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Questions tagged [search-results]

Use this tag only when the output of a search (eg the search result) is included in the question.

Search result is the result of a search activity. The search result can be displayed in different ways and with different design. A search result may also display selected content based on the content on the search. Related to the search result there are sometimes displayed advertisement, also based on the key words of the search.

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Should free text search result in a result list or in an "article"?

I'm designing a search control to enable users to search among a variety of food products. Now I'm a bit confused to how I should shape the behavior, if a search always should result in a result list or sometimes in the actual details page of a…
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Best way to Increase the number of results shown

What is the best way to allow a user to increase the number of results shown. E.g. (Display 15 25 50 100) It would be used on a system were the potential results could be anywhere from 15-300+. I'm questioning if it's better to offer this, or…
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How to bring the best search results to my users?

I am creating a website similar to yel where people add information about their businesses to show they are available for clients who need them. The business table has the following fields (business name, categories, products, description, phone,…
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Should search results reflect recent name changes?

A user on a stock exchange website and has just searched for a company name (e.g. abc industries) that in the last week has changed its name to something else (e.g. def industries), should the search engine results reflect this change? The options…
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What is the best practice to handle a scenario where the search takes long to show the results?

We tried recommending a loader with a percentage, but the development team said the percentage cannot be implemented since they can't determine how long the search would take. How should the user be informed that the search is still working and not…
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Why do different search engines give me rather different results?

If I type a topic into "Google," I get one list of articles. If I type the same topic into, e.g. Ask.com, I usually get a rather different list. Or at least they are in very different orders. Why is that? Naturally, each engine is different from…
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Best way to integrate and cross promote on search results page

I want to get everyone's feedback on which of the following mock-ups is the more user friendly way to cross-promote two different products on the search results page. If you have a better way, please feel free to share as well. Please don't forget…
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Which field to use for the search

I am creating a business directory website when everyone comme and add his business to the website to allow people to find him later. A business has many fields (categories, products, services, name, adresse, pictures, comments...) I am wondering…
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Search should show a warning when writing less than X numbers of characters in order to display result?

does a search functionality should show a warning when writing less than X numbers of characters in order to display result?
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Is 'Search List Item' the best name for link and description on a results page?

I'm designing the Search Result Page and each result has a link and description similar to a search engine results page. What is the best way to refer to this element? Should I call this 'Search List Item'? or 'Simple Data List'?
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