Custom search results page

Hi Mark,

I have followed the instructions from your knowledge base for setting up a search results page

It seems you are using a query loop block as the loop template for the search result page.

but I can’t get a page based on my archive page to work as my search results page, with a page heading that displays ‘Search results: keyword’.

Not sure what this means, do you just want to add the ‘Search results: keyword’ to your search results page?

Let me know!

That is correct. Is that the right thing to do, if I want my search results to match my archive page?

That’s correct, but it seems no matter what I search, the resulting posts are the same.
So make sure you’ve ticked the inherit loop from template boxin the loop template.
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/block-element-loop-template/

Yes, I’d like ‘Search results: keyword’ to replace the heading. Would you be able to help me please

1. Create a new block element – page hero for the search result page only.

2. Add an H1 headline block with the content: Search results: search query, and add an additional CSS class to the H1 headline block, eg. search-query, here’s a screenshot for your reference:
https://www.screencast.com/t/hZ8g0PMiz9IZ

3. Add this PHP snippet to replace the static text “search query” with the actual dynamic search query.

add_filter( 'render_block', function( $block_content, $block ) {
    if (  ! empty( $block['attrs']['className'] ) && 'search-query' ===  $block['attrs']['className'] && is_search() )  {
        $search_query = get_search_query();
	$block_content = str_replace('search query', $search_query, $block_content);
    }

    return $block_content;
}, 10, 2 );

Adding PHP: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-php/

To only show posts on the search result page is more of a question for WordPress.

However the solution is not very complicated, so try this PHP code:

function search_filter($query) {
    if ($query->is_search && !is_admin()) {
        $query->set('post_type',  'post');		
    }
    return $query;
}

add_filter('pre_get_posts','search_filter');

For the 404 page template, please raise a new topic, it’s easier for us to categorize and should be more efficient for other users who’s looking for an answer 🙂 Thanks for your understanding!

You are welcome 🙂

It seems the new topic has been resolved by my colleagues.