I have these modules installed with Drupal 7:
search_api
search_api_solr
search_api_autocomplete
There is a view configured for search results with exposed full-text search filter, based on the index in Solr set up via Search API. The view is working well, however autocomplete function isn't working at all, no glimpse of it present. Are there any special settings for autocomplete that may need to be activated for the view?
The README.txt file in the search_api_autocomplete module provides the following information:
After having installed and enabled the module, you have to do some administrative steps to activate the autocomplete functionality. Autocompletion can be enabled and configured for each search separately.
To activate autocompletion for an index's searches, go to the index's „Autocomplete“ tab. There, you see all available searches for the index and can enable (and afterwards configure) autocompletion for each of them. All fulltext key fields on the searches should then become autocompletion fields.
I finally found the answer, and I'll share it here in case it helps someone. As @controla says, the help says you need to go into the autocomplete tab in your index settings, and enable the search for your view. It also says that you need to go into the permissions and choose which roles have permission to use autocomplete on the search. The thing that was missing for me is back on the search index autocomplete tab.
After enabling autocomplete for your search view, you need to click edit on the autocompletion index you've enabled and choose the display to enable autocomplete for. Mine was set to master by default, and not page as I needed it to be.
