Fast Simon for Adobe Magento 2

Magento AI‑Based Search & Merchandising To Maximize Conversion Rate.
The best and fastest growing brands use Fast Simon to improve and optimize their entire shopping experience.

Fast Simon is helping merchants maximize the value of their online traffic to spark, sustain, and boost their growth. Current Fast Simon merchants report growth of up to 40% year-over-year after adopting the powerful search platform.

Boost Conversion with Search, Merchandising & Personalization

• Shoppers using search are on 4X more likely to buy
• Great Search can boost conversion by 30-150%
• Cross-sell & Upsell increase sales by up to 30%
• Personalization will boost conversion rates up to 50%
• Smart online merchandising that keeps you in control

Installation

1. Visit and purchase the free Fast Simon Extension at Magento Marketplace
2. Connect to your server through SSH terminal (e.g. PUTTY.exe)
3. Navigate to your Magento root (where app folder is)
4. Make sure php is in your environment path (run php --help - see that you get list of possible commands) if not - contact your server provider to find path to ftp executable.
5. Enable maintenance mode php bin/magento maintenance:enable
6. Run following commands:
   a. composer require instantsearch/instantsearchplus
   b. Insert your public/private keys, as username/password from Your Account
   c. php bin/magento module:enable Autocompleteplus_Autosuggest --clear-static-content
   d. php bin/magento setup:upgrade
   e. php bin/magento setup:di:compile
   e. php bin/magento cache:clean
   f. php bin/magento maintenance:disable

Upgrade

1. Run following commands
   a. composer require instantsearch/instantsearchplus:REPLACE_ME_WITH_THE_LAST_VERSION_NUMBER
   b. php bin/magento setup:upgrade
   c. php bin/magento setup:di:compile
   d. php bin/magento cache:clean

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog
and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[4.91.51] - 2026-05-28 19:00:00

Added

• Add images_width parameter to control the resize width of Product images in the feed (0 = original/source resolution)

[4.91.50] - 2026-05-04 19:00:00

Changed

• Faster and more reliable catalog sync across category saves, product imports, mass attribute updates, and price reindexes

[4.91.45] - 2026-04-14 19:00:00

Added

• Include include_in_menu flag in category feed payload

[4.91.44] - 2025-10-14 19:00:00

Fixed

• Fix configurable product price calculation to exclude expired special prices

[4.91.43] - 2025-08-03 19:00:00

Added

• Support swatch type attributes for products and variants
• Support multiple images per variant

[4.91.42] - 2025-07-27 20:00:00

Fixed

• Adhere to PHP 8.4 standards by adding nullable type hints in AbstractCollection constructor

[4.91.41] - 2025-07-27 19:00:00

Fixed

• Adhere to Magento 2 security standards by updating image ID generation fallback to use SHA-256 hash instead of md5.

[4.91.40] - 2025-07-27 18:00:00

Added

• Enhance Product XML generation to include optional media gallery images

[4.91.36] - 2025-07-09 18:00:00

Fixed

• Potential error in Webhook observer

[4.91.35] - 2025-03-19 19:00:00

Added

• Add strip_tags parameter to sanitize XML output

[4.91.34] - 2025-03-16 19:00:00

Fixed

• Handle double-encoded HTML entities in XML generation

[4.91.33] - 2024-12-09 19:00:00

Changed

• Optimized landing pages script

[4.91.32] - 2024-07-17 14:00:00

Changed

• Added error logging in shopping events observers
• Added support for HTTPS requests in Api helper function

[4.91.31] - 2024-07-08 20:00:00

Changed

• Update labels naming from 'InstantSearch+' to 'Fast Simon'
• Update error handling and error messaging in various modules

[4.91.30] - 2024-01-17 18:00:00

Changed

• Updated Fast Simon API URLs

[4.91.25] - 2023-11-15 18:00:00

Fixed

• PHTML syntax error fixes
• More PHP 8.2 deprecated functionality fixes
• Updatesitemap endpoint fix

