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20 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.
250+ New Examples Added from Large-Scale Testing on European Sites
Baymard Update: 13 New Case Studies and 3 New 2021 Benchmarks (Checkout, Product Page, and On-Site Search UX)
DTC UX: Niche Direct-To-Consumer Sites Rarely Need On-Site Search (Should Invest Elsewhere)
Offer Relevant Autocomplete Suggestions for Closely Misspelled Search Terms and Queries (69% Don’t)
Direct-to-Consumer Research: 5 Effective Ways for DTC Sites to Tell Their ‘Brand’ & ‘Product’ Stories
Always Provide a Submit Button Adjacent to the Search Field on Mobile (21% Don’t)
Mobile UX Trends: The Current State of Mobile UX (18 Common Pitfalls & Best Practices)
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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