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Pratik Chauhan
Pratik Chauhan

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Instant Client-Side Search Engine for HubSpot

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๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž: Native HubSpot search functionality often requires full page reloads, leading to slower user experiences and higher bounce rates. My goal was to engineer a solution that bypasses these limitations to deliver instantaneous results.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: I developed a custom, client-side search engine specifically for the HubSpot CMS. By leveraging the HubSpot Search API and parsing data into lightweight JSON, this tool delivers search results in milliseconds without ever refreshing the page. It mimics the speed and fluidity of a Single Page Application (SPA).

๐™†๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š๐™จ ๐™„๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™:
Zero-Latency Search: Results appear instantly as the user types (Debounced Input).
No Page Reloads: Uses AJAX and DOM injection to update content dynamically.
Smart Typeahead: Auto-suggestions for Blog Posts, Site Pages, and Knowledge Base.
State Persistence: Shareable URLs that maintain search terms and scroll position.
Category Filtering: Instant toggle between different content types without lag.

๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™๐™„/๐™๐™“: Features a Matrix-style grid animation, Glassmorphism design, and a fully responsive Dark/Light mode (System Preference detected).

๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™ฉ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ข: HubSpot CMS
๐™‡๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ช๐™–๐™œ๐™š: HubL, Pure JavaScript (Vanilla JS), JSON
๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ: Tailwind CSS (with Dark Mode support)
๐˜ผ๐™‹๐™„: HubSpot Content Search API

Performance Face-Off: Traditional Static Listings vs. My Client-Side Engine. Demonstrating the difference between slow, full-page reloads and the instant, zero-latency user experience provided by my custom solution

Under the Hood: The 4-Step Technical Architecture. Visualizing the flow from User Interaction โ†’ HubSpot API Retrieval โ†’ JSON Parsing โ†’ Instant DOM Injection. No server-side rendering delays.

Seamless AJAX Pagination. Navigating through large datasets instantly. Users can switch pages without triggering a browser refresh, maintaining a smooth app-like feel.

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