[4.91.24] - 2023-11-14 20:00:00

Fixed

• PHP 8.2 deprecated functionality fix

[4.91.23] - 2023-11-01 21:00:00

Fixed

• Magento coding standard security fixes

[4.91.22] - 2023-06-29 17:00:00

Fixed

• Magento 2.4.6 tests fix

[4.91.21] - 2023-06-27 14:00:00

Fixed

• PHP 8.2 fix

[4.91.20] - 2023-06-26 16:00:00

Changed

• Migrated to the declarative schema format

[4.91.10] - 2023-06-22 14:00:00

Changed

• Magento 2.4.6 compatibility updates

[4.91.06] - 2023-04-24 16:00:00

Fixed

• php 8.1 deprecation warning

[4.91.05] - 2023-04-05 16:00:00

Fixed

• php 8.1 deprecation warning

[4.91.04] - 2023-03-13 19:41:00

Fixed

• php 8.1 "passing null to parameter of type string is deprecated" warning

[4.9.42] - 2023-02-02 14:41:00

Changed

• better handling of product images

Added

• Getimage endpoint

[4.9.41] - 2023-01-02 14:41:00

Changed

• better handling of commas in select attributes

[4.9.4] - 2022-12-21 20:41:00

Added

• Setispgroup endpoint

[4.9.393] - 2022-11-22 12:41:00

Fixed

• php 8 support

[4.9.392] - 2022-11-13 12:41:00

Fixed

• php 8 support

[4.9.391] - 2022-11-07 12:41:00

Fixed

• deprecated log prints

[4.9.39] - 2022-10-13 12:41:00

Fixed

• v-next frontend features support

[4.9.38] - 2022-06-29 16:41:00

Added

• price compare at price on variant level support

[4.9.37] - 2022-06-08 20:41:00

Removed

• script preloader

[4.9.36] - 2022-06-08 11:41:00

Added

• script preloader

Fixed

• no-code editor configuration

[4.9.35] - 2022-05-29 17:41:00

Added

• wishlist data

[4.9.34] - 2022-05-29 11:41:00

Fixed

• controller notice

[4.9.33] - 2022-05-16 11:41:00

Added

• in_stock flag

[4.9.31] - 2022-03-28 11:41:00

Added

• v-next frontend features support

[4.9.28] - 2022-02-16 12:41:00

Added

• csp whitelist
• new autocomplete dropdown layout

[4.9.26] - 2022-01-10 12:41:00

Fixed

• Dependency error

[4.9.25] - 2021-12-28 17:09:00

Fixed

• Multistore product updates

[4.9.24] - 2021-12-21 17:09:00

Fixed

• Multistore product disabling

[4.9.23] - 2021-11-24 17:09:00

Added

• Entity_ID to the batches table

[4.9.21] - 2021-11-14 17:09:00

Removed

• Fetching product stock item

[4.9.20] - 2021-10-31 10:09:00

Added

• Rollback to cached image

[4.9.17] - 2021-07-28 10:09:00

Added

• Is in stock attribute

[4.9.15] - 2021-07-13 10:09:00

Fixed

• Getting customer cart token

[4.9.14] - 2021-06-30 13:09:00

Fixed

• Conversions analytics

[4.9.13] - 2021-05-04 13:09:00

Fixed

• Price compare at price calculations

[4.9.12] - 2021-03-18 13:09:00

Fixed

• Customer-data loading
• Upgrade Schema

Disabled

• Staging updates support for Community edition

[4.9.09] - 2021-02-08 13:09:00

Added

• Alternative stock field support

[4.9.08] - 2021-01-31 13:09:00

Added

• Staging updates support

[4.9.07] - 2020-10-15 13:09:00

Fixed

• User roles access Isp+

[4.9.06] - 2020-10-12 13:09:00

Fixed

• User roles access Isp+
• Rendering multiple select value

[4.9.05] - 2020-09-17 13:09:00

Fixed

• Not-installed admin error
• Getting sellable status for child products

[4.9.04] - 2020-09-10 13:07:00

Added

• Store exists check

[4.9.03] - 2020-09-08 13:07:00

Fixed

• Fix ImagePath

[4.9.02] - 2020-07-12 13:35:00

Added

