Global Search
Global search finds different kinds of things across an app from one shared search place.
Another example
Typing “growth” returns allowed projects, people, and files in separate groups, with a link to each result.
Main parts
- 01Shared search entry
- 02Query and scope
- 03Grouped results
- 04Filters
- 05Permission check
- 06Restorable URL
Use it when
Use it when an app has several kinds of content and people may not know where each item lives.
Do not use it when
Do not mix search with app commands. Check permission before showing a result, count, or matching text.
Name used in code
query + scope + result groups + facets + authorization + deep links Before you ship
Before release, check the page structure, keyboard access, visible focus, contrast, and zoom. Also check loading, empty, error, success, cancel, and reduced-motion states.
Outcome: Use Global Search to solve this user need without losing the current context. User context: Typing “growth” returns allowed projects, people, and files in separate groups, with a link to each result. Recommended pattern: Global Search. Why it fits: Use it when an app has several kinds of content and people may not know where each item lives. Do not use it when: Do not mix search with app commands. Check permission before showing a result, count, or matching text. Product requirements: Define the default, loading, empty, error, success, and recovery states. Keep user input. Give clear feedback after every action. Accessibility and resilience: Use semantic HTML, full keyboard access, and visible focus. Make the layout work when zoomed and support reduced motion. Follow the project’s current rules. Do not add a new UI library unless the project already uses it. Acceptance criteria: The main task works with keyboard only and at 320px width. Focus and status changes are announced. Check loading, failure, retry, cancel, and reduced-motion paths. Evidence and limits (evidence boundary): No single official standard controls the whole term. Its meaning may change across teams, platforms, or frameworks. Unknowns to confirm: Product wording, data source, analytics events, supported devices and languages, and platform limits.
Check this request
Review the current use of Global Search. Definition: Global search finds different kinds of things across an app from one shared search place. Release checks: Before release, check the page structure, keyboard access, visible focus, contrast, and zoom. Also check loading, empty, error, success, cancel, and reduced-motion states. Before changing code, report the evidence you found, gaps, severity, and the smallest safe fix.