Site search

The 3 key search box UX design elements

Marketers and website owners often overlook the design of their search interface at the expense of a good search experience. A clunky or non-intuitive search experience leaves users frustrated and...

Algolia vs. Coveo: Choosing the Right Tool

So, your site needs a great search and discovery tool. Algolia and Coveo are two popular SaaS search providers. But which product is the best fit for your business?  Coveo is a search platform...

Can an Elasticsearch alternative stack up?

If you’re looking at this page right now, you already know the importance of equipping your site with a great search and discovery experience. And if you’re considering an open source option like...

Comparing the best e-commerce search solutions

If you’re in the market for a new e-commerce site search solution, you already know the importance of providing a robust user experience and relevant search results to your customers.  The right...

Algolia Winter ’20 — Grow revenue with Search Experience Management

New Search Experience Management tools: analyze, optimize, and iterate on relevance strategies It is not hard to...

How to create a great faceted search and navigation experience

Today’s online users have higher expectations than ever. They expect your site to be well-designed with a navigation based on predictable design patterns. If it isn’t, they’ll likely be frustrated...

Filters vs. facets for site search

A great site search tool not only helps website visitors find what they already want, but also helps them discover products and information they hadn’t considered before. In order for this search...

Improve your site search UI: Best practices for search usability, microcopy, and scannability

Many companies pour significant effort and resources into perfecting search on their site. But even the most thought-out search search user interface (UI) design patterns can accidentally...

5 searchandising tips for your e-commerce site

Searchandising is the application of merchandising strategies to search results on your site. It allows marketers, product owners, merchandisers, and website operators to promote products directly...

How search and discovery helps you stay ahead of e-commerce trends

The e-commerce landscape is one of constant motion. Today, companies need to utilize all the tools at their disposal to stay ahead of the changes. In this article, we’ll discuss how search can...

How site search drives content discovery

The internet is chock-full of content. With new content and products added daily, it is more difficult than ever for users to find relevant information. And since users only search for what they...

The Total Economic Impact of Algolia

How to use site search to avoid “no results” pages

With sites like Google and Amazon providing instant and personalized search results, today’s web users expect the same experience from every site they visit.  But searches that return “zero...

Tips for search-based applications (SBAs)

Search-based applications (SBAs) leverage the strength of a great search engine to deliver relevant, personalized results to users—regardless of where the data is stored.  In many companies and...