Search Widget/Component

Widgets
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As many modern web pages are centered around a search functionality I wonder if there is a dedicated search widget that I didn’t know.

In the widget showcase they use the autocomplete widget to hack a search input but it doesn’t look right. (e.g. the focus changes form when search is in focus). Also most searches don’t work like a autocomplete because it is possible to search for a value even if it’s not in a finite list of suggestions.

The widget showcase is the perfect example why autocomplete isn’t suitable. You can’t search for “foo” and press enter to get a result page. If you compare this to the search of this discourse page it is possible and you can apply filters based on your search on the search result page afterwards.

Is there something I’m missing?

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hi @martin-binary-cloud,

i am not sure if this is the thing you are searching for but you can include the “faceted search - filter selector” (<INTERNAL_LINK>).
When you click the filter list button on the right hand side of the search input you will find filters for the search.