As you prepare to take Klevu live on the website, it's important to ensure a seamless transition to your production environment. In this article, we'll outline the essential steps to help you verify implementation and analytics collection, ensuring a successful launch.
1. Verify Catalog Synchronization is Active
- Confirm that updates to the catalog initialize a sync according to your platform's configured frequency or preferred strategy.
- Check the Catalog Sync tab of the Klevu Merchant Center to verify the catalog is up to date.
2. Finalize Configuration and Customization:
- Verify the integration complies with your e-commerce platform or theme architecture
- Make sure all configurations, such as search facets and merchandising rules, are finalized according to your business requirements.
- Verify any customizations or enhancements made to the search functionality or user interface meet user expectations and business goals.
3. Conduct Comprehensive Testing:
- Test the search thoroughly across different scenarios, including various search queries and device types, to identify and address any potential issues.
- Test individual modules Smart Search, Smart Category Merchandising, and Smart Recommendations separately to ensure seamless integration and optimal performance.
- Verify the search results correspond to the appropriate Klevu apiKey catalog.
4. Ensure Analytics Collection:
- Analytics are the foundation for optimizing Klevu’s value and features. Including Klevu's Machine Learning, relevancy optimization, search conversion rates, and popular search terms.
- Ensure that click and view analytics tracking events associated with Smart Search, Smart Category Merchandising, and Smart Recommendations are in place and being triggered appropriately.
- Confirm that the order/purchase data is being transmitted to Klevu to attribute conversions driven by search.
- Contact Klevu Support to verify the collection of analytics data related to search queries, user interactions, and conversion metrics.
5. Coordinate Launch Plan:
- Coordinate with stakeholders across your organization to ensure the timing of a smooth launch. This includes teams such as marketing, customer support, and IT.
- Contact Klevu Support and inform them of your intended go-live date. The Klevu Support team can provide a valuable health check to verify functionalities before going live.
6. Monitor Post-Launch Performance:
- Continuously monitor the performance of your live search environment using the analytics dashboards within the Klevu Merchant Center.
- Address any issues or optimization opportunities proactively by contacting Klevu Support if there are any concerns.