1. Why Faceted Navigation is a Computational Bottleneck
Faceted filtering requires computing dynamic sub-counts across every intersecting attribute facet on every user interaction, multiplying database query loads.
2. The Stilmerce Single-Pass Aggregation Engine
Single-pass aggregation uses common table expressions (CTEs) and jsonb aggregations to compute multi-facet distributions in a single 12ms database pass.
3. Intelligent Ranking: Relevance and Stock Weighting
Search ranking combines textual relevance with live inventory availability and popularity coefficients, suppressing out-of-stock items dynamically.