From ea6820f1c464678766d11394d2120ff62234d622 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tudor <tudor.sitaru@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 09:54:27 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Combine hero and filter sections into unified search block

Merged the hero title/description into FilterBar component to save
vertical space. The combined block has a gradient background flowing
from cream to white with the search controls below the header.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 nextjs-app/components/FilterBar.module.css | 46 +++++++++++++++
 nextjs-app/components/FilterBar.tsx        | 13 +++-
 nextjs-app/components/HomeView.module.css  | 69 ----------------------
 nextjs-app/components/HomeView.tsx         | 19 +++---
 4 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 83 deletions(-)

diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/FilterBar.module.css b/nextjs-app/components/FilterBar.module.css
index 4c51726..b3a3ab6 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/FilterBar.module.css
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/FilterBar.module.css
@@ -7,6 +7,35 @@
   box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft, 0 2px 8px rgba(26, 22, 18, 0.06));
 }
 
+.filterBar.withHero {
+  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--bg-secondary, #f3ede4) 0%, var(--bg-card, white) 40%);
+  padding: 1.75rem 1.5rem 1.5rem;
+}
+
+.heroSection {
+  text-align: center;
+  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
+  padding-bottom: 1.25rem;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color, #e5dfd5);
+}
+
+.heroTitle {
+  font-size: 1.75rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  color: var(--text-primary, #1a1612);
+  margin: 0 0 0.375rem;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
+  font-family: var(--font-playfair), 'Playfair Display', serif;
+}
+
+.heroDescription {
+  font-size: 0.9375rem;
+  color: var(--text-secondary, #5c564d);
+  margin: 0;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+}
+
 .searchModeToggle {
   display: flex;
   gap: 0.5rem;
@@ -168,6 +197,23 @@
     border-radius: 8px;
   }
 
+  .filterBar.withHero {
+    padding: 1.25rem 1rem 1rem;
+  }
+
+  .heroSection {
+    margin-bottom: 1rem;
+    padding-bottom: 1rem;
+  }
+
+  .heroTitle {
+    font-size: 1.375rem;
+  }
+
+  .heroDescription {
+    font-size: 0.875rem;
+  }
+
   .locationForm {
     flex-direction: column;
   }
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/FilterBar.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/FilterBar.tsx
index 6ceda0b..cbc2b22 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/FilterBar.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/FilterBar.tsx
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ import styles from './FilterBar.module.css';
 interface FilterBarProps {
   filters: Filters;
   showLocationSearch?: boolean;
+  heroTitle?: string;
+  heroDescription?: string;
 }
 
-export function FilterBar({ filters, showLocationSearch = true }: FilterBarProps) {
+export function FilterBar({ filters, showLocationSearch = true, heroTitle, heroDescription }: FilterBarProps) {
   const router = useRouter();
   const pathname = usePathname();
   const searchParams = useSearchParams();
@@ -104,7 +106,14 @@ export function FilterBar({ filters, showLocationSearch = true }: FilterBarProps
   const hasActiveFilters = currentSearch || currentLA || currentType || currentPostcode;
 
   return (
-    <div className={styles.filterBar}>
+    <div className={`${styles.filterBar} ${heroTitle ? styles.withHero : ''}`}>
+      {heroTitle && (
+        <div className={styles.heroSection}>
+          <h1 className={styles.heroTitle}>{heroTitle}</h1>
+          {heroDescription && <p className={styles.heroDescription}>{heroDescription}</p>}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {showLocationSearch && (
         <div className={styles.searchModeToggle}>
           <button
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.module.css b/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.module.css
index 31840ac..770e46c 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.module.css
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.module.css
@@ -2,56 +2,6 @@
   width: 100%;
 }
 
-.hero {
-  text-align: center;
-  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
-  padding: 2rem 2rem 1.75rem;
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--bg-secondary, #f3ede4) 0%, var(--bg-primary, #faf7f2) 100%);
-  border-radius: 16px;
-  border: 1px solid var(--border-color, #e5dfd5);
-  animation: heroFadeIn 0.5s ease-out;
-}
-
-@keyframes heroFadeIn {
-  from {
-    opacity: 0;
-    transform: translateY(-8px);
-  }
-  to {
-    opacity: 1;
-    transform: translateY(0);
-  }
-}
-
-.heroTitle {
-  font-size: 2.25rem;
-  font-weight: 700;
-  color: var(--text-primary, #1a1612);
-  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
-  line-height: 1.2;
-  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
-  font-family: var(--font-playfair), 'Playfair Display', serif;
-}
-
-/* Coral accent bar under title */
-.heroTitle::after {
-  content: '';
-  display: block;
-  width: 80px;
-  height: 3px;
-  background: var(--accent-coral, #e07256);
-  border-radius: 2px;
-  margin: 0.75rem auto 0;
-}
-
-.heroDescription {
-  font-size: 1rem;
-  color: var(--text-secondary, #5c564d);
-  max-width: 520px;
-  margin: 0.75rem auto 0;
-  line-height: 1.5;
-}
-
 .locationBanner {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -188,25 +138,6 @@
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 768px) {
-  .hero {
-    padding: 1.5rem 1rem 1.25rem;
-    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
-    border-radius: 12px;
-  }
-
-  .heroTitle {
-    font-size: 1.75rem;
-  }
-
-  .heroTitle::after {
-    width: 60px;
-    margin-top: 0.5rem;
-  }
-
-  .heroDescription {
-    font-size: 0.9375rem;
-  }
-
   .grid {
     grid-template-columns: 1fr;
   }
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.tsx
index 4560885..a541e80 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.tsx
@@ -28,18 +28,13 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters }: HomeViewProps) {
 
   return (
     <div className={styles.homeView}>
-      {/* Hero Section */}
-      <section className={styles.hero}>
-        <h1 className={styles.heroTitle}>
-          Compare Primary School Performance
-        </h1>
-        <p className={styles.heroDescription}>
-          Search and compare KS2 results for thousands of schools across England
-        </p>
-      </section>
-
-      {/* Search and Filters */}
-      <FilterBar filters={filters} showLocationSearch />
+      {/* Combined Hero + Search and Filters */}
+      <FilterBar
+        filters={filters}
+        showLocationSearch
+        heroTitle="Compare Primary School Performance"
+        heroDescription="Search and compare KS2 results for thousands of schools across England"
+      />
 
       {/* Location Info Banner */}
       {isLocationSearch && initialSchools.location_info && (