Install

Delete store cache under var/cache and all cookies under var/session folder for your store domain.

OR you can perform these tasks in your Magento admin panel.

Backup Your Data

Backup your web directory for safety.

Download and Extract

Download and unzip extension files to one folder on your computer and navigate inside the extracted folder.

Upload Files

If you use a theme different from default theme - be sure to rename app/design/frontend/default/default and skin/frontend/default/default folders to your store's values. Then using your FTP client to upload content of app and skin directory to your store root folder.

Set Up

If you want to use this module on a page, for example, Homepage; go to CMS -> Page -> Edit Home page item ->Tab Content, add this code to a position you want:

{{block type="searchbox/list" name="searchbox.list" }}

If you want to show other instances in other positions, add following code to the end of file app\design\frontend\default\{theme name of your store}\layout\sm\searchbox.xml

 
 
 <reference name="center">        
 <block type="searchbox/list" name="searchbox.list">
 </block>
 </reference>
 
 

If you want to show instances in top of category view, add following code to the end of file app\design\frontend\default\{default OR folders to your store's values}\layout\sm\searchbox.xml

 

 <reference name="content"><block type="searchbox/list" name="searchbox.list"></block></reference>

 

 

Configuration

In this layout, you can see which you can configure SM Search Box to suit your needs.

Now, Log in to Magento admin, go to System -> Configuration -> SM Search Box (in the left). Here you will choose to configure SM Search Box.

The parameters are divided into the following groups:

• General Settings

GENERAL SETTINGS

• Enable - Used for enable/disable HTML output from this module
• Show Popular Search  - Allow to show popular search
• Limit Popular - Limit number popular search
  
• Show More Popular Search - Allow to show advanced search
  
• Show More Text - Allow to set text for showing more
  
• Show Advanced Search - Allow to show advanced search
  
• Pre-text - Set the text that is showed above an instance of module
• Post-text - Set the text that is showed under an instance of module