• Magento 2.4 support

Removed

• ISP+ Basic mode support

[4.8.04] - 2020-08-18 13:35:00

Fixed

• Basic mode merchandising support

[4.8.03] - 2020-08-16 13:35:00

Added

• Basic mode merchandising support

[4.8.01] - 2020-07-12 13:35:00

Added

• Bundle product prices support

Fixed

• Js error in sections refresh

[4.7.46] - 2020-06-21 13:35:00

Added

• Category_id to acp-magento and to body tag class

[4.7.45] - 2020-06-16 13:35:00

Added

• Isp-config section as private content

[4.7.44] - 2020-06-15 13:35:00

Fixed

• No results in basic mode

[4.7.43] - 2020-06-10 13:35:00

Fixed

• Min-price calculation

[4.7.42] - 2020-06-08 13:35:00

Fixed

• Print price from index

Added

• Remove native layered navigation block in ISP smart navigation context for optimization purposes

[4.7.41] - 2020-06-04 13:35:00

Fixed

• Automatically detect product stores by product ID in save after custom purchase event

[4.7.40] - 2020-06-03 13:35:00

Fixed

• After product save custom event listener

[4.7.39] - 2020-06-02 13:35:00

Added

• After product save custom event listener

[4.7.38] - 2020-05-31 13:35:00

Added

• Single store install support

[4.7.37] - 2020-05-21 13:35:00

Fixed

• Basic mode sorting

[4.7.36] - 2020-05-12 13:35:00

Added

• New_from and new_to scheduling
• Add flags of search engine and flat catalog usage to vers request

[4.7.35] - 2020-05-03 13:35:00

Fixed

• Connection ping

Added

• Layered flag to version request

[4.7.34] - 2020-04-30 17:54:00

Added

• Add/Delete category support

[4.7.33] - 2020-04-28 17:54:00

Added

• Use Magento registry for ElasticSearch support on Isp+ basic mode
• Isp thumbnail support
• Update attributes plugin

[4.7.30] - 2020-03-29 17:54:00

Added

• ElasticSearch support on Isp+ basic mode

[4.7.29] - 2020-03-22 17:54:00

Added

• Price compare

Fixed

• Product update data save

[4.7.28] - 2020-03-04 17:54:00

Fixed

• Zero price
• Price index query

[4.7.27] - 2020-02-13 17:54:00

Fixed

• Category Save
• Configurable Product Pricing
• Msrp as Compare at Price

[4.7.26] - 2020-02-04 17:54:00

Fixed

• Optimize getting products popularity

[4.7.25] - 2020-01-26 17:54:00

Added

• Isp+ Sitemap support

Fixed

• Landing pages creation

[4.7.24] - 2020-01-21 17:54:00

Fixed

• Compare price rendering

[4.7.23] - 2020-01-19 17:54:00

Fixed

• Variants rendering
• Products Import
• Category Save

[4.7.22] - 2019-12-31 17:54:00

Fixed

• Bundle products ajax add to cart
• Deal with rules that will end not later then 1 month period
• Fetch used_products with limited fields only
• Skip not populated attributes
• Take multiselect type attributes in cache
• Use low level convertAndRound method
• Change collection loading order to avoid duplicate collection loading
• Optimize orders count sending
• OPtimize price index request

Added

• Fallback on http for getting search results
• Optimized db index
• InsertOnDuplicate optimization
• Categories dictionary cache

Removed

• Batch Id column
• Newfrom field if it is empty
• Product_parents field

[4.7.20] - 2019-09-26 10:33:00

Fixed

• Log print in reindex plugin

Added

• Category save before/after event listener to transfer changes to reflect in smart navigation

