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I'm a bit confused. When do you use autocomplete vs Instantsearch? Can Instantsearch do autocomplete? |
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autocomplete is aimed towards making lightweight dropdown autocomplete / query suggestion UIs that you can easily add to every page on your site. However it does not have any UI for filters or pagination. That's where InstantSearch comes in. It has different widgets for different types of refinements (refinementList, rangeSlider, pagination etc.). You can use autocomplete and InstantSearch together in the same UI (using connectAutocomplete or connectSearchBox to link the two together), and this is something that we will write more guides on in the future as well once the patterns mature more! |
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We now explain the difference between Autocomplete and InstantSearch in our docs: Autocomplete or InstantSearch.js? |
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autocomplete is aimed towards making lightweight dropdown autocomplete / query suggestion UIs that you can easily add to every page on your site. However it does not have any UI for filters or pagination. That's where InstantSearch comes in. It has different widgets for different types of refinements (refinementList, rangeSlider, pagination etc.).
You can use autocomplete and InstantSearch together in the same UI (using connectAutocomplete or connectSearchBox to link the two together), and this is something that we will write more guides on in the future as well once the patterns mature more!