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I've had this nagging feeling for quite some time that much web development time is wasted in designing and developing search boxes that are never used beyond the developers and testers.

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With browsers implementing search bars themselves, I rarely use web-page level search boxes, with the exceptions of search engines and online stores. For blogs and informational websites, I often don't trust the built-in search to return better results than I'd get from Google.

Is there any research to suggest that it's important to implement a search feature internally within a website?

Is there any research to suggest that it's important to implement a search feature internally within a website?

What are the usability trade-offs if it's left out?

What are the usability trade-offs if it's left out?

I've had this nagging feeling for quite some time that much web development time is wasted in designing and developing search boxes that are never used beyond the developers and testers.

a mockup of a standard webpage layout

With browsers implementing search bars themselves, I rarely use web-page level search boxes, with the exceptions of search engines and online stores. For blogs and informational websites, I often don't trust the built-in search to return better results than I'd get from Google.

Is there any research to suggest that it's important to implement a search feature internally within a website?

What are the usability trade-offs if it's left out?

I've had this nagging feeling for quite some time that much web development time is wasted in designing and developing search boxes that are never used beyond the developers and testers.

a mockup of a standard webpage layout

With browsers implementing search bars themselves, I rarely use web-page level search boxes, with the exceptions of search engines and online stores. For blogs and informational websites, I often don't trust the built-in search to return better results than I'd get from Google.

Is there any research to suggest that it's important to implement a search feature internally within a website?

What are the usability trade-offs if it's left out?

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How important is the search box?

I've had this nagging feeling for quite some time that much web development time is wasted in designing and developing search boxes that are never used beyond the developers and testers.

a mockup of a standard webpage layout

With browsers implementing search bars themselves, I rarely use web-page level search boxes, with the exceptions of search engines and online stores. For blogs and informational websites, I often don't trust the built-in search to return better results than I'd get from Google.

Is there any research to suggest that it's important to implement a search feature internally within a website?

What are the usability trade-offs if it's left out?