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Search Result "Jumps To" Specific Place

Lapis lazuli Zebra

Especially for articles that are extra long, we need a search feature that will cause a search result to "jump to" that specific place in the article.

January 17, 2023

Blizzard blue Swan

This would be great. Our previous documentation platform's search results had this and it really helps users avoid having to search for the answers they need from within the search result.

I think this was accomplished with AI identifying the correct page location that best answers the search query, identifying the corresponding header id on-page, and then appending the id as a hash in the URL to direct the user to the right page location.

Raw Porcupine

why not use Ctrl+F and the function of the browser? here all hits are marked and jump marks are set even in long articles

Ginger Hedgehog

Use anchors on your page. If you use proper H1, H2 tags, not only will you get an article with an outline but then you can jump to a specific spot in the article. Example: https://support.lanecc.edu/atc-other-topics/proctored-exam-and-test-options#reserve-testing-services-for-students-5

Eldest Stork

Ginger Hedgehog: That doesn't quite cover his use case. Search results only link to main articles; the sub-sections and their anchors don't currently appear.

Ginger Hedgehog

Eldest Stork: Ah! — good catch. The distinction here is that Glena wants those jump anchors to display within the search results (likely along with a short preview text snippit from the beginning of that anchor).