diff --git a/example/.env.template b/example/.env.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a34e3b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/.env.template
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+REACT_APP_ALGOLIA_APP_ID=
+REACT_APP_SEARCH_KEY=
diff --git a/example/README.md b/example/README.md
index 1071092..81ab7a7 100644
--- a/example/README.md
+++ b/example/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,18 @@
 It is linked to the firecms package in the parent directory for development
 purposes.
 
-In a regular project you would link the dependencies regularly using `npm`
+In a regular project you would link the dependencies regularly using the `npm`
+repository.
+
+To run this project locally you can set your Firebase configuration in the file
+`firebase_config.ts` under `src`
 
 You can run `yarn install` and then `yarn start` to test this package.
 
+### Algolia search
+
+The example backend included in this package indexes various collections to
+Algolia, using Cloud functions. If you deploy it your data will be indexed.
+Then you can add your appId and searchKey to the .env file in the root of this
+example project.
+
diff --git a/example/package.json b/example/package.json
index cbc3196..93f676e 100644
--- a/example/package.json
+++ b/example/package.json
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
         "@material-ui/icons": "link:../node_modules/@material-ui/icons",
         "@material-ui/pickers": "link:../node_modules/firebase",
         "firebase": "link:../node_modules/firebase",
+        "firecms": "link:..",
         "react": "link:../node_modules/react",
         "react-dom": "link:../node_modules/react-dom",
-        "react-scripts": "link:../node_modules/react-scripts",
-        "firecms": "link:.."
+        "react-scripts": "link:../node_modules/react-scripts"
     },
     "scripts": {
         "start": "node ../node_modules/react-scripts/bin/react-scripts.js start",
diff --git a/example/src/index.tsx b/example/src/index.tsx
index 32d067a..961f7d6 100644
--- a/example/src/index.tsx
+++ b/example/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from "react";
 import ReactDOM from "react-dom";
 import "./index.css";
-import logo from './images/test_shop_logo.png';
+import logo from "./images/test_shop_logo.png";
 
 import * as serviceWorker from "./serviceWorker";
 
@@ -271,7 +271,16 @@ const usersSchema: EntitySchema = {
     }
 };
 
-const usersSearchDelegate = new AlgoliaTextSearchDelegate("Y6FR1MDSVW", "f084e6dcc154c04295c8124dbb797ff1", "users");
+let usersSearchDelegate: AlgoliaTextSearchDelegate | undefined = undefined;
+if (process.env.REACT_APP_ALGOLIA_APP_ID && process.env.REACT_APP_ALGOLIA_SEARCH_KEY) {
+    usersSearchDelegate = new AlgoliaTextSearchDelegate(
+        process.env.REACT_APP_ALGOLIA_APP_ID,
+        process.env.REACT_APP_ALGOLIA_SEARCH_KEY,
+        "users");
+} else {
+    console.error("ALGOLIA_APP_ID or SEARCH_KEY env variables not specified");
+    console.error("Text search not enabled");
+}
 
 ReactDOM.render(
     <CMSApp
diff --git a/example/yarn.lock b/example/yarn.lock
index 2e95a1a..4c5b832 100644
--- a/example/yarn.lock
+++ b/example/yarn.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,110 @@
 # yarn lockfile v1
 
