on this attribute.
3. Set Comparable on Front-End to Yes or No, to determine if visitors can compare products based on this attribute.
4. In the Use in Layered Navigation list, specify if this attribute can be used in layered navigation and if catalog listings can be filtered by attribute.
5. Set Use in Search Results Layered Navigation to Yes or No, to determine if this attribute displays in the layered navigation on search results pages.
6. Set Use for Promo Rule Conditions to Yes or No, to determine if this attribute can be used in promotion rule conditions.
7. In the Position field, type in the position relative to other attributes that have Use in Layered Navigation enabled to determine its position in the layered navigation block.
8. Set Visible on Product View Page on Front-end to Yes or No, to determine if this attribute displays on product view pages.
9. Set Use in Product Listing to Yes or No, to determine if this attribute is locked in the search results product list.
10. Set Used for Sorting in Product Listing to Yes or No, to determine if visitors can sort product listings based on this attribute.

Field Descriptions

Field Descriptions

Option	Description
Use in Quick Search	Determines if visitors can search for products based on this attribute. Visitors can search for products based on this attribute if set to Yes.
Use in Advanced Search	Determines if visitors can filter Advanced Search results based on this attribute. Advanced Search is available from the footer navigation of your storefront.
Comparable on Frontend	Determines if customers can compare products based on this attribute. If set to Yes, this attribute will be a comparable product attribute from the Compare Products feature.
Use in Layered Navigation	Specifies if this attribute can be used in the Layered Navigation. Customers can use attributes in the Layered Navigation to filter catalog listings. Can be set to: No - Attribute is not available in the layered navigation block. Filterable (with results) - Products can be filtered using this attribute, only if it produces results. Filterable (no results) - Products can be filtered using this attribute, even if it produces no results. Note: This option is only available for attributes of the input type Dropdown, Multiple Select, and Price.
Use in Search Results Layered Configuration	Determines if this attribute displays in the Layered Navigation on the search results page. Note: This option is only available for attributes of the input type Dropdown, Multiple Select, and Price.
Use for Promo Rule Conditions	Determines if this attribute can be used in promotion rule conditions.
Position	Sets the attribute position in the Layered Navigation block. Must be a numeric value. Attributes in the Layered Navigation block are positioned in ascending order based on their position value. Note: This field can be set only if Use in Layered Navigation is set to Filterable.
Enable WYSIWYG	Allows user to input formatted text using the WYSIWYG editor. Note 1: This field can be set only if Catalog Input Type for Store Owner is set to Text Area. Note 2: If set to Yes, Allow HTML Tags on Front-end field will not be displayed.
Allow HTML Tags on Front-end	Determines if HTML tags can can be used in attribute values. If set to Yes, HTML tags in the attribute value will be displayed on the front-end.
Visible on Product View Page on Front-end	Determines if this attribute displays on product view pages.
Use in Product Listing	Selecting Yes locks this attribute in the search results product list. All available and assigned Layered Navigation attributes will abide by its results.
Use for Sorting in Product Listing	Specifies if this attribute will appear in the Sort By feature, which enables customers to sort the products in your catalog according to their needs.