Search placement home vs results
search-placement-home-vs-results
Search placement — landing/home: top-right (where people expect it). Results page: search box closer to the results so query and hits read as related. Dual-cite USWDS persist-query / homepage-is-a-box.
Description
On landing/home, place search top-right where people expect it. On results pages, place the search box closer to the results so query and hits read as related. Dual-cite USWDS persist-query / homepage-is-a-box. Pass when home search is top-right and results-page search sits close to the hits; fail when home search is not where people expect or results-page search is far from the hits.
When to use
Placing search on landing/home versus results pages.
Not when
Non-search navigation or filters that are not the search box.
Agent hint
Put home search top-right; keep results-page search near the hits.
Home search is top-right; results-page search sits close to the hits.
Home search is not where people expect (top-right); results-page search is far from the hits.
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