Pagefind

Static site search.

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Console’s review

· Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

Zero config search for static sites. Builds the index after the static site build step. No server required. Supports custom sorts, filtering, weighting, and multi-language. Includes a pre-built UI with highlighting of search terms. Indexes HTML by default, but can be customized to add any files e.g. PDFs, JSON, etc.

Tradeoffs

Non-HTML files must be added individually through the custom index config.

Is Pagefind a fit?

Based on Console’s review published on 2023-11-09. Summary updated .

Who it’s for

Developers of static sites should consider this tool for search functionality

Why consider it

It provides zero-config search for static sites

Keep in mind

It requires individual configuration for non-HTML files

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