How can I allow visitors to my Webflow site to search for results from a CMS collection?

To allow visitors to search for results from a CMS collection on your Webflow site, you can follow these steps:

1. Create a search form:

• Start by adding a new form element to your Webflow page.
• Within the form, add an input field for the search query and a submit button.

1. Create a collection list:

• Open the CMS Collections panel and create a new collection list.
• Connect the collection list to the desired CMS collection.
• Design the layout of the collection list to display the desired information for each search result.

1. Enable search functionality:

• Head over to the interactions panel and create a new interaction.
• Set the trigger to "Form submission" and select your search form.
• In the action, choose "Webflow Collection List" -> "Filter".
• Specify the filter criteria based on the search query entered by the user.

1. Display search results:

• Create a new dynamic template page in your Webflow project.
• Design the layout of this page to display the content of each search result.
• Connect the template page to the CMS collection you want to display the search results from.

1. Redirect to search results:

• In the interactions panel of your search form, create another action.
• Set the trigger to "Form submission" and specify the target as the previously created dynamic template page.
• Pass the query parameter from the search form input field to the dynamic template page by using the "GET" parameter option.

1. Style the search page:

• Style the dynamic template page to match the design of your site.
• Display the filtered collection list inside the dynamic template page.
• Customize the layout and styling of each search result item.

By following these steps, you can enable search functionality on your Webflow site and allow visitors to search for results from a CMS collection.

Additional questions:

1. How can I customize the search results page in Webflow?
2. Can I use multiple collections for search results in Webflow?
3. Is it possible to provide live search suggestions as users type their search query in Webflow?