# New advanced search experience

> A renewed search engine for your store, with filters on the results and title previews while typing. Available now in every publica.la store.

Source: https://publica.la/en/blog/new-advanced-search-experience

Posted on October 28, 2026 by [Agustín Acevedo](https://publica.la/en/blog/authors/agustin-acevedo) 2 min read

## **A new search experience for your store.**

We are introducing a new search experience in your store. A renewed engine ranks results more accurately, and your readers can filter those results without leaving the search.

## What changes for you and your readers

- **More relevant results:** the engine recognizes the full title phrase and the author's name in any order, and tolerates typos. It ranks first the titles that start with the search and those in your store's language.
- **Filters on the search:** a side column lets readers filter results by format, language, author, genre, publication year and free titles. Only options that exist in that search are shown, so no filter leads to an empty page.
- **Preview while typing:** from the third letter, the search box suggests up to six titles with cover, author, language and format. Readers can open any of them directly or browse the list with the keyboard.
- **Clearer formats:** PDF and EPUB are grouped as "Digital" in filters and suggestions, separate from audiobooks.
- **One catalog experience:** search and the filter page share the same design, filters and sorting: relevance, name, date and best sellers.

The new engine already works in every store.

💡 **Result:** your readers reach the title they are looking for in fewer steps, without leaving your store.

Free tools

## Put this into practice

Free, instant, no signup — the same tools our team uses with publishers every week.

[EPUB Checker Validate your EPUB files for structure, metadata, content integrity, and best practices. Get a quality score and detailed issue report. Check your EPUB](https://publica.la/en/tools/epub-checker) [Book Metadata Extractor Upload a PDF or EPUB and get its core metadata normalized to the ONIX 3 standard: title, contributors, publisher, ISBN, BISAC and Thema codes, and keywords. Extract metadata](https://publica.la/en/tools/metadata-extractor) [Book Quality Checker A complete pre-publish audit: epubcheck conformance, accessibility, and the Qualebook production checklist in one report. Run quality check](https://publica.la/en/tools/quality-checker)

[ See all free tools ](https://publica.la/en/tools)

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