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Site Search Layout

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Site Search can be shown in different UI layouts depending on the visitor experience you want.

This guide covers the overall search UI mode: overlay, inline page, search-only, search with AI answer, or assistant overlay. To control how each individual search result looks, use Configuring Result Cards and Layouts.

Overlay search opens above the current website page.

Use this when:

  • You want quick setup.
  • You already have a search icon or search input on the website.
  • You do not want to build a dedicated search results page.

Search With AI Answer

This layout shows:

  1. A search input.
  2. An optional AI-generated answer.
  3. Normal search results underneath.

Use this when visitors benefit from a short summary but still need source pages and links.

Search Only

Search-only mode shows one input and search results, without an AI answer or chat interface.

Use this when:

  • The customer wants a conventional site search experience.
  • AI answers are not required.
  • The search UI should be simple and focused.

Assistant Overlay

The assistant overlay includes both search and a chat-style AI Agent tab.

Use this when visitors should be able to continue into a conversational support experience.

Inline Search Page

Inline search embeds the search UI into a page on your website.

Use this when:

  • You want a dedicated search results page.
  • The page should look more like part of the website.
  • You need space for filters, categories, and richer layouts.

Inline search is usually the best fit for enterprise-style search pages with several scopes and filters, such as Programs with delivery and credential filters, or Courses with subject and start-date filters.

The current recommended setup is a single Airgentic search container for the full search experience. More granular per-slot layouts are planned for advanced integrations, but may require Airgentic support.

See Adding Site Search to Your Website.

For visual customisation, see Styling Site Search.

Choosing a Search UI Layout

Requirement Recommended layout
Fastest setup Overlay search
Conventional search only Search only
Summary plus source links Search + AI answer
Conversational support Assistant overlay
Enterprise search page Inline search

The search UI layout controls where the search experience appears. Categories are configured through Search Configuration > Categories, indexed fields through Fields, filters through Filters, tab-specific behaviour through Scopes, and result appearance through Result Cards.

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