Discard search suggestions for an older query

What to change

Ask the supplier to ensure visible suggestions belong to the current query and make transitional states understandable.

A worked example

Illustrative example

A visitor changes a search from dental to physiotherapy. Delayed dental suggestions never replace the physiotherapy choices after the input has changed.

How to check the result

Accept when results consistently match the current query and no stale selectable option remains under a newly updated label.

A mistake to avoid

Simply changing the search box text does not establish that the list and its clickable destinations were updated together.

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 recordType one search phrase and quickly replace it with a different phrase on a slower test connection. Compare the displayed suggestions with the current input.Ask the supplier to deliberately vary response timing in a test environment. The later-arriving old response should not overwrite the current query's results.Select a suggestion after rapid editing and inspect the destination. Confirm both its visible name and underlying target belong to the same current result.

Evidence, open questions and decisionsNext action and responsible role

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