diff --git a/packages/search-site/src/index.ejs b/packages/search-site/src/index.ejs
index 9744ce4..c746214 100644
--- a/packages/search-site/src/index.ejs
+++ b/packages/search-site/src/index.ejs
@@ -145,32 +145,28 @@
       <p>NO MATCHING STRAINS :(</p>
     </div>
 
-    <div v-if="strains.length > 0" class="container cards">
-      <div v-for="strain in strains" class="card">
-        <header class="card-header">
-          <p class="card-header-title">{{strain.name | capitalize}}</p>
-          <div class="tags" style="margin: 0 12px;">
-            <span class="tag is-rounded is-light">{{strain.rating | round}} ({{strain.rating_count}})</span>
-          </div>
-        </header>
-        <div class="card-content">
-          <span v-if="strain.category === 'indica'" class="tag is-rounded is-indica">{{strain.category}}</span>
-          <span v-if="strain.category === 'sativa'" class="tag is-rounded is-sativa">{{strain.category}}</span>
-          <span v-if="strain.category === 'hybrid'" class="tag is-rounded is-hybrid">{{strain.category}}</span>
-        </div>
+    <div v-if="strains.length > 0" class="container">
+      <div>
+        <h3 class="title is-3">Found {{strains.length}} Strains</h3>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="cards">
+        <strain-card v-for="strain in strains" :strain="strain" />
       </div>
     </div>
   </section>
 
-  <script src="https://unpkg.com/lunr@2.3.1/lunr.js"></script>
+  <!-- dev build of vue, useful for debugging -->
   <!-- <script src="https://unpkg.com/vue@2.5.17/dist/vue.js"></script> -->
+  <!-- production build of vue, with template compiler -->
   <script src="https://unpkg.com/vue@2.5.17/dist/vue.min.js"></script>
+  <script src="https://unpkg.com/lunr@2.3.1/lunr.js"></script>
   <script src="https://unpkg.com/mitt@1.1.3/dist/mitt.umd.js"></script>
+
   <script>
     // lunr = window.lunr
     // mitt = window.mitt
-    (function ({ mitt, lunr }) {
-      const data = <%- data %>;
+    (function ({ mitt, lunr }, data) {
       const emitter = mitt();
 
       // helpers
@@ -188,6 +184,50 @@
         return Math.round(v * (10 * digits)) / (10 * digits);
       });
 
+      Vue.component('tag-list', {
+        props: {
+          tags: Array,
+          title: String,
+        },
+        template: `
+          <div v-if="tags.length" class="tag-list columns is-mobile">
+            <div class="tag-list--title column is-one-quarter">
+              {{title}}
+            </div>
+            <div class="tag-list--tag column">
+              <div v-if="tags.length" class="tags">
+                <span v-for="tag in tags" class="tag is-rounded">{{tag}}</span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        `,
+      });
+
+      Vue.component('strain-card', {
+        props: {
+          strain: Object,
+        },
+        template: `
+          <div class="card">
+            <header class="card-header">
+              <p class="card-header-title">{{strain.name}}</p>
+              <div class="tags" style="margin: 0 12px; padding: 6px 0;">
+                <span v-if="strain.category === 'indica'" class="tag is-rounded is-indica">{{strain.category}}</span>
+                <span v-if="strain.category === 'sativa'" class="tag is-rounded is-sativa">{{strain.category}}</span>
+                <span v-if="strain.category === 'hybrid'" class="tag is-rounded is-hybrid">{{strain.category}}</span>
+                <span class="tag is-rounded is-light">{{strain.rating | round}} ({{strain.rating_count}})</span>
+              </div>
+            </header>
+            <div class="card-content">
+              <tag-list title="Effects" :tags="strain.effects" />
+              <tag-list title="Uses" :tags="strain.uses" />
+              <tag-list title="Conditions" :tags="strain.conditions" />
+              <tag-list title="Flavors" :tags="strain.flavors" />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        `,
+      });
+
       // form handler
       new Vue({
         el: '#search-form',
@@ -208,7 +248,8 @@
               conditions: getMultiValues(this.$refs.conditions),
               flavors: getMultiValues(this.$refs.flavors),
             }
-            emitter.emit('search', requirements)
+
+            emitter.emit('search', requirements);
           },
           resetForm() {
             this.$el.reset();
@@ -232,18 +273,30 @@
           };
         },
         created() {
-          emitter.on('search', this.setRequirements);
+          // lunr setup
+          this.idx = window.idx = lunr(function () {
+            this.ref('id');
+            this.field('name');
+            this.field('effects');
+            this.field('uses');
+            this.field('conditions');
+            this.field('flavors');
+            data.strains.forEach(doc => this.add(doc));
+          });
+
+          this.searchListener = reqs => {
+            this.requirements = reqs;
+            this.updateStrains();
+          }
+
+          emitter.on('search', r => this.searchListener(r));
           this.updateStrains();
         },
         beforeDestroy() {
-          emitter.off('search', this.setRequirements);
+          emitter.off('search', r => this.searchListener(r));
         },
         methods: {
-          setRequirements(reqs) {
-            // this.requirements = reqs;
-            reqs => console.log('search params', reqs);
-          },
-          updateStrains(limit = 20) {
+          updateStrains(limit = 40) {
             const hasName = this.requirements.name.length > 0;
             const hasFilters =
               this.requirements.effects.length > 0 ||
@@ -252,13 +305,42 @@
               this.requirements.flavors.length > 0;
 
             if (!hasName && !hasFilters) {
-              this.strains = this.all_strains.slice(0, limit);
+              this.strains = this
+                .all_strains
+                .slice(0, limit);
+              return;
             }
-          }
+
+            const searchParts = [this.requirements.name];
+            this.requirements.effects.forEach(t => searchParts.push(`+effects:${t}`));
+            this.requirements.uses.forEach(t => searchParts.push(`+uses:${t}`));
+            this.requirements.conditions.forEach(t => searchParts.push(`+conditions:${t}`));
+            this.requirements.flavors.forEach(t => searchParts.push(`+flavors:${t}`));
+
+            const hits = this.idx
+              .search(searchParts.join(' '))
+              // .slice(0, limit);
+            const refs = hits.map(({ ref }) => parseInt(ref, 10));
+
+            this.strains = this
+              .all_strains
+              .map((strain, i) => {
+                const idx = refs.indexOf(strain.id);
+                if (idx < 0) return;
+                return Object.assign({ score: hits[idx].score }, strain)
+              })
+              .filter(Boolean)
+              .sort((a, b) => {
+                if (a.score === b.score) {
+                  if (a.rating === b.rating) return 0;
+                  return a.rating > b.rating ? -1 : 1;
+                }
+                return a.score > b.score ? -1 : 1;
+              });
+          },
         },
       });
-
-    })(this);
+    })(this, <%- data %>);
   </script>
 </body>
 
diff --git a/packages/search-site/src/index.mjs b/packages/search-site/src/index.mjs
index c7ac391..edf4c1e 100644
--- a/packages/search-site/src/index.mjs
+++ b/packages/search-site/src/index.mjs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ function getData() {
 async function build() {
   const data = await getData();
   const options = {};
+
+  // order strains by rating
   data.strains = data.strains.sort((n, strain) => {
     if (strain.rating === n.rating) return 0;
     return strain.rating < n.rating ? -1 : 1;