Autocomplete and Search Suggestions

Suggestions as visitors type

Autocomplete

As visitors type, a list drops under the search box: searches other people made, then the pages that match, ready to open.

Where: Opensolr Search › Search Page tab › Drupal Native › Autocomplete (on by default)

What visitors see

  • Up to 3 earlier searches that match what is typed, from your own search analytics, with a count when it was searched more than once. A click runs that search.
  • Live results from your index for the rest, up to 10 suggestions in all, each with the page's icon and its date when it has one. A click opens the page in a new tab.
  • The list appears from the second character, 200 milliseconds after the visitor stops typing. The typed words of 3 letters or more are bold in each suggestion.
  • Arrow keys move through the list, Enter picks, Escape closes it.

The live results follow the visitor's current filters and the Fresh switch, so the list matches the results page under it.

Search Page