 
+"@algolia/cache-browser-local-storage@4.2.0":
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@algolia/cache-browser-local-storage/-/cache-browser-local-storage-4.2.0.tgz#45cc4be4c8fcd69cb98ebaa2e78a459a1cf6ba64"
+  integrity sha512-uji5zxBxwNu8qKtyqghg9lUsN0OOZ58NfRKk0Il4IZCcCo78E0KfT3Uxr7XiYCJMRnqIsvbKWf0xA67tYNBSbA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@algolia/cache-common" "4.2.0"
+
+"@algolia/cache-common@4.2.0":
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@algolia/cache-common/-/cache-common-4.2.0.tgz#ada18e559f205a63eaf60c21a035b3d41f0f8d7d"
+  integrity sha512-ATBQCBBLt4hPNKIKn06y5zqZPWQmI+PBF0287rFVj8BGmEr82BzoKMa5XIkvgpjtxwx6c5nSKxZaYkEFqtrxtQ==
+
+"@algolia/cache-in-memory@4.2.0":
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@algolia/cache-in-memory/-/cache-in-memory-4.2.0.tgz#82f07cc99aee9e20a96bdd69c635bdd2dc4288f1"
+  integrity sha512-NsVOR6ixK6jvurLW+1+h80/9N18QjU/AXdAZJoVeu4JXb2NPuej4Ld1zXFYvz/ypCFQE+dU8haaQnJIuTbD4vg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@algolia/cache-common" "4.2.0"
+
+"@algolia/client-account@4.2.0":
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@algolia/client-account/-/client-account-4.2.0.tgz#7abf3dd8922fde1735b1e0d19e8b0bdbf64a1435"
+  integrity sha512-xz5OXU9DQ9pegABAgmTPV23f9tXmbUPO3w5J/b2QcP6jzfNnNfW3CkTwywgNLr16jIKLxmmClN5yqyJp6XmHBA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@algolia/client-common" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/client-search" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/transporter" "4.2.0"
+
+"@algolia/client-analytics@4.2.0":
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@algolia/client-analytics/-/client-analytics-4.2.0.tgz#11e9331fed5bbaa6668d71c890dff60c4af1c741"
+  integrity sha512-UNuZQOYuKPYl5fCgm1HZzoZ6Ewxtqrc4Cv5Dhdy5VatIV6lYEWOtdn+g+5qvWFGb6fv6688dg5EVJnXZNvVVZQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@algolia/client-common" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/client-search" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/requester-common" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/transporter" "4.2.0"
+
+"@algolia/client-common@4.2.0":
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@algolia/client-common/-/client-common-4.2.0.tgz#bf8a550dc51927bb103de9aab7e6ac4d90a9cf0d"
+  integrity sha512-KxZTWXf9FSl188iTAz9rhTMeBtbF/uaJcxw99jbWHxyK9KR87obZzTlTFYnIWLEBaTG1MmlgPSsDogAE4CHLOQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@algolia/requester-common" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/transporter" "4.2.0"
+
+"@algolia/client-recommendation@4.2.0":
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@algolia/client-recommendation/-/client-recommendation-4.2.0.tgz#bd49b5b9601fe4220ba6db0fc397d816584ee4ec"
+  integrity sha512-5QwvUJ5hpZVDz99o+EPgMg+z7maLWOZGUrUt5z8s+esl+taTb2h1PtyLpikAvC2d/BjYCEKyObTiRDYdzhqcoA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@algolia/client-common" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/requester-common" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/transporter" "4.2.0"
+
+"@algolia/client-search@4.2.0":
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@algolia/client-search/-/client-search-4.2.0.tgz#4917499cac66a5cca7f2ca9d1334bffc96a79b17"
+  integrity sha512-2SAz1/undr+RM7FNj3G0taWFG+8QEMQcYHxUhoOJKMIY9sPQN7UNCJRHYsulM+/g45oF67tXX09NSt14ewen0Q==
+  dependencies:
+    "@algolia/client-common" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/requester-common" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/transporter" "4.2.0"
+
+"@algolia/logger-common@4.2.0":
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@algolia/logger-common/-/logger-common-4.2.0.tgz#dd373b267594656d72a1563f6621ab7f727c4373"
+  integrity sha512-VQcJE5lr78oc+lbcGfPonCDTRwLNSxwtPrUP6Tj+CoDedsVHZhODAlHzLHhxc4vuyrU7xomvKJLqTUgfDNxzXQ==
+
+"@algolia/logger-console@4.2.0":
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@algolia/logger-console/-/logger-console-4.2.0.tgz#10e18ab75f60fd0f2e2b16cb9a1b0bcc947087f2"
+  integrity sha512-/1GE43jY0xKfJUi5ZGtEqq+oTyOzs+EgGKj7/zEHIpUc5NyxokIPWTqt3q6pzGSWFEkNbaA1gAVgXM1zCMVWYw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@algolia/logger-common" "4.2.0"
+
+"@algolia/requester-browser-xhr@4.2.0":
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@algolia/requester-browser-xhr/-/requester-browser-xhr-4.2.0.tgz#c2a7982bef940e1749f2ba2aa04e3f8a971b6a78"
+  integrity sha512-+PZKOe+UBdZYQg/h/8AbKQ2Ha4uDeoLnpZFv00IMr/elym0m2hl76xAeIBiIqGYsLCmGybGBFUF9n1imsKJUJQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@algolia/requester-common" "4.2.0"
+
+"@algolia/requester-common@4.2.0":
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@algolia/requester-common/-/requester-common-4.2.0.tgz#df67a940516d5a313bbf79bcbceddadfff9f8ce2"
+  integrity sha512-SSKPRM/7UP54/dxyK6EYt4p6nTeJxYb1P6xVh/Ic6noBTCfqg5vBEKDa1DZD5MBtCvABoODd97UOfAo3ECG/jg==
+
+"@algolia/requester-node-http@4.2.0":
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@algolia/requester-node-http/-/requester-node-http-4.2.0.tgz#e26efd3d630b7c988bcc9cda3a8ee68ab4a168dd"
+  integrity sha512-mRQgSM8qrMfjXaBnMjTmymR0NKwbr82Qwh1a5TgYyzMOBuRO5nRikawvTVgpNaEnQS0uesIiwd2ohOJ2gNu6oA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@algolia/requester-common" "4.2.0"
+
+"@algolia/transporter@4.2.0":
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@algolia/transporter/-/transporter-4.2.0.tgz#9e6bea3304f1e6f4a64a3d7c1f9de047ba89056f"
+  integrity sha512-7CiwMYsEhrHySA8q70euIYOyhGtz/wz+MEC3nwGONBC82nGI6ntVqTFhCkpLIJqqbGbNlFgnCpwnLmSqLhRP3A==
+  dependencies:
+    "@algolia/cache-common" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/logger-common" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/requester-common" "4.2.0"
+
 "@babel/code-frame@7.8.3", "@babel/code-frame@^7.0.0", "@babel/code-frame@^7.8.3":
   version "7.8.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/code-frame/-/code-frame-7.8.3.tgz#33e25903d7481181534e12ec0a25f16b6fcf419e"
@@ -2242,6 +2346,26 @@ ajv@^6.1.0, ajv@^6.10.0, ajv@^6.10.2, ajv@^6.12.0, ajv@^6.5.5:
     json-schema-traverse "^0.4.1"
     uri-js "^4.2.2"
 
