I've supported A/B testing of Algolia search systems at three companies now, and have dived deep into A/B testing generally as well as specifically for search. The Algolia documentation on search A/B testing is technically adequate for getting started, and the dashboard has improved, but there are still many ways that …

What are Post-Query Refinement Suggestions?

One of my favorite search UX patterns is post-query refinement suggestions — buttons that appear between the search box and results, adjusting the query in various ways. See, for instance, these suggestions on Etsy, which recommend that I filter by shipping speed, seller …

Algolia is a tremendously powerful search platform, especially for e-commerce. But like most SaaS tools, the management dashboard doesn't do everything you need it to do. In particular, it's hard to compare search result rankings across variations in indexes -- a super common pattern when you're testing and iterating …