System, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for displaying a hierarchy of categories for a search query on a webpage

A method, comprising:

• storing, in a database, a hierarchy of categories for categorizing a plurality of products for sale and at least one product record associated with each of the plurality of products, wherein each product record includes at least one associated category from the hierarchy of categories;
• presenting, by a website hosting module, a webpage to a user device;
• receiving, by the website hosting module, a search query from the user device;
• receiving, by a search engine module, the search query from the website hosting module;
• identifying, by the search engine module, a list of product records responsive to the search query;
• identifying, by a category display module, a list of dominant categories based on the product records identified by the search engine module;
• identifying, by the category display module, a number of top-level categories associated with the list of dominant categories;
• constructing, by the category display module, a modified hierarchy of categories based on the number of top-level categories identified;
• transmitting, by the category display module, the modified hierarchy to the website hosting module;
• and
• displaying, by the website hosting module, the modified hierarchy in a navigation portion of the webpage, wherein the modified hierarchy is usable to filter the list of product records responsive to the search query.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• store, in a database, a hierarchy of categories for categorizing a plurality of products for sale and at least one product record associated with each of the plurality of products, wherein each product record includes at least one associated category from the hierarchy of categories;
• present, by a website hosting module, a webpage to a user device;
• receive, by the website hosting module, a search query from the user device;
• receive, by a search engine module, the search query from the website hosting module;
• identify, by the search engine module, a list of product records responsive to the search query;
• identify, by a category display module, a list of dominant categories based on the product records identified by the search engine module;
• identify, by the category display module, a number of top-level categories associated with the list of dominant categories;
• construct, by the category display module, a modified hierarchy of categories based on the number of top-level categories identified;
• transmit, by the category display module, the modified hierarchy to the website hosting module;
• and
• display, by the website hosting module, the modified hierarchy in a navigation portion of the webpage, wherein the modified hierarchy is usable to filter the list of product records responsive to the search query.