[PLUGIN] InstaSearch Free and Pro!

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Hey Bubblers! :waving_hand:

After struggling for a long time to build the perfect “Google-style” search experience natively in Bubble, I decided to build a plugin that solves this once and for all.

I’m super excited to announce InstaSearch Pro! :rocket:

We all know the pain of Bubble’s native search: it requires exact matches, it can’t handle typos, and building a custom autocomplete dropdown with Group Focuses and Repeating Groups is a UX nightmare (especially when clicking outside the group or trying to use keyboard arrows).

InstaSearch completely changes the game with a Dual-Mode Hybrid Engine:

:sparkles: Mode 1: The “Plug & Play” Visual Autocomplete Just drop a standard Bubble Input on your page, give it an ID, and paste that ID into the plugin. That’s it. The plugin automatically generates a beautiful, responsive, floating dropdown right under your input.

  • :bullseye: Automatically bolds the matching letters (e.g., typing “ber” shows “Berlin”).

  • :keyboard: Full Keyboard Navigation: Users can use Up/Down arrows to navigate suggestions and Enter to select.

  • :computer_mouse: Auto-closes when clicking away and auto-opens when focusing.

  • :high_voltage: Fires a Bubble Workflow event with the exact database Thing the user selected!

:gear: Mode 2: The “Data Engine” (For full UI control) Leave the Input ID empty, and the plugin transforms into an invisible data engine. It takes your search query, runs a blazing-fast fuzzy search algorithm, and spits out the filtered list to your own Repeating Groups.

Core Features (Free & Pro):

  • Typo-Tolerant (Fuzzy Logic): Set your own strictness threshold. “MacDonalds” will still find “McDonalds”! :hamburger:

  • Multi-Field Search: Search across Titles and Descriptions simultaneously.

  • Custom Weights: Give priority to certain fields (e.g., a match in the Title ranks higher than a match in the Description).

  • Ignore Diacritics: “Sao Paulo” finds “São Paulo”.

Check it out here

:link: PRO Version

There is a Free Version available for basic fuzzy searching, and the Pro Version unlocks the magic of the Plug & Play Visual UI, Keyboard Navigation, and Multi-field weighting.

:link: Free Version

I’d love to hear your feedback and see how you use it in your apps! Let me know if you have any feature requests! :backhand_index_pointing_down::speech_balloon:

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Congrats on the launch! The typo-tolerant fuzzy search is something I’ve been wanting in Bubble for a long time.

Quick question — does the “Plug & Play” mode work with Bubble’s multi-line input or only the standard single-line input element?

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Thank you for your feedback! Much appreciated!

And the answer is yes! The Plug & Play mode works with Bubble’s multi-line input.

Cheers!