by Jim » Thu Jun 28, 2012 3:59 pm
At least one ShopSite generated page must have the ShopSite search form on the page or the indexing will not be triggered, ( The logic (or illogic) is Why index if you don't have a way to search? ) .
The easiest way to remedy the situation is to check the box "Product Search Field:", near the bottom of the Edit Page Content screen in the Advance info section, on any of your Pages. And republish the store. Note that since you are using a custom template you may have the search form info in several spots and checking the box may add another search form to the page when published. So if that happens, just create a page and not link it to any other page in your store. Then on that page check the box for the search form and publish. The store will now be indexed