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title: "Configure Search page"
slug: "search-page"
updated: 2025-10-01T07:50:31Z
published: 2025-10-01T07:50:31Z
canonical: "docs.viewlift.com/search-page"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Configure Search page

### Overview

The Search Page provides users with a central location to discover and navigate to various content types within the app, such as players, videos, articles, and games. Featuring prominent carousels and a responsive keyword-driven interface, the Search Page is accessible via the header navigation on mobile devices, offering both curated and dynamic discovery of content.

### CMS Configuration

All search-related modules and behaviors are managed through the CMS, enabling full control over display, curation, and ordering:

#### Accessing Search Configuration

**Path**: App CMS > Template > Template Builder > Search Page

#### Configurable Elements in VL tray

Here you can configure the modules on the static search page with a search bar at the top.

#### Carousels and Modules

- Add, remove, and arrange carousels for:
  - **Featured Players**: Static/curated player headshots with country flags.
  - **Highlights**: Curated/programmatic video thumbnails (16x9).
  - **Upcoming Events/Games**: Curated/programmatic events and thumbnails (16x9).
- Define carousel titles, font styling, coloring, and backgrounds.

#### Thumbnails & Titles

- Configure thumbnail and title assets for players (headshot + flag), videos, articles, and games.
- Adjust page and module background colors.

#### Configurable Elements in VL standalone search

Here you can configure the modules on the static search page with a search bar at the top.

- Set which categories are supported (e.g., Players, Videos, Articles, Games; others can be added).
- Customize category labels.
- Select horizontal layout for carousels (all categories).
- Configure display limits per category per platform.
- Enable or disable the "Show More" CTA per category (loads more items in the same carousel).
- Set and order categories for both default landing and post-search results—results only show categories where matches are found.

### End User Experience

#### Entry Points

- The search page is accessed via the search icon in the app’s top-right header navigation.
- After opening the app and landing on the homepage, users tap the search icon to reach the Search Page.

#### Search Page Default View

By default, users will see the landing page. Before entering any search keywords, users see:

- **Featured Players Carousel**: Player headshots (with flags and names) for quick access.
- **Highlights Carousel**: Video thumbnails for popular or recommended content.
- **Upcoming Events Carousel**: Event thumbnails for soon-to-happen games/matches.
- Carousels are horizontally scrollable.

#### Search Input and Suggestions

- Tapping into the search dialog box brings up the keyboard.
- As users type, text-based suggestions for all content types (players, videos, articles, games) appear below the input.
- Selecting a suggestion or entering a full search term displays matching results.

#### Search Results Display

- Results are grouped by category as defined and ordered in the CMS (e.g., Players, Videos, Articles, Games).
- Each category appears only if results exist.
- For each category:
  - Results are shown in horizontal carousels.
  - The "Show More" CTA appears if enabled and more items are available; clicking reveals additional results in the same carousel.
- Clicking on a result navigates the user to the relevant detail page:
  - Player → Player Detail Page
  - Video → Video Detail Page
  - Article → Article Detail Page
  - Game → Game/Event Detail Page

#### No Results Handling

If no results are found for the entered keyword(s), users see a simple "No results" dialog.

#### Best Practices

- **Curate**: Regularly update featured and highlights carousels to showcase the most compelling or timely content.
- **Standardize**: Ensure all thumbnails use the required 16x9 aspect ratio and include appropriate player imagery with country flags.