Questions tagged [search]
An interface to efficiently find items in a digital system, typically by (but not limited to) typing keywords into a text box.
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Is combining filter and search a good idea?
I’ve been struggling to design a history log. My goal is to include a search button for quickly finding specific entries and a filter option to narrow down data based on specific criteria. My main ...
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Add search results to one or more options
I am running into the following problem. Our company has a search page where we can add results to items managed on another page. Now I am looking for a way to make sure it is clear how and to which ...
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How should fuzzy search keyword be highlighted when searched between fully matched vs partially matched?
I'm designing a desktop application with a search feature that scans all messages within each ticket across the system. I want to highlight keywords found in messages similar to the way "Ctrl + F&...
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Updating items on sorted list: How affect pagination, items shown. Pros and Cons?
I have a website where people can save and edit documents. The account is usually limited to a single person, but some accounts are shared with someone else (like a family account).
I show the list of ...
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Why do most address input fields in applications have fixed widths/heights instead of expanding to show the entire address?
I've noticed that in many applications, the address input fields (or search bars) have a fixed width and height, which means long addresses often require horizontal scrolling. For example:
In Google ...
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Search history - clear / disable [closed]
In relation to a retail website search bar. Is it necessary to have the option to disable search history if there's an option to clear it?
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Can it be acceptable to take over CTRL + F shortcut in web app?
When building a rich web app, can it be acceptable to take over the CTRL + F shortcut to focus your app's search box, instead of the browser's searchbox? For example, an app's own search box can do a ...
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How do you organize a seach bar with different options?
How do i structure a search that should include a search bar, two categories (all objects, and only digitised objects) and four search rooms(objects, people, institutions and articles)?
i have this ...
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Search with multiple inputs (checkboxes) [duplicate]
For a new design I'm creating a search where people can generate a report for companies (see image). The parent companies can have a lot of child companies. It is based on the blazer component ...
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Is search-responsive hierarchy accessible?
I'd like to build a website like the following, and am wondering if is accessible: https://webapp.library.uvic.ca/uvicrecords/recordsList2.php
I think yes: when I hit the tab button (which is my ...
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Searching a data list from an uploaded CSV
We have an issue where on our system our client needs to select large numbers of users from a list to add to a group on a regular basis. Currently it's a very bad experience for this use case as they ...
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Should search fields be placed inside the container (combo box) or inside the dropdown list?
When the user has to select from many options in a dropdown menu, a search field where the user may input text that filters the options can help find the desired option. There are two UI elements that ...
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Search Interface
In the page layout, the left panel serves as a menu with a list of teams, while the right panel displays a corresponding list of members and their roles. The first item on the team list is selected by ...
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Live search: what to show until user types 3+ characters?
I'm trying to build a live search with ~1000+ search items. So until a user types 3 or more characters, there would be too many results, and most of them are not that relevant.
So I was wondering what ...
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Global search results best practices on a brand asset site
When users use the global search (whether they're looking for how-to, brand and logo documentation or even a specific asset) they can use the global search. The image is how the results are presented (...
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Change search icon to clear input as user types?
We use the search icon more as visual indicator than actionable item. When the user types it changes to clear input icon. Has anyone seen this as a pattern before? I feel it does it's job.
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What is the best way to inform users that our web app's search bar requires at least 3 characters in order to start a search?
My team would like to implement a way to inform users that our web app's search bar requires at least 3 characters in order to start a search?
What are the best practices when provided feedback to ...
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What do you think of pop up/full screen search box?
So I am trying to design a nice header. At first, I wanted to make an expendable search box but that is beyond my knowledge. But now I think a pop-up search box wouldn't be so bad. I know that there ...
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Redesigning our searchbar
Our users are having trouble with our search bar. They don't realize they need to click the search icon to start searching. To make it clearer, I've come up with three solutions:
A. Replace the icon ...
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Searchable input field with dropdown or search field in dropdown?
In location input field that has a dropdown on click, is it best practice for the input field to also be a search field to filter through the dropdown results, or treat the input field more as a ...
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Real-world examples of searching through data
Our company collects a user's data and allows the user to explore their data by using various dropdowns. We want to give the user a way to save their filters, like a saved config or saved view (...
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How to combine filter and search in a list
To make it easier for the user to find the right form, a category filter and a search should be offered.
There are 9 categories.
Currently, a maximum of 3 forms are assigned to a category.
How should ...
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Wondering: expandable grouped items in a select dropdown are needed?
When having a lot of items inside a dropdown and those items can be categorized as groups.. should those groups be expandable and collapsable?
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the more likely one
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Searching in 2 lists with a single search field
In my system, I initially had a single table of users with a simple search field that would filter the table on whatever input was given.
Now I extended this table with a group selection on the left ...
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Search by key value tags
The UI is a web application. There is a set of thousands of objects. Each of them can optionally be labeled by 0-10 tags. Each tag is a key value pair - for example color: red or taste: sour.
