Felix_DNH

Hey there @atmos, one thing you can do is use Monocle Search and have an overlay pop up, similar to what Strong Sites or Lustre are doing.
Monocle Search is a plugin that I've been working on. Let me know if you have any questions. We're always super eager to help :)

Got it! That's fair. We're considering changing the pricing to make it more affordable for small sites, but most likely it will stay subscription based. If that in itself is the issue, Monocle won't work for you for the moment.
Hope you find a good solution in any case!

(The original post was different, asking about responsiveness and adaptability. Here is my answer: 
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Hey @florencepicol and @paul2009, thanks again for your input! I wanted to update you on something...
We have included product search in Monocle, and as per your suggestion we have also included pictures from the catalogue. If you want to see it in action, check out Somuchstuff, one of the users for this feature:

You were right - this makes product presentation a lot more powerful!
As an aside, we also support searching Member content now. On clicking the result, visitors are sent to the paywall, if they're not members already. Pretty cool for advertising your content. You can see this for example on Lustre, or in the screenshot below:

 
Thanks again, and keep it coming :)

Looking good!

Hey @florencepicol and @paul2009, thanks again for your input! I wanted to update you on something...
We have included product search in Monocle, and as per your suggestion we have also included pictures from the catalogue. If you want to see it in action, check out Somuchstuff, one of the users for this feature:

You were right - this makes product presentation a lot more powerful!
As an aside, we also support searching Member content now. On clicking the result, visitors are sent to the paywall, if they're not members already. Pretty cool for advertising your content. You can see this for example on Lustre, or in the screenshot below:

 
Thanks again, and keep it coming :)

Much better indeed 🙂🥳

Hey @florencepicol and @paul2009, thanks again for your input! I wanted to update you on something...
We have included product search in Monocle, and as per your suggestion we have also included pictures from the catalogue. If you want to see it in action, check out Somuchstuff, one of the users for this feature:

You were right - this makes product presentation a lot more powerful!
As an aside, we also support searching Member content now. On clicking the result, visitors are sent to the paywall, if they're not members already. Pretty cool for advertising your content. You can see this for example on Lustre, or in the screenshot below:

 
Thanks again, and keep it coming :)

Have you looked at the excellent Universal Filter paid plugin (affiliate link)? I use this product on Squarespace stores as it enhances the product filtering options and includes a search function to search any text inside items on your page. You'll find this mentioned in lots of similar forum posts.
If you're looking for a better search solution across the site, see this thread.
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I've really been liking Monocle site search (affiliate link)... So I made a lil' review and tutorial video about how to turn their search link in your site header into an SVG icon.
If you wanna jump straight into the code:
Header Code Injection (you can swap the SVG with any other; I like svgrepo.com for SVGs. Just remember to change the SVG's color in the code to currentColor to integrate with your site's color scheme.)
<script type="text/javascript"> document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() { // Select all potential search links in the header for both desktop and mobile var searchLinks = document.querySelectorAll('header a[href="/search"]'); searchLinks.forEach(function(link) { link.innerHTML = ` <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" fill="none" class="bi bi-search" viewBox="0 0 24 24"> <path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9a5 5 0 1110 0A5 5 0 014 9zm5-7a7 7 0 104.2 12.6.999.999 0 00.093.107l3 3a1 1 0 001.414-1.414l-3-3a.999.999 0 00-.107-.093A7 7 0 009 2z"/> </svg> `; }); }); </script> Custom CSS (to align and space it on desktop and mobile)
/* Style for the search icon header */ #header a[href="/search"] svg { fill: currentColor; width: 24px; height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; } /* Style for the search icon in mobile menu */ .header-menu-nav-item a[href="/search"]{ transform: scale(1.4); margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; } Sorry/notsorry for the provocative video title...
More detail in text form on my blog post.
Great work @Felix_DNH!

Hey everyone,
If you’re looking for an enhanced search option for your Squarespace site, let me introduce you to Monocle—a full-text search plugin designed specifically for Squarespace users. As someone who jumped on board early, I can honestly say that Monocle has transformed how visitors find content on my site. It’s fast, accurate, and exactly what I needed.
 

monocle-demo (2).mp4 Meet Monocle: The New Search Plugin for Squarespace
Monocle Search (affiliate link) is a powerful tool for anyone looking to enhance their Squarespace search experience:
Super Fast: It’s seriously lightning quick. Covers Everything: Monocle searches every page on your site, so nothing slips through the cracks. Easy to Set Up: You don’t need any tech expertise to get it up and running. How It Works
Monocle Search (affiliate link) automatically scans your sitemap.xml and performs daily scans to keep up with your latest content. If you ever need to tweak your sitemap, I’ve got a post that can help you out.
Setting Up Monocle Is a Breeze:
Sign up and add your site. Copy and paste a simple snippet into your Squarespace site header. Link it to any button or link to activate the search.
Pricing
Monocle offers a free trial with 200 views, and if you like it, the price is €19/month or €190/year if you go annual.
The product is new, and the founders are keen to hear your feedback. Personally I had two calls with them last month—they're friendly and genuinely interested in listening. Don’t hesitate to contact them for a product demo or to share your thoughts.
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or just want to chat about setting it up. I’m also here to help!
Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you if you make a purchase. If you prefer, you can use this link to Monocle Search (non-affiliate link).