+algoliasearch@^4.2.0:
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/algoliasearch/-/algoliasearch-4.2.0.tgz#dd81a1a0c57eb9f74af6db70b0c11f256692d1e6"
+  integrity sha512-CgbyDBGMSzNISBFezPt68xAseknork+wNe/Oour1Hluk4OwbtobysRawFf93ZbLSQw/KbeGlVmVAvujeVIVdnQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@algolia/cache-browser-local-storage" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/cache-common" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/cache-in-memory" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/client-account" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/client-analytics" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/client-common" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/client-recommendation" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/client-search" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/logger-common" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/logger-console" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/requester-browser-xhr" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/requester-common" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/requester-node-http" "4.2.0"
+    "@algolia/transporter" "4.2.0"
+
 alphanum-sort@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/alphanum-sort/-/alphanum-sort-1.0.2.tgz#97a1119649b211ad33691d9f9f486a8ec9fbe0a3"
@@ -4202,7 +4326,7 @@ dotenv-expand@5.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv-expand/-/dotenv-expand-5.1.0.tgz#3fbaf020bfd794884072ea26b1e9791d45a629f0"
   integrity sha512-YXQl1DSa4/PQyRfgrv6aoNjhasp/p4qs9FjJ4q4cQk+8m4r6k4ZSiEyytKG8f8W9gi8WsQtIObNmKd+tMzNTmA==
 
-dotenv@8.2.0:
+dotenv@8.2.0, dotenv@^8.2.0:
   version "8.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.2.0.tgz#97e619259ada750eea3e4ea3e26bceea5424b16a"
   integrity sha512-8sJ78ElpbDJBHNeBzUbUVLsqKdccaa/BXF1uPTw3GrvQTBgrQrtObr2mUrE38vzYd8cEv+m/JBfDLioYcfXoaw==
@@ -10828,6 +10952,11 @@ typedarray@^0.0.6:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typedarray/-/typedarray-0.0.6.tgz#867ac74e3864187b1d3d47d996a78ec5c8830777"
   integrity sha1-hnrHTjhkGHsdPUfZlqeOxciDB3c=
 
+typeface-roboto@^0.0.75:
+  version "0.0.75"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typeface-roboto/-/typeface-roboto-0.0.75.tgz#98d5ba35ec234bbc7172374c8297277099cc712b"
+  integrity sha512-VrR/IiH00Z1tFP4vDGfwZ1esNqTiDMchBEXYY9kilT6wRGgFoCAlgkEUMHb1E3mB0FsfZhv756IF0+R+SFPfdg==
+
 unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript@^1.0.4:
   version "1.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript/-/unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript-1.0.4.tgz#2619800c4c825800efdd8343af7dd9933cbe2818"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a1af84b..4943531 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@camberi/firecms",
-    "version": "0.1.3",
+    "version": "0.2.0",
     "description": "Awesome Firestore based CMS",
     "author": "camberi",
     "license": "GPL-3.0",
diff --git a/src/text_search_delegate.ts b/src/text_search_delegate.ts
index 0c3da0e..09bd812 100644
--- a/src/text_search_delegate.ts
+++ b/src/text_search_delegate.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import { SearchIndex } from "algoliasearch";
-
-const algoliasearch = require("algoliasearch");
+import algoliasearch, { SearchIndex } from "algoliasearch";
 
 export interface TextSearchDelegate {
     performTextSearch(query: string): Promise<readonly string[]>;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 57e8100..a8d379b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -12596,6 +12596,11 @@ typedarray@^0.0.6:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typedarray/-/typedarray-0.0.6.tgz#867ac74e3864187b1d3d47d996a78ec5c8830777"
   integrity sha1-hnrHTjhkGHsdPUfZlqeOxciDB3c=
 
+typeface-roboto@^0.0.75:
+  version "0.0.75"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typeface-roboto/-/typeface-roboto-0.0.75.tgz#98d5ba35ec234bbc7172374c8297277099cc712b"
+  integrity sha512-VrR/IiH00Z1tFP4vDGfwZ1esNqTiDMchBEXYY9kilT6wRGgFoCAlgkEUMHb1E3mB0FsfZhv756IF0+R+SFPfdg==
+
 typescript@^3.8.3:
   version "3.8.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typescript/-/typescript-3.8.3.tgz#409eb8544ea0335711205869ec458ab109ee1061"