When your website users are able to quickly find what they are looking for, this naturally transforms in increased conversions and more. A good UX consultant will always recommend you to add search to a website.

Read on to discover more details about why search is important. If you are using Drupal, this post will be of special interest to you because we will describe how to make the website search functionality really fast and user-friendly with Lunr.js.

Why is search important on a website?

The question “Does my website need a search?” is asked by many customers. On large and complex websites, internal website search is a must-have in order to improve website navigation. The decision to add a search box to a website is especially vital for content-rich websites, e-commerce stores, knowledge bases, and so on.