OEM replacement parts
Your shoppers hold a broken part in one hand and their phone in the other. They type whatever is printed on it. Tolra finds the replacement, even when the number has changed.
The part says 92 442 167. Your catalog has 92-442-167 in the description. The shopper types 92442167 and sees nothing.
OEM numbers are matched with dashes, dots and spaces ignored, in titles, descriptions ("Replaces OEM ...") and metafields.
Try it: 92442167 →The old pump number was superseded years ago. Shoppers still search the old one, because that is what is on their part.
Upload old and equivalent numbers as a CSV (Growth plan and up). A search for the old number finds the current part, labelled "Replaces X".
Try it: SPX1600Z2 →They type dyson v8 filter or drain pump samsung. The model is in your title, but the words are in a different order.
All words of the search are matched across the title, tags and metafields, in any order. Compatible models written in your listings can become a filter you approve (AI filters, Growth plan and up).
Try it: dyson v8 →One shopper types e61 gasket, another group head seal, a third shower seal.
Add synonyms once and they work in both directions. The search report suggests synonyms from searches that found nothing.
Try it: e61 gasket →berings, filtre, gaskit. Small screens, greasy fingers.
Small typos are corrected automatically. Part numbers are never corrected, so a wrong digit does not show a wrong part.
Try it: berings 6205 →The shopper gives up and leaves, and you never learn what they wanted.
A "Can't find what you need?" form under the results lets them send the part number and their email (Starter plan and up). Requests arrive on your Product requests page.
These run against the sample catalog on this site.
Read as Part number 92442167
Products
For comparison, a simple text match on the same sample finds nothing.
Sample catalog of 40 products with made-up brands. The ranking here is a simplified version of the app's; part numbers and sizes are read by the same code.
How Tolra Search looks in a store and in your Shopify admin. Products and numbers are examples.
With or without dashes, dots or spaces. The SKU, the maker's number and the numbers it replaces all lead to the same product.
A shopper looking for a replacement part rarely browses. They have one number and one job: find the part that fits. If the first search fails, they may try once more, then look elsewhere.
The number they type comes from a label, a manual or an old invoice. It might be the maker’s current number, an old one, a number from another brand, or a model number of the machine. Spaces, dashes and leading letters vary.
17211-ZL8-023, 17211 ZL8 023 and 17211ZL8023 are the same number.Anywhere Tolra can read them: the title, a line like "Replaces OEM 92-442-167" in the description, a metafield, or the other part numbers CSV (Growth plan and up). One clean place is easiest to maintain, but Tolra reads all of them.
Yes. Separate them with commas or semicolons in a metafield, or add one row per number in the CSV (Growth plan and up). Each one leads to the part.
Only from your data. Tolra does not ship a parts database. If the compatible models are written in your titles, descriptions or metafields, they are searchable, and on Growth and Pro, AI can suggest them as filter values for you to approve.
It appears on your Product requests page with the search and the part number. Nothing is stored unless the shopper ticks a box to share their email, so you can reply.
How to handle old, replaced and equivalent part numbers in a Shopify parts store, so a shopper with any of them finds the part you sell today.
Why part number searches fail on Shopify stores, where to store SKUs, maker and OEM numbers, and how to test that every format finds the right part.
Common causes of empty search results in parts and technical stores, and the fix for each: part number formats, synonyms, sizes, typos and missing products.
Maker numbers in every format, sizes from drawings, and filters that change with the category. For bearings, seals, hydraulics, motors and spares.
Plumbing, electrical, tools and fasteners. Inch fractions, metric threads and ratings understood, and quick order for trade buyers (Pro plan).
OEM numbers with spaces or dashes, fitment words from your own titles and metafields. No vehicle database is included.
Install Tolra, copy your products in, and search your own part numbers.