Do you give an option to widen a search?

Updated by Tiago Araújo [SSW] 1 year ago. See history

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<introEmbed body={<> You must be careful when combining search and filtering functionality as this can lead to unexpected search results, which can easily confuse if not infuriate your users. Therefore you should always, give the option to widen the search when a filter is applied. </>} />
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❌ Figure: Bad example - Search is not reminding the user about the fact that a built-in filter is applied to the search result

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✅ Figure: Good example - Search reminds the user that the search criteria can be widen to show more result

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