Attribute Frontend Properties

The Frontend Properties is used to specify how an attribute can be used in your store. 

Properties	Description
Use In Quick Search	You can use the attribute for quick search by setting this value 'Yes'. Options include are: Yes / No Note: What is Quick Search? It appears in the upper-right corner of your store which helps visitors to find products in the catalog. You can use full or partial product name or any other word related to the product as search term . You can see Autocomplete list just below the Quick Search box which shows any matching search terms, and shows the number of results returned for each.
Search Weight	You can assign weight to any product attribute which is used in catalog search that is numeric value from 1-5 . It specify the rank or value of the item. Where you set this? Go to Admin Panel.then select Catalog > Attributes > Manage Attributes. Find and your attribute and open it to edit. Go to Front end Properties section. To include the attribute in Quick Search box queries, set Use in Quick Search to 'Yes'. To include the attribute as a field on the Advanced Search form, set Use in Advanced Searchto 'Yes'. To establish the search value of the attribute, set Search Weight to a number from 1 to 5.
Use In Advance Search	If it is set yes for any attribute then it opens the search form where this attribute appears as a field of search. This link appears in the footer of your store. Options include are: Yes / No Each field in the form corresponds to an attribute from a product record. You can determine which fields to include by setting the attribute front end properties to “Include in Advanced Search. As a best practice, you should include only the fields that your customers are most likely to use to find a product, because using too many can impact the speed of the search. Steps to use advanced search: In the footer of your store, click the Advanced Search link. In the Search Settings form, enter any value that you want to match, in as many fields as is necessary. You can find records based on a full, or partial match. Click the Search button to display the results. If you do no see what you are looking for, click Modify your search and try another combination of values. In the footer of your store, click the Advanced Search link.
Use In Layered Navigation	You can Include the attribute as a filter in the 'Shop By' section of layered navigation. Options you can include: No The attribute will not be used in layered navigation. Filterable (with results) It will lists only products that match the filter value. Filterable (no results) It will lists all attribute values, even those that don't apply to any product in the list. Layered navigation will appear on a category page only if there are filterable attributes available. Note: What is Layered Navigation? Using this,you can find a product based on category, price range, or any other available attribute. It will appear in the left column of search results and category pages. Steps to configure layered navigation: From the Admin panel, select System > Configuration. In the Configuration panel on the left, under Catalog, select Catalog. Click to expand the Layered Navigation section. Then, do the following: To display the results after each attribute, set Display Product Count to 'Yes'. Set Price Navigation Step Calculation to one of the following: Automatic Manual For a manual calculation, enter a number in the Default Price Navigation Step field to determine how the price ranges are grouped. For example, if you enter 100, the prices will appear in groups of 100. When complete, click the Save Config button to save the settings.
Comparable on Front end	To show this attribute value in compare product report,set this as yes otherwise no. To compare products: From your storefront, find the products that you want to compare, and click the Add to Comparelink for each. In the Compare Products block in the right column, click the Compare button. The Compare Products report opens in a new window. To clear the Compare Products list, click the Clear All link. How enable or disable Compare Products: From the Admin menu, select System > Configuration. In the Configuration panel on the left, under General, select Feature. Click to expand the Compare Products section. Then, set Enable Compare Products to 'Yes'. Click the Save Config button to save your setting.
Use In Search Results Layered Navigation	You can include the attribute in the layered navigation for search results by selecting 'Yes'. Options are: Yes / No
Use for Promo Rule Conditions	By selecting 'Yes',you can make the attribute available for use in price rules. Options are: Yes / No
Position	It determines the position of the attribute in layered navigation in relation to other filterable attributes.
Enable WYSIWYG	WYSIWYG stands for "What You See Is What You Get”. It is Text Area input only. You can display the editor when you insert or edit the attribute value by selecting 'Yes'. It will allow you to format field description with HTML Tags. Options include are: Yes / No
Allow HTML Tags on Frontend	You will be able to format the attribute value with HTML tags, by selecting 'Yes'. It has Text Field and Text Area input types only. Options include are: Yes / No
Visible on Product View Page on Front-end	You can include the attribute in the additional Information tab on the product page by selecting 'Yes'. It is for simple and virtual products only. Options include: Yes / No
Used in Product Listing	You can include the attribute in the product summaries that appear in catalog listings by selecting 'Yes'. Options include are: Yes / No
Used for Sorting in Product Listing	You can include the attribute as 'Sort By' option for catalog listings by selecting 'Yes'. Options include are: Yes / No