Search: add priority for headings

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation, search

Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Start by locating Sphinx’s search implementation and existing search tests, then determine how heading matches should be prioritized. Done means the ranking behavior is defined and covered by tests, but the old report does not specify the expected priority.

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html search type:enhancement

Since headings are usually better matches.

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