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Update docsearch dropdown version

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Description

As seen in this thread, currently the dropdown, it's hard to search for actual page titles. For example, searching for "Getting Sta" doesn't give a clear indication that "Getting Started" is being selected:

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The new version of the dropdown UI makes this clearer:

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No source file or test is named. Start by locating the documentation site's DocSearch dropdown integration and compare its current version with the newer UI shown in the issue. Done means the dropdown presents search results with page titles as clearly as the referenced newer version.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, react
Domain
documentation, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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