Dear Cardmarket Users,
We plan to make significant improvements to the search process on Cardmarket. We start with the automatic suggestions that the search bar provides when you enter a search prompt. You can opt in to try out the new functionality via the ≡ menu in the top right corner of the Cardmarket main page.
Key Changes:
- Search by Set Abbreviation / Version / Collector Number:
- Partial collectors numbers can be used now. If you want to find a basic Island with the set number 33, you can search "Island 33" to find your results.
- Set abbreviations also work, so you can search for "Island FIN" and find those specific results.
- Users can now search using one and two character words, provided the overall search is at least three characters long. This should allow for quicker and more flexible searches. This means "Wrath of" will search for both words instead of just looking at "Wrath."
- Several TCGs make heavy use of "version numbers." With Search V2, these can now be added to your searches to narrow down the result pool.
- Tags no longer need to be part of the localized card name to find a match (e.g., Charizard ex instead of Charizardex).
- Example: Searching for "PCY-123" or even mistyped variations like "hello crawl PCY-123 silt world" will now return relevant results, such as "Silt Crawler."
- Improved Search Behavior:
- Exact Matches: Terms input exactly as entered will yield the intended results.
- Tail Matches: Searches now match terms appearing anywhere in the card name, not just at the start.
- Language Support:
- Most European languages use more than just the regular latin alphabet letters (ä, ü, é, à, æ, …) these can be replaced with their “normal“ counterpart (e.g. é => e). Of course you can also keep them in.
- Search Results and Prioritization:
- Results are now prioritized and highlighted with term boosting for more relevant outcomes.
- Customizable relevance ranking and query-time rank expressions are introduced for better result organization.
- Search Enhancements:
- Expanded the search to include accessories in every game search.
We are looking forward to your feedback and of course intend to expand the available search options over time, as we learn more about our users' search tendencies.
Happy searching!
Your Cardmarket Team