diff --git a/static/searchbox.js b/static/searchbox.js
index a526d7d..ac16113 100644
--- a/static/searchbox.js
+++ b/static/searchbox.js
@@ -1,6 +1,36 @@
 $(document).ready(function () {
-  PkgSite.staticJSON("search-completions", function (searchCompletions) {
-    searchCompletions.sort();
-    PkgSite.multiTermComplete(PkgSite.preventTabMovingDuringSelection($("#q")), searchCompletions);
-  });
+  // Get the search input element
+  const searchInput = $("#q");
+  
+  // Function to filter packages based on search input
+  function filterPackages() {
+    const searchText = searchInput.val().toLowerCase();
+    
+    // Filter each row in the package table
+    $("table.packages > tbody > tr").each(function() {
+      const row = $(this);
+      const packageName = row.find("td:nth-child(2) h2 a").text().toLowerCase();
+      const authors = row.find("td:nth-child(2) .authors").text().toLowerCase();
+      const description = row.find("td:nth-child(3) p:first-child").text().toLowerCase();
+      const tags = row.find(".taglinks").text().toLowerCase();
+      
+      // Show row if the search text is found in the package name, author, description or tags
+      if (searchText === "" || 
+          packageName.includes(searchText) || 
+          authors.includes(searchText) ||
+          description.includes(searchText) || 
+          tags.includes(searchText)) {
+        row.show();
+      } else {
+        row.hide();
+      }
+    });
+    
+    // Update the package count
+    const visibleRows = $("table.packages > tbody > tr:visible").length;
+    $(".package-count:first").text(visibleRows + " packages" + (searchText ? " found" : ""));
+  }
+  
+  // Add input event listener to search box for real-time filtering
+  searchInput.on('input', filterPackages);
 });
diff --git a/static/site.js b/static/site.js
index 3bf8a89..b1ecce2 100644
--- a/static/site.js
+++ b/static/site.js
@@ -45,15 +45,14 @@ PkgSite = (function () {
 $(document).ready(function () {
   $("table.sortable").tablesorter();
 
-  if ($("#tags").length) {
-    PkgSite.dynamicJSON((document.body.className === "package-form")
-			? "formal-tags"
-			: "tag-search-completions",
-			function (completions) {
-			  completions.sort();
-			  PkgSite.multiTermComplete(
-			    PkgSite.preventTabMovingDuringSelection($("#tags")),
-			    completions);
-			});
+  // Only apply autocomplete to the tags field in package edit form, not search fields
+  if ($("#tags").length && document.body.className === "package-form") {
+    PkgSite.dynamicJSON("formal-tags",
+      function (completions) {
+        completions.sort();
+        PkgSite.multiTermComplete(
+          PkgSite.preventTabMovingDuringSelection($("#tags")),
+          completions);
+      });
   }
 });