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Checkpoint 19 - No search results message text

Conformance: Mandatory

Requirements

The 'no search results' message text must be displayed below the Search box group, 'featured search' result or 'spelling suggestion', whichever comes last, refer to the figures below.

Example 'no search results message text':

'Your search for (insert search terms) did not return any results. Please try the search suggestions below.'

 

Implementation advice

Explanation

Figure shows the 'No search results' page

Figure 22: 'No search results' page

 

Figure shows 'No search results' page with a 'featured search' result

Figure 23: 'No search results' page with a 'featured search' result

 

Figure shows 'No search results' page with a 'spelling suggestion'

Figure 24: 'No search results' page with a 'spelling suggestion'

 

Figure shows 'No search results' page with both a 'featured search result' and a 'spelling suggestion'

Figure 25: 'No search results' page with both a 'featured search result' and a 'spelling suggestion'

More information

‘No search results' pages also need to conform to the mandatory requirements for simple search results pages.

Last reviewed
31 March 2011
Last updated
03 April 2011