# Search — Website A search results page displays organized findings based on a user's search query. It presents relevant matches in a scannable view to help users quickly find and navigate to their desired destination. Source: https://www.checklist.design/website/search ## Items ### Search box The element a user types in to make a search _Tip: A search box should be at the top of the page, styled consistently with other search boxes across your website or product Include a button to click to process search Placeholder text can nudge the user to make a relevant search_ ### Visualisation of results Showing the items relevant to the search _Tip: Give as much detail as you can to contextualize the results e.g. show the title of the page, a description and potentially a thumbnail Show the number of results Include pagination for long list of results (more than 50) If there are no results, point the user towards making another search or another pathway_ ### Search progress A search may not be instant, so consider a loading indicator as the product makes the enquiry ### Suggested search items Offer a search query to save the user from typing e.g. currently trending, most popular, recently search, autocorrection ### Categories and/or filters Constraints to help users narrow down their search area ### Ordering of search results How a user can sort results e.g. best price, most relevant, newest first ### Highlighting keywords Highlight the words in the search enquiry within the results displayed ## License for the Checklist Design collection Checklist Design collection: https://github.com/Checklist-Design/skills Snapshot: bfae71e507b1b7c03c12e0756402b60eb80f5d14 · Imported: 2026-11-12 Republished under the MIT License. Original checklist text belongs to Checklist Design. MIT License Copyright (c) 2026 Checklist Design Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.