Hybrid search-and-browse interface

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

• provide, for display on a client device, a hybrid search-and-browse interface comprising a search element for entering search queries and one or more browse trees corresponding to respective data facets associated with the search queries;
• receive, from the client device, an indication of a user interaction entering a search query within the search element to search a database for content items corresponding to the search query;
• based on the search query, modify the hybrid search-and-browse interface to present a browse tree depicting one or more categories of content items corresponding to a data facet defined by the search query;
• and
• in response to a user interaction selecting a category of the one or more categories of content items within the browse tree, further modify the hybrid search-and-browse interface to present, together with the browse tree, an additional browse tree depicting additional categories of content items corresponding to an additional data facet of the selected category of content items.

A system comprising:

• one or more memory devices;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the one or more memory devices, wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause the system to:
• provide, for display on a client device, a hybrid search-and-browse interface comprising a search element for entering search queries and one or more browse trees corresponding to respective data facets associated with the search queries;
• receive, from the client device, an indication of a user interaction entering a search query within the search element to search a database for content items corresponding to the search query;
• based on the search query, modify the hybrid search-and-browse interface to present a browse tree depicting one or more categories of content items corresponding to a data facet defined by the search query;
• and
• in response to user interaction selecting a category of content items within the browse tree, further modify the hybrid search-and-browse interface to present, together with the browse tree, an additional browse tree depicting content items corresponding to an additional data facet of the category of content items.