The user ...
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Best way to select a city from a list of cities unevenly distributed among countries
I'm working for a company that owns restaurants in 28 cities distributed in 10 countries. The restaurants are distributed unevenly in the countries: in some countries they are present in many cities ...
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Radio Selection before search
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Allowing users to search for any particular job based on multiple parameters.
Feedback needed
I've designed this application search component, which will have a default selection and the user ...
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Select all with filterable list of items
we are trying to build a pretty typical filter for a list of items (in a Mobile app) which does also allow "Select All" for that particular filter category. The added issue we have though is ...
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Pros and Cons of using a local search for the Filter column in an e-commerce website
Couldn't find sources for this, so asking the community.
Large e-commerce websites tend to have a long list of filter categories with multiple options under each. So much so that users can find it ...
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What do you call a search component that filters data inside a data-table?
Sometimes when you have a large data-table you want to narrow down the amount of data.
A common approach is to use filters. But, sometimes you're given the option to use a search bar that pretty much ...
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How to display search options/filter in a less cluttered way
Please see the image below which is search options (at the top of a page) to filter results in a table.
There are a lot of options (too many if you ask me but they're all required!)
Any suggestions on ...
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Deselectable radio button or limited checkbox in search filters
I'm currently working on a change request for a search filter we have in our product overview. Our search form has some basic search filters e.g. price range, delivery time,... Our products can also ...
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Autocomplete in a nested list when child is matched but parent is not
Our web app has a "jurisdiction chooser" which is a 2-level nested list of all US states and many large US cities. Both cities and states are selectable. I'd like to add autocomplete to this ...
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Compact search bar design on top navigation bar for multiple pages?
Consider a website that categorizes its data into about three classes. For example, a website contains food information only for fruits, vegetables, and meat products. I have designed a search bar on ...
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Item picker (with search filters) UX
In my school web app, teachers can create exams and pick exercises to put in them from a big "exercise pool" they previously created.
The exam editor allows teachers to create slots and to ...
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Search filtering in B2B product
I'm working on a webapp that contains 1000+ "recipes". A user gets a list of all recipes by default and search options to narrow down the results. Within the team we did a sketching session ...
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Do non tech folks know the difference between search and keyword filter?
I have an app (direct to consumer) with search and advanced filters. But in some parts, it loads a list and has the filter by keyword functionality, so the user doesn't need to scroll. I wonder if I ...
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Hierarchical checkboxes interaction during search
I have a tree of hierarchical categories, where users can choose which categories they like to filter.
We have implemented partially checked cases
We have an option for users to search the tree, so ...
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How do I make a split input that is regex friendly?
I have a web application that requires the user to enter text that is used to split another string. While I want it to be regex-friendly, I don't want it to confuse new users. For example, if the user ...
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Terminology and UI for AND/OR search in Collections
I'm moving from using Tags to using Collections for my users to organize their items. (See background below for why I'm doing this.)
My issue is with AND/OR searching. For example, what would be the ...
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Should a Modal dialog be used for searching and displaying search results
I have found a site that has a search box in the top left of the website.. when I click the search box it pops up a modal dialog box where you can search and displays product search results
To me ...
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Fuzzy search page for an online travel agency
I'm building the search page for an OTA (online travel agency). The brief has a few quirks that make this task difficult, so I need some help to identify some feasible ideas.
Most OTAs have a "...
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Do people use the browser search to search for text (use CTRL + F) on websites?
There is this old article from 2011 that says 90% of People Do Not Use CTRL+F (based on actual user research). About every single recent article I could find uses this article as the basis:
Ctrl-F: ...
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Search results iconography - is it needed?
I'm trying to make a case to add iconography to our company's predictive search results. For instance, a magnifying glass next to each query, or a timer icon next to recent searches. How do I ...
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Why would the search input field not get focus when the page is loaded?
Opening up google.com I see that the search input field gets focus automatically, i.e. the cursor is already blinking in the field and users can start typing right away.
In contrast, amazon.com or ...
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Designing a multi-parameter search
I have a pretty complex issue to share with you. I'm working on a financial system, which will provide its customers the option to make a search by more than one parameter.
I'm trying to keep the ...
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"Did you mean" search results
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This UI allows the user to add names of people (with matching User IDs).
The problem is that, there has been many instances where users accidentally add people that already exist, resulting ...
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drop down menu or search functionality when the number of options for selection is more than 60
My user/customer is a doctor and when registering must submit his/her specialty.The specialties are about 70.
Given that number(70) what do you think is better...a dropdown menu or an input that has a ...
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Should a website have a search function?
Most websites have some sort of search function, but a non-trivial number don't. Is this just an oversight by the designers, or are there good reasons for not providing search? Personally I hate ...
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Predictive/autosuggest search and results
In our web application, we have a search field for users to search for other users or other groups of users to add to their project.
Both users and user groups can be a long list.
The search field is ...
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