[4.7.19] - 2019-09-16 17:33:00

Changed

• Minimal php to 5.6

Added

• H1 Title to landing page

[4.7.18] - 2019-09-04 17:33:00

Fixed

• Serializing cached objects

[4.7.17] - 2019-08-27 17:33:00

Fixed

• Error logging

[4.7.16] - 2019-08-26 17:33:00

Added

• Send store_info request
• Price reindex plugin
• Fit to code sniffer standards

Fixed

• In get_index_price request EE support

[4.7.13] - 2019-08-12 17:33:00

Added

• Fall back to thumbnail for variant image

[4.7.12] - 2019-08-04 17:33:00

Added

• Order placed after event handler

[4.7.11] - 2019-07-28 17:33:00

Added

• Keep custom serp slug in config table

Fixed

• Frontend store id missing error
• Custom css in smart navigation

[4.7.10] - 2019-07-24 17:33:00

Added

• Optimized Mass Import method for third party extensions

Fixed

• Code styling according to Magento 2 standards
• Use js window.checkout to store usefull information

[4.7.8] - 2019-07-09 11:33:00

Added

• Credentials section in Magento Configuration page
• Store id to js config object

[4.7.7] - 2019-06-30 17:27:00

Fixed

• Getting child items assigned to current store only
• Wrong store at store switch

[4.7.5] - 2019-05-19 11:47:00

Fixed

• Handling empty category image urls

[4.7.4] - 2019-05-14 11:47:00

Added

• Availability check after purchase

[4.7.3] - 2019-05-13 11:47:00

Added

• 2.3 support

[4.7.2] - 2019-04-14 11:47:00

Fixed

• Not indexed items support, phase 2

[4.7.1] - 2019-03-24 17:44:00

Fixed

• Not indexed items support

[4.7.0] - 2019-03-18 17:44:00

Added

• Multi store with different currencies support

Fixed

• Not indexed items support

[4.6.6] - 2019-02-12 18:26:00

Fixed

• Flat catalog support

[4.6.5] - 2018-12-04 15:31:00

Fixed

• Optimize product import

Added

• Smart navigation in native category url support

[4.6.3] - 2018-11-05 15:31:00

Fixed

• Optimize product import

[4.6.2] - 2018-10-14 14:31:00

Fixed

• Sending removed product notifications

[4.6.1] - 2018-09-17 14:31:00

Added

• Custom msrp field support

[4.6.0] - 2018-09-13 14:31:00

Fixed

• Basic search magento

Added

• Group products pricing range support
• Catalog price rule support
• Catalog sync optimization
• B2B version monitoring support

[4.5.8] - 2018-08-09 16:14:00

Fixed

• Sync optimization

[4.5.7] - 2018-08-08 17:14:00

Fixed

• Sync Monitoring

[4.5.6] - 2018-08-07 12:58:00

Added

• Missing price index fallback
• Sync optimization

[4.5.5] - 2018-07-11 12:58:00

Fixed

• Disabled products appeared in search

[4.5.4] - 2018-06-24 12:58:00

Added

• Compare_at_price for configurable products

[4.5.3] - 2018-06-20 14:42:00

Changed

• Omit not visible products in full fetch, but not in sending updates
• Stop using price index in product collections
• Optimize sending updates by working with products collection

Added

• Import prices from index for monitoring purposes

[4.4.12] - 2018-04-30 14:42:00

Fixed

• Set ASC order in update batches fetch

[4.4.11] - 2018-04-30 14:42:00

Added

• Debug route to get batch by product id

Fixed

• Mass product creation syncing

[4.4.10] - 2018-04-08 15:53:00

Added

• Custom product update event

[4.4.8] - 2018-03-11 15:53:00

Added

• Category names index

[4.4.7] - 2018-01-01 10:02:00

Added

• Option to print ids
• Meta keywors support

Fixed

• Add minimal price to collection count to get accurate results in Getnumofproducts request

[4.4.6] - 2017-11-27 10:02:00

Fixed

• Api product updates support

[4.4.5] - 2017-11-15 10:02:00

Fixed

• Wrong template at search result page
• Default sorting when serp enabled

[4.4.4] - 2017-11-14 10:02:00

Changed

• Legacy code cleanup

[4.4.3] - 2017-11-13 12:02:00

Added

• Batches helper, that is responsible for insert/update batches table
• Pagination in sendupdated requests
• Special price from/to support

[4.4.2] - 2017-10-24 09:25:00

Changed

• 2.0.* compatibility: Use \Magento\Customer\Model\ResourceModel\Group\Collection class to get all customer groups.

