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SuffolkLITLab / courtformsonline.org

Code for courtformsonline.org index of guided interviews. This replaces the "massaccess" repo
https://courtformsonline.org
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Allow the user to search for a specific interview/form #57

Closed samglover closed 1 month ago

samglover commented 1 month ago

Currently SPOT assumes the user does not know what interview/form they want. But if the user does know (perhaps a social worker told them to fill out "X form" on courtformsonline.org), there is no way for them to simply search for it. They have to navigate through the categories, which aren't always intuitive even for a lawyer who may not be familiar with a particular area of law in a particular jurisdiction (i.e., me).

I'd like to see either (1) a separate search form that searches form titles and metadata, or (2) regular search built into SPOT so there is a single user interface for searching.

Either way, the copy and text prompts around the SPOT/search field will need some modification for clarity.

samglover commented 1 month ago

Maybe there could just be a simple Javascript search form (like the one on this site) on the all Forms page. Perhaps just change the menu item so it has a magnifying glass on it, plus a Looking for a specific form? Click here. link on the front page and in SPOT results.

samglover commented 1 month ago

Also add interview suggestions to SPOT results by going to grab the JSON file and searching it.