Setting up Weaviate in your WooCommerce store

Introduction

If you are planning to build a powerful and scalable eCommerce store, then WooCommerce is the perfect solution for you. It’s an open-source, robust, and easy-to-use platform that’s perfect for building online stores of all sizes. But when it comes to search functionality, WooCommerce sometimes falls short.

This is where Weaviate comes in – a powerful and scalable search engine that can be easily integrated into your WooCommerce store. In this post, we will show you how to set up Weaviate in your WooCommerce store, step by step.

Setting up Weaviate in your WooCommerce store

Here are the steps to set up Weaviate in your WooCommerce store:

Step 1: Set up a Weaviate instance
First, you need to set up a Weaviate instance on your server or in the cloud. The easiest way to do this is to use the Weaviate docker container, which you can download from the official Weaviate website.

Step 2: Install the Weaviate plugin for WooCommerce
Next, you need to install the Weaviate plugin for WooCommerce. You can download it from the WordPress plugin repository or install it directly from your WordPress dashboard by searching for “Weaviate”.

Step 3: Configure the Weaviate plugin
After installing the plugin, go to the plugin settings and enter your Weaviate server and port information.

// Instantiate the Weaviate client.
$client = new Weaviate\Client('https://localhost:8080');

// Create a new Weaviate object.
$weaviate = new Weaviate($client, 'YOUR_API_KEY');

You will also need to create a schema for your data in Weaviate. This can be done through the Weaviate console or with the Weaviate API.

Step 4: Index your WooCommerce products into Weaviate
Once your schema is set up, you can start indexing your WooCommerce products into Weaviate. This can be done with a simple PHP script using the Weaviate PHP client.

// Get all products from WooCommerce.
$products = wc_get_products();

// Loop through products and add them to Weaviate.
foreach ($products as $product) {
    $weaviate->batch->create->withClassName('Product')->withProperties([
        'id' => $product->get_id(),
        'name' => $product->get_name(),
        'description' => $product->get_description(),
        'price' => $product->get_price(),
    ])->do();
}

Step 5: Display Weaviate search results in your WooCommerce store
Finally, you can display Weaviate search results in your WooCommerce store by using the Weaviate PHP client to search for products based on user queries.

// Search for products in Weaviate.
$searchResults = $weaviate->search->get()
    ->withKinds(['Product'])
    ->withWhere(['name' => ['operator' => 'Equal', 'value' => $_GET['query']]])
    ->do();

// Display search results.
foreach ($searchResults as $result) {
    echo '<div class="product">';
    echo '<h3>' . $result['name'] . '</h3>';
    echo $result['description'];
    echo '<span class="price">' . $result['price'] . '</span>';
    echo '</div>';
}

And that’s it! You have successfully set up Weaviate in your WooCommerce store and can now provide your customers with lightning-fast search functionality.

How WPSOLR can help

While Weaviate is an excellent search engine, integrating it into your WooCommerce store can still be a complex and time-consuming process. That’s where WPSOLR comes in – an easy-to-use search engine plugin that works seamlessly with WooCommerce and other popular platforms.

With WPSOLR, you can set up powerful search functionality for your WooCommerce store in minutes, without the need for complex coding or server setup. The plugin comes with a range of powerful search filters, customizable search ranking algorithms, and support for multiple languages and document formats.

So if you want to take your WooCommerce store to the next level with powerful search functionality, be sure to check out WPSOLR!

Conclusion

In this post, we have shown you how to set up Weaviate in your WooCommerce store and provided some sample PHP code to get you started. While Weaviate is a powerful search engine, integrating it into your store can be complex. But with the help of WPSOLR, you can set up a powerful and scalable search engine for your store, without the need for complex coding or server setup. Whether you choose Weaviate or WPSOLR, you can be sure that your customers will love the lightning-fast search results that your eCommerce store provides.