[4.4.1] - 2017-10-03 14:00:00

Added

• Cart page and Success pages webhooks.
• MSRP support.
• Added miniform_change flag to vers request.

[4.3.5] - 2017-08-10 00:00:00

Changed

• Fall back to small image if base image is missing.

Added

• Variable products images import.
• Feeds import support.
• Update product attributes from grid support.
• Search configurable product by simple products skus.
• Search Grouped product by simple products skus.
• Refresh cart and messages block after ajax add-to-cart submission.

Fixed

• Syncing attribute with missing frontend_label.

[4.3.2] - 2017-07-11 00:00:00

Changed

• Refactor product rendering at catalog sync.
• Treat disabled product as deleted.

Added

• Full page cache support.
• Added additional frontend call to bring dynamic js params.
• Grouped product pricing support.
• Search of configurable product by skus of simple products.
• Add UUID and store_id to get Serp template request.
• Add ProductView event handler for adding product sku to js injection.

Fixed

• Product removal store id.

Removed

• Attribute cacheable from blocks.
• Checksum files.
• Code duplication.

[4.2.2] - 2017-05-15 00:00:00

Fixed

• Api roles bug fix.

Removed

• Checksum api.

[4.2.1] - 2017-04-19 00:00:00

Changed

• Use magento notificatiaon system.
• Sync product attributes that are sytem defined as well as user defined.

Added

• Added support for attributes which have array value type.

Fixed

• Store id in products_send.

[4.2.0] - 2017-02-28 00:00:00

Changed

• Make Serp and Injection blocks not cacheable.
• Get products colletion with specified attributes only.
• Get current stock status of simple product assigned to configurable.
• Add minimal price (from index) to product collection.

Added

• Add ajax add-to-cart from Serp.
• Add tiered pricing support.
• Add customer group id to js injection.

Fixed

• Fix wrong product id in updates xml.
• Fix compilation errors.

[4.1.0] - 2016-12-12 00:00:00

Changed

• Optimizing products send.
• Wrap serp template call into try/catch.

Added

• Add route for seo friendly search url.
• Add miniform url switch.
• Link to isp dashboard with custom font icon.
• Add configurable product price range.

Fixed

• Fix base image fetch.
• Fix configurable product prices fetch.

[4.0.11] - 2016-09-25 15:43:19

Changed

• Add file docs.
• Specify Zend_Http_Client_Adapter_Curl as request adapter.
• Add work around for missing ssl cert (localhost) in comment of buildRequest method.

Added

• Basic search results mode (ids only).

Fixed

• Compilation errors in Serp Block class.

[4.0.9] - 2016-09-25 15:43:19

Changed

• Make api-endpoint hardcoded.
• Add timeout in seconds as buildRequest method parameter.
• Use productMetaData object instead of objectManager.
• Make Install Call to acp-magento at extension installtion.
• Keep serp template in cache for 1 minute.

[4.0.8] - 2016-09-08 15:55:58

Changed

• PSR2 formatting fixes.
• Use object manager for getMultiStoreData request.
• Make remove date in GMT+3 timezone.
• Calculate product purchase popularity.

Removed

• Attributes.php external image url feature

Fixed

• Magento version in xml.
• Orders per product query.

[4.0.7] - 2016-08-10 00:00:00

Changed

• Stable version of InstantSearch+ for Magento 2 Community (CE) and Enterprise (EE), supports all Magento 1 features