I’m trying to find a good demo or tutorial for building a search UI using Elasticsearch. I’m comfortable with PHP or JavaScript, but I’m new to Elasticsearch. I’ve worked with other search engines before, like Lucene and Solr.
I’ve looked online, but most examples I’ve found are too basic. I’m hoping to find something that includes:
A search input field
Filters based on Elasticsearch index fields
A results display
Interactive filtering of results
Pagination
Does anyone know of a demo that covers all these features? I’d rather not reinvent the wheel if something like this already exists.
I’ve seen the official Elasticsearch clients for PHP and JS, but I’m looking for a more complete frontend example. Any suggestions would be super helpful!
yo, check out elasticsearch-head on github. its a sweet ui for elasticsearch that lets u do all that stuff u mentioned. i used it for a project and it was pretty sick. u can customize it too if u know some js. its not perfect but def worth checkin out for what ur tryna do
hey there! have u considered looking into react-searchkit? it’s pretty neat and covers most of what ur after. I’ve played around with it and it’s pretty intuitive. plus, there’s a demo on their github that might give u some ideas. what kinda project are u working on? sounds interesting!
I’ve been in your shoes, and I can recommend checking out the Searchkit library. It’s a powerful toolkit for building search UIs with Elasticsearch, and it covers all the features you’re looking for. I’ve used it in several projects, and it’s quite comprehensive.
Searchkit provides React components that you can use to quickly build a search interface. It handles the search input, filters, results display, and pagination out of the box. The library also offers customization options, so you can tailor the UI to your specific needs.
For a more hands-on approach, you might want to look into the official Elasticsearch UI components. They’re not as plug-and-play as Searchkit, but they offer great flexibility and are well-documented.
Lastly, if you’re comfortable with Vue.js, the vue-elasticsearch project on GitHub provides a solid starting point for building a search UI. It demonstrates how to implement the features you’ve listed using Vue and the Elasticsearch JavaScript client.