### [馃憠 Kickoff slide deck](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g3RyCY4pwdlBZTyPYqQhJwu7FO6cJq-G/view)
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## What are the problems we are trying to solve?
1. **Inconsistency:** The current search experience in the app is not inconsistent and misleading for users.
- Search in `Explore` via search bar or magnifier glass leads users to the global search. Search in `Article` works the same way.
- Search in `My lists` searches list names and articles in lists (T188333).
- Search in `History` searches the users history.
Even though the search scope and functionality is different, the iconography that is used remains the same.
2. **Reachability:** Search is the most used feature in the app, but it鈥檚 physically one of the hardest/furthest to reach on a touch device. The search bar on Explore is positioned in the top area of the device and the icon/button is positioned in the app bar.
3. **Intelligence:** The current search experience is limited in its capability to suggest relevant results for the user. It does not include results from `My lists`, `History`, `Open tabs` and `Other languages` that are set in the app.
## What are the goals?
- Search becomes consistent, intelligent, and easier to reach.
- Internal search usage increases [from 27% to 30%](https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/F31951319)
## Scope of the task
This task is not about trying to alternate the existing server side search algorithm used in the app. It is about finding ways to improve the search experience on the client side.
## Optimization in three steps:
1. Clearly communicate the **scope of a search**.
2. Make search **easier to reach and use**.
3. Present **more relevant search results**.
**馃憠 Check out subtasks for details.**
### Todos
- [x] Create slide deck ([PDF](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g3RyCY4pwdlBZTyPYqQhJwu7FO6cJq-G/view)) to communicate initial ideas and explorations.
- [x] Gather feedback from Android and Design team
- [x] Talk to @alexhollender about process for Desktop Refresh Search
- [x] Chat with @SGautam_WMF about search challenges in emerging markets
- [x] Create proposal for an improved search based on initial feedback from Android and Design (T259717)
- [x] Create proposal for an improved article search experience based on initial feedback from Android and Design (T259795) (per @Pginer-WMF鈥檚 [feedback](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g3RyCY4pwdlBZTyPYqQhJwu7FO6cJq-G/edit?disco=AAAAKC5X9ME))
- [x] Create task for analytics questions in regards to search (T259883)
- [x] Send out draft for first proposals
- [ ] Gather feedback on first proposals
- [ ] Talk with @mwilliams about refinement of goals for search on Commons ([[ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g3RyCY4pwdlBZTyPYqQhJwu7FO6cJq-G/edit?disco=AAAAGwgTdQs | feedback ]])
- [ ] What happens when results overlap e.g. `My lists` and `History` ? Is it only shown once?
- [ ] Empty states designs
- [ ] Consider multilingual search results when there are no results and multiple languages are set in the app
- [ ] Consider increasing affordance when there are results in other languages (per @SGautam_WMF鈥檚 feedback).
- [ ] Experiment with positioning and order of search results source icon: left, right, on the image (per @rho鈥檚 [feedback](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g3RyCY4pwdlBZTyPYqQhJwu7FO6cJq-G/edit?disco=AAAAGwgTdWg))
- [ ] Consider a separate view for `History` (per @rho鈥檚 [feedback](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g3RyCY4pwdlBZTyPYqQhJwu7FO6cJq-G/edit?disco=AAAAGwgTdS8))
- [ ] `Magic words` to trigger functionalities (per @alexhollender鈥檚 [feedback](https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T256819#6362249))
- [ ] Consider search bar below app bar title for `My lists` (per @cmadeo鈥檚 [feedback](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g3RyCY4pwdlBZTyPYqQhJwu7FO6cJq-G/edit?disco=AAAAKDt2rWs))