Restore search context after visiting a result

What to change

Ask for a useful return state that preserves the search context and helps visitors continue from the item they opened.

A worked example

Illustrative example

A visitor opens the sixth service result, returns and continues with the next nearby result while their original query and selected location remain in place.

How to check the result

Accept when result exploration does not require rebuilding the same search and the restored list is internally consistent.

A mistake to avoid

Saving only the scroll offset can place the visitor at the wrong item if the returned result set has changed.

Your action checklist

Use these checks to prepare a discussion with your team or supplier. Tick a check when you have recorded the decision or evidence, rather than when a feature has simply been promised.

Decisions to recordSearch for a term with several results, apply a filter and open an item well below the first screen. Use the browser Back button.Inspect the query, selected filters, result page and scroll position. Ask the supplier to demonstrate which parts of the context are restored.Repeat using keyboard navigation and on a phone. A restored position should not leave focus at an invisible unrelated control or reset the visible list.

Evidence, open questions and decisionsNext action and responsible role

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