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Overview

The T3AS Search plugin places an AI search box on your TYPO3 frontend. Visitors type a question in plain language and get an answer based on content you have trained in T3AS. You can set colours, layout, suggested questions, chatbot follow-ups, voiceover, and feedback for each page. Site-wide defaults are in T3AS → Search (see 5. Search tab).

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Interactive Demo

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Add the Plugin to a Page

Step 1: Open the page in the Page module. Step 2: Click Create new content and choose a container — for example Accordion for Q&A-style layouts. Step 3: Inside the container, add the T3AS Search plugin. Step 4: Configure the Plugin, Search Box, and Search Results tabs. Step 5: Click Save and close or Save and refresh, then check the frontend.

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Plugin Tab

Controls the look of the search box on this page.
  • Title — Heading above the search box (e.g. Search)
  • Select Style — Default Style uses your site theme; Customized Style (plugin) lets you pick colours
  • Box Layout — Container layout (e.g. Box)
  • Search Icon — Icon shown in the search field
  • Select Loader — Loading animation: Skeleton Loader or Typing Loader
  • Primary Color / Secondary Color / Text Color — Only available with Customized Style
  • Border Radius — Corner style (e.g. Semi Rounded)
  • Reference Links — Show source links below the AI answer

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Search Box Tab

Controls the search input and suggested questions.
  • Search Form Type — How the input is laid out (e.g. With Button)
  • Button Type — Search Icon or With Label
  • Search Input Placeholder — Hint text inside the field
  • Recent Search — Show the visitor’s previous searches
  • Recent Search Title — Label above recent searches
  • Predefined Questions — Show clickable question suggestions
  • Question Position — Where suggestions appear relative to the search box
  • Number of Questions Limit — How many suggestions to show
  • Questions Storage Folder(s) — TYPO3 folder that holds question records

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Search Results Tab

Controls how AI answers are displayed on this page.
  • Enable Chatbot Mode — Visitors can ask follow-up questions after the first answer
  • Enable Search Feedback — Thumbs up/down on answers; saved in Usage Analytics
  • Enable Voiceover — Play button to hear the answer read aloud
  • Result Style — Summarize (short) or Long Answer (detailed)
  • Reference Links — Source links for this plugin instance
Plugin settings apply to this content element only. For site-wide defaults, use T3AS → Search.

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Tips

  • Use Default Style unless this page needs its own brand colours
  • Enable Chatbot Mode on help, docs, or FAQ pages
  • Show 3–5 predefined questions to keep the interface clean
  • After saving, refresh the frontend and test a real search query