🔍 INTRODUCING: SearchBox Pro - The Ultimate Search Solution for Bubble

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Hey Bubble Community!

I’m incredibly excited to announce the release of SearchBox Pro - the missing search plugin that Bubble developers have been waiting for!

:rocket: What is SearchBox Pro?

SearchBox Pro is an ultrafast search plugin that works seamlessly with Bubble Thing Types without hogging your browser’s CPU like alternative solutions. It transforms your app’s search experience with powerful multi-field capabilities and the most customizable interface available on the platform.

:high_voltage: Performance That Matters

SearchBox Pro delivers a premium search experience with instant results across multiple data fields, allowing your users to find exactly what they need in milliseconds. Say goodbye to laggy search experiences that slow down your application!

:glowing_star: Key Features

  • :high_voltage: Lightning-Fast Search: Real-time results appear as users type
  • :counterclockwise_arrows_button: Professional Multi-Field Search: Highly flexible to support searching across multiple fields simultaneously, just like enterprise search solutions
  • :clipboard: Selectable Dropdown Results: Display search results in an elegant, selectable dropdown for convenience, mimicking the UX of premium applications
  • :globe_with_meridians: Full RTL Support: Perfect for Arabic, Hebrew, and other right-to-left languages
  • :sparkles: Smart Result Highlighting: Keywords are automatically highlighted in search results
  • :bar_chart: Rich Results Display: Show multiple fields per result in a structured, easy-to-read format
  • :artist_palette: Complete Customization: Control colors, placeholder text, “no results” messages, and more
  • :mobile_phone: Mobile-Optimized: Responsive design works beautifully on all devices
  • :gear: Bubble Workflow Integration: Trigger workflows when items are selected or reset

:light_bulb: Why Choose SearchBox Pro?

Unlike basic search inputs, SearchBox Pro offers a complete search solution with multi-field searching, real-time filtering, highlighted matches, and an elegant dropdown interface that modern apps demand - all while maintaining exceptional performance.

:rocket: Get Started Today

Ready to transform your app’s search experience? Install SearchBox Pro now and give your users the professional search capabilities they deserve!

Questions or feedback? Drop a comment below!

Happy building! :hammer_and_wrench:

Link to demo page

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Looks like a great plugin!

Does this translate to any WU savings compared to other search plugins?

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While we haven’t benchmarked its work unit consumption against competing search plugins, we haven’t observed any unusually high WU usage during our experience with it.

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You really should put a disclaimer that the plugin loads all records from the data source.

Unless you’ve found some magic sauce that let’s you access the Bubble DB like an SQL DB (i know it already is), no one’s overcoming the limitations of Bubble plugins.

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Yeah so it looks like they are making an API call to get all of the sample data, which isn’t what would happen if your data source was Bubble’s native database. If you were using a data type as a source, it would likely be pretty slow - @NoCodeROI_Agency maybe it might help if you make an example with a normal data table as a data source so users can compare?

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I am interested in this plugin but wondering ‘what’s the catch’ :sweat_smile: sounds too good. How’s this working exactly?

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We’re using sampled API calls to retrieve data, as the free plan we need for demo purposes requires some workarounds when pushing multiple entries to a Bubble table. However, the functionality remains the same in both scenarios – it uses the same GET request.

While the response contains a large JSON payload, you can internally convert the Bubble data through the API call and return only the necessary fields, making the response more compact. I haven’t tested the workload unit (WU) implications of this approach yet.

It’s worth noting that performance isn’t solely dependent on payload size. Rather, it’s determined by how the data is processed and rendered – and this is where our plugin truly shines, as it’s optimized for these specific operations.

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Thanks for your comment! You’re absolutely right that Bubble plugins work with the data made available through Bubble’s architecture. However, SearchBox Pro’s performance benefits aren’t claimed to be about circumventing how data is loaded from Bubble - that’s a platform constraint we all work within.

The ‘ultrafast’ performance we’re referring to is in how the data is processed, filtered, and rendered once it’s available to the plugin. This includes:

  • Optimized search algorithms that quickly filter through available data
  • Efficient DOM manipulation for rendering results
  • Smart caching and indexing of searchable fields
  • Minimal UI redraws during typing

The real bottleneck in most search implementations isn’t the initial data load, but rather the processing lag and UI freezing that occurs during search operations. That’s where SearchBox Pro excels - making the actual search experience smooth and responsive for end users.

Also worth noting - if you’re concerned about payload size, you can optimize the data source by using Bubble’s internal API calls where you can specify exactly which fields to return. This allows you to create a more compact, lightweight data response by excluding unnecessary fields, which works great with our plugin.

I appreciate you bringing this up though, as it helps clarify what makes our plugin different

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