fix: search page is populated with relevant results when search bar is submitted

client/src/components/search/WithInstantSearch.js

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { InstantSearch, Configure } from 'react-instantsearch-dom';
 import qs from 'query-string';
+import { navigate } from 'gatsby';
 
 import {
   isSearchDropdownEnabledSelector,
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ import {
 
 import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 
+const DEBOUNCE_TIME = 400;
+
 const propTypes = {
   children: PropTypes.any,
   isDropdownEnabled: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -56,7 +59,20 @@ class InstantSearchRoot extends Component {
     if (location !== prevProps.location) {
       const { query, updateSearchQuery } = this.props;
       if (this.isSearchPage()) {
+        if (
+          location.state &&
+          typeof location.state === 'object' &&
+          location.state.hasOwnProperty('query')
+        ) {
+          updateSearchQuery(location.state.query);
+        } else if (location.search) {
           this.setQueryFromURL();
+        } else {
+          navigate(searchStateToUrl(this.props.location, query), {
+            state: { query },
+            replace: true
+          });
+        }
       } else if (query) {
         updateSearchQuery('');
       }
@@ -90,13 +106,11 @@ class InstantSearchRoot extends Component {
 
       this.debouncedSetState = setTimeout(() => {
         if (this.isSearchPage()) {
-          window.history.pushState(
+          navigate(searchStateToUrl(this.props.location, query), {
-            { query },
+            state: { query }
-            null,
+          });
-            searchStateToUrl(this.props.location, query)
-          );
         }
-      }, 400);
+      }, DEBOUNCE_TIME);
     }
   };
 

client/src/components/search/searchBar/SearchBar.js

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class SearchBar extends Component {
     if (query) {
       updateSearchQuery(query);
     }
-    return navigate(`/search${query ? `?query=${query}` : ''}`);
+    return navigate('/search');
   }
 
   render() {