Hey Sergie, looks interesting indeed. I didn’t know that service before - actually wondered how you’ve done your search before I posted. I forgot to mention that. Thanks for thinking ahead.
Currently finishing a webflow homepage for a SaaS product we’re starting. We’re using Zendesk for ticketing and I’m currently building the helpdesk but their cms feels like working with a toaster compared to webflow.
Looking at your documentation page and remembering http://making.webflow.com/, I was thinking about building it with webflow instead. Only thing missing was the search.
Hi @thesergie
thanks for suggesting Swiftype. Looks like something i could use on one of my Webflow sites.
Any chance i could get clarification of exactly how to implement it onto a given page on my site.
What is the correct way to enter the following code into your site.
I created a new form leaving an input and changing the ID but always get a “Thank you, your submission has been received”. I embed the script in the same page. Is that correct?
How did you guys implement the “autofill dropdown” feature? Is it a separate div with a special ID or is it something else? I’d love to see a help article on swiftype integration, and I’m sure many others would too.
If you look at the code on that page, you’ll also find id="st-search-input" on the input field. That’s the id for swifttype’s javascript, which you can configure inside your swifttype account.
Hello Sergie, I had a question about Swiftype. Specifically I have implemented Swiftype at the top of each of my pages in a custom input box. I would like to have Swiftype index the sections on the page by ID so It scrolls down the page to the related section. So far I can only get the search bar to take me to different pages in the site.
Hey @thewonglv Thanks the hangup I have is that is where to embed the dang HTML widget lol. When I do that ( within the form) I see and box but I can’t change the dimension of it. So is it supposed to be a hidden element? also where do would I embed the actual js script they give you. Here’s my site: https://preview.webflow.com/preview/ct-therapy?preview=4731ee4dc9402222666301ad5c66116b When I publish it I get no results or actions so I must have it set up wrong :-/ . THANK YOU
Are there any plans to add native search functionality to the frontend of Webflow sites? It looks like Swiftype has been the common suggestion for a while now but at $19 per month for their lowest tier, it seems cost prohibitive to some smaller websites. This seems especially true if all you are looking for is simple blog post search functionality.
As and alternative, I have looked into Google Custom Search as a free solution. The problem is that they provide limited styling options making it more difficult to visually integrate into your designs. That, and the free tier is ad supported. To remove ads, you must pay $100/year.
It seems kind of strange that this feature is absent. I would love to hear some more insight on this from Webflow. Particularly whether we can expect this at a future feature release.
Swiftype is not currently offering the PRO plan anymore, the basic plan starts now from 249$/month.
So does anybody know any alternatives??? @thesergie
The CMS search function is seriously the most needed / wanted feature currently imho and a huge turnoff for newcomers. Im sure this feature will boost Webflow sales incredibly. Please can someone give us an eta on this feat?