perf: Defer the search UI, whole-card results, cleaner index - #904
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The pagefind js and css were the last render-blocking requests in the head of every page; they now load when the search popover first opens (button, Ctrl+K), keeping search behaviour identical from the second keystroke of a visit onwards. The result template used to wrap only the title in a link while pagefind's stylesheet gave the whole card a pointer cursor; the card is one block-level link now, with hover and focus-visible styling, and the keyboard navigation follows the flatter markup.
Both render inside the article element and were indexed with the page content, polluting excerpts with navigation labels and banner text.
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LGTM, what I noticed when trying out the preview (which is already like that on main), is that the search is not focusable when tabbing through the navigation. So keyboard users can't open it. This wasn't part of this PR, but just mentioning it if you want to add it.
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Thanks! I have more work planned in this area and I'll put it on the todo list. |
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This changes three things with the search:
Another Google PageSpeed finding: The pagefind stuff was loaded on every page (~450ms render-blocking), now it's only loaded the first time you click on the search icon thing
The thing that has annoyed me for years: The whole result card is now clickable and not only the title anymore
Index hygiene: Added
data-pagefind-ignoreattributes to the pagination nav and the EoL-bannerVerification
Look at the preview...search something. Easy as that.