13 E-Commerce Search Articles

These articles are based on observations and test findings from our usability research on e-commerce on-site search and auto-complete functionality.

Always Persist Users’ Search Queries (37% Don’t)

Deconstructing E-Commerce Search: The 8 Most Common Query Types

Search UX: Autodirect or Guide Users to Matching Category Scopes (46% Get It Wrong)

13 Design Patterns for Autocomplete Suggestions (27% Get it Wrong)

E-Commerce Search Needs to Support Users’ Non-Product Search Queries (15% Don’t)

Search UX: 6 Essential Elements for ‘No Results’ Pages

Product Thumbnails Should Dynamically Update to Match the Variation Searched For (54% Don’t)

Faceted Sorting - A New Method for Sorting Search Results

External Article: The Current State of E-Commerce Search

E-Commerce Sites Need Multiple of These 5 ‘Search Scope’ Features

E-Commerce Search Field Design and Its Implications

E-Commerce Sites Should Include Contextual Search Snippets (96% Get it Wrong)

E-Commerce Search Usability: Report & Benchmark

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