Homepage (User search feature)

Managing the features on your platform’s homepage - User search solution

• Definition

• Create a homepage

• Read the Homepage

  • Search bar

• Update homepage

• Delete homepage

• Related resources

Definition

Users' first impression of a platform is formed through the homepage as it is the first interface they see. A homepage’s goal is to capture users' attention and to entice further exploration of the platform. As such, a clear message, as well as understandable funnels, must be explicitly displayed.

WHO CAN USE THIS FEATURE?

All users

Create a homepage

Homepages are generated by default. Users cannot modify content on the homepage. Administrators with the relevant rights and roles can change several aspects of the homepage.

Read the Homepage

A user search-activated homepage is similar to the standard homepage described here: Vendor Homepage or Customer Homepage, with an additional dedicated search bar.

Search bar

When the user search feature is enabled and the operator also enables Displays search form , users can select, through the related tabs at the top of the search bar (figure 1.1), which type of search they would like to perform.

Figure 1.1

The user search bar criteria slightly differ from the listing search bar (figure 1.2).

Figure 1.2

The search criteria are:

• Location (figure 1.3)

Figure 1.3

A user category (figure 1.4). These are different from listing categories

• Keywords (figure 1.5)

Figure 1.5

• Search for vendors only (figure 1.6)

Figure 1.6

All criteria can be combined for a more precise search.

Criteria can be singled out for larger searches.

Users then click the “Search” button (figure 1.7) to launch the search. The results displayed will match the information the user has selected.

Figure 1.7

Update homepage

Please refer to the following documentation:

Vendor Homepage - Update a Homepage

Customer Homepage - Update a Homepage

Delete homepage

Please refer to the following documentation:

Vendor Homepage - Delete a Homepage

Customer Homepage - Delete a Homepage

Related resources

Front:

• Vendor Homepage

• Customer Homepage

Business rules:

• User search feature - Business rules