Hi again, and thanks again to @Beyondspace for bringing this problem to our attention. We cannot have it that a slow loading script (as small and optimized as it is) can have any impact on the load times of our customers websites!
We have now updated the script we ask our customers to embed.
Two things have changed:
We now recommend the script be added to the Footer rather than the header We have now created a slightly more complex embed that has the benefit that it doesn't attempt to load the script before the rest of the page has completed loading. This way the worst that can happen is that the search feature remains unavailable. The new script looks like this:
<script>
(function(){
    function l(){
        var s = document.createElement('script');
        s.src = 'https://monocle-search.com/search-embed.js';
        s.setAttribute('siteid', '<SITEID>');
        s.async = true;
        document.body.appendChild(s);
    }
    if (document.readyState === 'complete') l();
    else window.addEventListener('load', l);
})();
</script>
where <SITEID> is to be replaced with the id of the site of the customer.
If you want to test the effect of a slow loading script in practice, you can change the src-property of the script tag to point to https://monocle-search.com/slow-search-embed.js?sleep=10000.
This endpoint serves the same script, but with a 10s delay (you can control the delay through the sleep query parameter. It is provided in ms – i.e. 1000 is one second).
The old script tag still works and will continue working, but we will start informing our existing customers about the benefits of upgrading next week.
Thank you again for your patience and for reporting this issue!

You can add a Search Bar to Footer, I can give you some lines of code to move it to top of Product Page.

@Felix_DNH I don't want to add a new section as it leaves too much blank space. I just want a small search bar to the right of my page title to search for products.
And lol! When I actually open, you can definitely get some!

08:15 Friday, September 27, 2024 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
Looks like the speed issue is solved, check the video. Thanks for solving the issue so quickly @sebastian_dnh
 

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We are really sorry about this! 
The service is now back up and with significantly more compute resources available to ensure it remains up even under continued great load. 
We are currently investigating what caused the sustained high spike in usage to ensure this doesn't happen again in the future. Either way it should of course not affect the loadtime of the sites of our customers – we are investigating this too.

Thanks @paul2009, great example. I can see the use case especially for products!

Hey @Ziggy, yeah we're thinking of offering a lower entry point, but likely not a one-time option. 
Can you give me some insights into what kind of clients you have that would benefit from search, but not be able or willing to pay our price? Do they have particularly small sites? Few pages / few visitors? Are they maybe more private sites, showcasing a portfolio or the like? 
Thank you!
Edit: Feel free to reach out at hello@monocle-search.com, so that we don't spam the thread here...

@Felix_DNH This looks really interesting, and could be a very valuable plugin for many people. Your monthly price is as much as the Squarespace business plan, I think this may be a hard sell to most of my clients. Might you be offering a one-off payment in the future, or is there a need for ongoing revenue because of the setup?

Hey @CoorlasArchitecture, I was going to tell you about our recent fix to the Squarespace search problem, Monocle Search... but then I saw your page is behind a paywall, which makes it tricky. We are working on a solution for this though. If you'd be willing to have a chat so we understand your situation, I might be able to help: https://calendly.com/felix-donoharm/demo-call or hello@monocle-search.com. 

Images will make the search results more visually appealing but, importantly, images provide an instant visual cue about each result. This makes it easier for users to identify the result they want, leading to higher click-through rates, increased traffic and higher conversions. 
I'd argue that this is especially important for products:
 or 

Hey Florence, thanks for the link! We actually had picture snippets in an early version, and it's possible we can bring them back. But I'd like to be 100% clear on the why. It does look much more appealing visually, that's for sure!
Possibly something for a higher pricing tier, together with AI search (i.e. connected terms)?

Pictures speack better than word and have a higher visual hierarchy, so agreed with Paul, definitly necessary 🙂
https://www.creator-fuel.com/blog/what-is-visual-hierarchy-in-design-explained-with-examples

Hey @paul2009, firstly apologies for totally missing your reply! I only got an email today with a notification.
Secondly, great to read that Monocle is of interest to you. To answer your questions:
It will – this was not in the initial version, but it's on the roadmap sooner rather than later. No concrete ETA yet. This is actually not super straightforward even from a design perspective – e.g. do you want results to show in the search, but then not be accessible unless one is logged in? Or do you want a separate search just for members? Etc.
I'd love to get a little insight into what your exact requirements / problems are.
  We haven't discussed a thumbnail so far. What would this add beyond the text snippets that we're already providing? Again, would be good to get some insight. If you're up for a 10 minutes call to help us steer the development in the right direction, feel free to book a slot here: https://calendly.com/felix-donoharm/demo-call – or just reach out at hello@monocle-search.com. 

Hi @Felix_DNH
We're all waiting for a simple and cost effective search solution for Squarespace that doesn't require a lot of work like swiftype, SearchiQ or Algolia and so this looks really interesting! 🙂
Regarding feedback, I couldn't find answers to these questions:
Does this search tool work for newer Squarespace features like Member Sites and Paywalled content? Can the search results include a relevant thumbnail image for each result? Can you confirm if these are offered in this initial version?

Hey all, we just launched Monocle Search, and I thought this is the perfect place to let everyone know about it – and collect your feedback!
While Squarespace has many cool features, search isn't really one of them. We've heard from many Squarespace experts that the existing search feature just isn't up to scratch (because it's slow and often doesn't find critical information). So we built a better one, and you can try it for free over at monocle-search.com.
You can see in the attached video how it works – an overlay pops up and brings you results while typing, all across your pages. It's also super simple to implement (a small code snippet is enough – literally takes 2 minutes end-to-end. Check our website for a full walk-through). Our main focus was to make it fast and accurate, and I think we have succeeded!
I hope this is useful to many of you, and I'd love to get your input:
what do you like or not like about this? what do you think about the landing page? is the price point appropriate? Every bit of feedback is welcome :)
We also have an affiliate program, so if you're interested in that, please hit me up!
Greetings from Berlin, Germany – build on!

Felix
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