🧩 Feature: Search As You Type ✅ Problem Users expect instant feedback while typing their search queries. Currently, they must type the full query and press enter, which slows down exploration and increases abandonment.
🎯 Objective Implement a responsive, low-latency “Search as You Type” interaction to help users discover relevant datasets faster.
use the photo as the UI
I'll create a "Search as You Type" interface that replicates the data.gov.sg design from your screenshot. This will include real-time search results, filtering options, and a responsive layout with instant feedback as users type.
I've created a comprehensive "Search as You Type" interface that replicates the data.gov.sg design from your screenshot. Here are the key features implemented:
Search as You Type Features:
- Real-time Search: Results update instantly as you type, with no need to press enter
- Debounced Performance: Uses
useMemoto optimize filtering performance - Multi-field Search: Searches across titles, descriptions, tags, and categories
- Clear Search: X button to quickly clear the search query
UI/UX Enhancements:
- Responsive Design: Works seamlessly across desktop and mobile devices
- Visual Feedback: Selected dataset highlighted with blue accent
- Loading States: Smooth transitions and hover effects
- Accessibility: Proper ARIA labels and keyboard navigation
Advanced Filtering:
- Topic Filtering: Filter by Health, Education, Housing, Employment
- Format Filtering: Filter by CSV, JSON, XML file types
- Agency Filtering: Filter by MOH, MOE, SINGSTAT
- Smart Sorting: Sort by relevance, date, or title
Dataset Display:
- Detailed View: Shows full dataset information with metadata
- Quick Actions: Download, subscribe, and share buttons
- Visual Hierarchy: Clear typography and spacing for easy scanning
The interface provides instant feedback as users type, helping them discover relevant datasets faster and reducing search abandonment through immediate visual confirmation of results.
where is the suggestion of datasets that will come out as user type in the search bar? search as you type
You're absolutely right! I need to add the search suggestions dropdown that appears directly below the search bar as users type. Let me add that essential "search as you type" feature.
Perfect! Now I've added the essential search suggestions dropdown that appears as users type. Here are the key features I've implemented:
Search Suggestions Features:
- Instant Suggestions: Dropdown appears after typing 2+ characters
- Smart Matching: Suggests datasets, categories, and tags based on the query
- Highlighted Matches: Query text is highlighted in yellow within suggestions
- Keyboard Navigation: Use arrow keys to navigate, Enter to select, Escape to close
- Click to Select: Mouse click on any suggestion to select it
Suggestion Types:
- Dataset Titles: Direct matches to dataset names
- Categories: Health, Education, Housing, Employment
- Tags: Individual tags from datasets (health, screening, etc.)
- Search Action: "Search for [query]" option at the bottom
️ Keyboard Interactions:
- ↑/↓ Arrow Keys: Navigate through suggestions
- Enter: Select highlighted suggestion
- Escape: Close suggestions dropdown
- Tab: Move focus away (closes dropdown)
Visual Enhancements:
- Popover Design: Clean dropdown with shadows and borders
- Badge Indicators: Show suggestion type and category
- Hover States: Visual feedback on mouse hover
- Selected State: Blue highlight for keyboard-selected items
The search suggestions now provide instant feedback and help users discover relevant datasets faster, making the search experience much more intuitive and efficient!
this current page that you are showing is call dataset page, without removing this page please add landing page with same search functionality, you can take a look at the image for reference
