[SFCC] Do I have to use the frontend of the cartridge?

No. You don’t have to use the storefront frontend cartridges.

For a headless Salesforce B2C Commerce implementation, you can use only the server-side cartridges:

• int_algolia to import and synchronize data to Algolia

• bm_algolia to configure and monitor indexing from Business Manager

If you want to use Algolia’s storefront implementation, the frontend cartridges depend on your storefront architecture:

• SFRA: int_algolia_sfra

• SiteGenesis: int_algolia_controllers and algolia_sg_changes

These frontend cartridges provide a starting point for implementing Algolia search and autocomplete on the storefront.

Resources

• Connect Algolia to a headless Salesforce B2C Commerce storefront

• Set up the Algolia cartridge

• Frontend (UI/UX)