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First steps to create custom search results page

  • jrmora
    April 15, 2023 at 3:40 pm

    Hello,
    I want to customise and improve the search results page a bit and I’ve found that I don’t know where to start.

    I’ve created other custom pages and added content with GenerateBlocks loops using Elements, but I can’t figure out how to get to the dynamic content that displays the search results. Maybe I’m a bit clumsy 😛

    Is there a specific tutorial for this in particular?

    I’ve searched the GP forum, but still can’t find anything basic on this.

    I would just need a hint on how to start adding search results content to a block with Elements and then apply a template to it.
    Thank you very much for your help.

  • David
    April 16, 2023 at 2:30 am

    Hi there,

    what kind of changes do you want to make to the Search Results ? As this will determine what needs to be done 🙂

  • jrmora
    April 16, 2023 at 6:33 am

    Hi, David
    Mainly aesthetic changes and modifying the number of words in the excerpt and the number of results per page, but also adding a hit counter next to the title or below (based on the WordPress Popular Posts plugin) and possibly the reading time.

    Also remove the sidebar and create a specific one just for the results (but I already know how to do that with a GB layout).

    I would also like to make changes to improve the response of the results, but I know that this is more complicated without resorting to third party solutions.

  • Fernando
    April 16, 2023 at 4:31 pm

    Hi Jrmora,

    You can try using a Block Element – Loop Template to create a Layout for your Search page. Reference: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/block-element-loop-template/

    Through a Query Loop and GB Block Elements, you can retrieve data like the excerpt dynamically. Reference: https://docs.generateblocks.com/article/dynamic-data-options-overview/#excerpt

    As for the Reading time, you’ll need a custom code for this or a third-party plugin. It would be best to create a new topic specifically for this once you’re layout has been created. Just add a Headline Block for it for now as a placeholder.

  • jrmora
    April 16, 2023 at 4:53 pm

    Thanks, Fernando
    There was my “problem”, I was not selecting “Inherit query from template” toggle in Query Loop :S
    Now I can see the way.

    For the reading time is not problem. I’ve had it solved out for a while with a function snippet and now and I’m using it without any problems under the post titles, now I just need to add it to the loop.
    If I get stuck in the process with something I’ll be back to bother again 😛
    Thanks a lot again

  • Fernando
    April 16, 2023 at 9:22 pm

    Glad you got it! You’re welcome, Jrmora! 🙂

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