Objectives
Provide quick access to 5000+ pages with client-side or hybrid indexing. Emphasize zero PII capture, low-latency results, and helpful filtering tailored to topics: safety, species, microdosing, research, preparation, and tools.
UX Patterns
- Prominent search in navbar and dedicated search page.
- Typeahead suggestions with categories (Pages, FAQs, Tools, Guides).
- Result badges for category, estimated reading time, and last update.
- Filters: category, content type (article, tool, checklist), audience (beginner/advanced), freshness.
- Empty state guidance and popular queries.
Indexing Strategy
Lightweight approach: precomputed JSON index of titles, descriptions, keywords, and paths. Optional full-text subsets for top sections. Use stemming/lemmatization where feasible; otherwise rely on keyword/token matching with scoring for title/description hits. Provide synonyms for common terms (e.g., “set and setting”, “integration”, “dosage”, “tolerance”).
Performance
- Lazy-load index on first use; cache in memory/localStorage with versioning.
- Debounce input; limit results; fast highlight rendering.
- Chunk large indexes and stream parse where needed.
Accessibility
- Keyboard navigation for results; clear focus states; ESC to close.
- ARIA roles for combobox/listbox; announce counts and selections.
- Respect reduced motion; avoid flashing highlights.
Relevance and Ranking
Score fields (title > description > keywords > body snippets). Boost safety/legal pages. Down-rank very long pages for quick queries unless filter says otherwise. Consider freshness boost for news/legal updates. Provide “exact match” pinning for key terms (e.g., “dosage calculator”).
Privacy
No analytics on queries by default. If telemetry is added, make it opt-in, anonymized, and stored locally until consent. Provide a privacy notice.
Internationalization
Support English content labels; ensure search is ASCII-friendly and avoids Cyrillic in URLs per project rules. Prepare index to handle transliterated queries.
Error States
Handle offline mode gracefully with cached index. Provide helpful empty states with links to category hubs. Show retry for index load failures.