Ecosystem Expanded: Algolia

Everyone knows how frustrating it is trying to search for information and getting roadblocked by irrelevant content. As users increasingly demand instant access to relevant information, it’s essential for businesses to prioritize efficient search functionality to meet these expectations.

The integration of Algolia and Storyblok provides a comprehensive solution for this challenge, helping companies improve their search functionality and deliver a superior user experience. By leveraging the strengths of both platforms, businesses can ensure that users find the content they need quickly and efficiently while also maintaining the flexibility and control required for dynamic content management.

Storyblok & Algolia - a powerful combination

Algolia's robust search capabilities ensure that users can find the content they need quickly, even in vast and complex datasets. Its features, including instant search, autocomplete, and personalized results, enhance the user experience by providing relevant real-time results. Moreover, Algolia's AI-powered search functionality allows users to see search results as they type, significantly reducing the time spent searching for information. Connected with Storyblok, it not only enhances search efficiency but also supports the dynamic and flexible content management that modern digital platforms require, ultimately leading to higher user satisfaction and engagement.

Why is our integration so powerful?

Connecting Algolia and Storyblok can significantly enhance your website's functionality in many ways:

• Enhanced Search Performance: Algolia's seamless interface ensures that search queries are processed quickly, providing users instant and maximally relevant results. Integrated with Storyblok, it reduces users' time searching for content, improving overall user experience.
• Customizable Search Experience: With Algolia, businesses can customize the search experience to meet their specific needs. This includes setting searchable fields, facets, sorting criteria, and other parameters to ensure users receive the most relevant results within their Storyblok projects.
• Scalability: Algolia can handle large volumes of data and high traffic, making it suitable for businesses of all sizes. When connected to Storyblok, it lets you seamlessly scale your business as it grows.
• Localization Support: Similar to Storyblok, Algolia supports multiple languages, ensuring a broad reach for international audiences. This feature is particularly beneficial for businesses operating in diverse markets, as it allows them to provide a tailored search experience for users in different regions.
• Real-Time Indexing: As new content is added or existing content is updated in Storyblok, it is automatically indexed in Algolia. This ensures that the search results are always relevant and up-to-date.
• AI-powered: Algolia leverages AI to enhance search experiences by combining semantic and keyword searches, dynamically re-ranking results based on user behavior, and personalizing search outcomes tailored to individual users. Storyblok, on the other hand, also offers AI features, such as a meta tag generator, image generator, and AI translations.
• Seamless Integration: Storyblok and Algolia offer APIs that facilitate seamless setup processes. This means that businesses can implement the integration without extensive coding, using their preferred programming languages and frameworks.

How to get started?

Integrating Storyblok with Algolia involves a few easy steps:

• Set Up Algolia: Create an Algolia account, copy your Application ID and your Write API Key.
• Configure Storyblok: Install the Algolia application and navigate to Apps -> Algolia. Then, enter your Application ID and Write API Key of your Algolia app. Ensure that your content in Storyblok includes all necessary fields for search previews, such as images and excerpts. No changes to the schema are required for indexing.
• Index Content: Create a new index connection by clicking New Connection. The index name can correspond to an existing blank index in Algolia. If it doesn't, a new index will be created. Storyblok stories to sync by slug let you choose either the root level of this space’s content or specific folders. Once you click Save Connection, Algolia will instantly index the selected stories.
• Customize Index: Set the index settings according to your needs, such as defining searchable fields and sorting criteria. Once an index connection is established, any of the following content operations will trigger synchronization with Algolia:
  - Publishing or unpublishing a story or folder
  - Moving a story or folder
  - Deleting a story or folder

Built with Storyblok & Algolia

Micheldever Group - Protyre

The Micheldever Group - Protyre, one of the UK's largest wholesalers, distributors, and retailers of tires, underwent a significant digital transformation to enhance its eCommerce experience. By integrating Storyblok and Algolia in their Protyre.co.uk project, they achieved a more agile and efficient platform. This integration led to a 28.4% decrease in website load time and a 98% increase in overall conversion rates. The new setup allowed for better content management, improved SEO, and enhanced customer experience, helping Micheldever stay competitive in the fast-paced automotive sector.

The Micheldever Group's Protyre.co.uk project won the 2024 UK Digital Excellence Award for B2C Website of the Year, recognizing outstanding digital websites, marketing campaigns, software, tools, and teams delivering results and profitability.

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Tamron

Tamron, a leading camera lens manufacturer, faced several challenges with their outdated website, including poor search functionality and inefficient content management. To address these issues, they integrated Storyblok and Algolia, resulting in a comprehensive digital transformation. This integration significantly enhanced their online presence, improving Google performance by 54% and website accessibility by 89%. The new setup allowed efficient content management and a seamless search experience, boosting user engagement and driving online sales.

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Amtico

As a British leader in luxury vinyl tiles, Amtico struggled with an outdated website that suffered from slow performance, inefficient search, complex content management, and scalability issues. To tackle these problems, they integrated Storyblok and Algolia, resulting in a transformative digital overhaul. This integration enhanced website speed and performance, simplified content management with Storyblok's intuitive interface, and provided a scalable architecture for future growth. The results included a 100% score in SEO performance, a 94% improvement in page accessibility, and significant enhancements in user engagement and satisfaction, positioning Amtico for future growth and success in the digital marketplace.

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Revolutionize your clients’ search experience

If you’re looking for a solution that boosts your website’s search functionality which seamlessly interferes with your content management, the integration of Algolia and Storyblok is perfect for your digital projects. The implementation not only improves SEO performance and increases accessibility but also significantly boosts user satisfaction by providing fast, relevant search results and a seamless browsing experience. Embracing this integration positions businesses for future growth and success in the competitive digital landscape, making it a strategic investment for any organization.