{"id":37804,"date":"2022-05-23T15:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=37804"},"modified":"2023-10-03T16:37:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T14:37:37","slug":"how-to-customize-wordpress-search-results-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-customize-wordpress-search-results-page\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Customize Your WordPress Search Results Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you\u2019d have to sum up WordPress in one sentence, it would be hard to avoid the word \u201ccustomization\u201d in it. When you think about the things that make WordPress awesome \u2013 the freedom, the plugins, the themes \u2013 you\u2019ll see that they either enable WordPress\u2019 customizability or are a product of it. WordPress lets you fine-tune everything, from what people see <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-change-wordpress-homepage\/\">when they land on your website<\/a>, to how very specific pages \u2013 like the WordPress search results page \u2013 look like.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Still, some things are easier to customize than others. You can, for example, use a <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wordpress-search-plugins\/\">WordPress search plugin<\/a> to easily change the native search feature. You can completely <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-remove-search-feature-on-wordpress-website\/\">remove search from WordPress<\/a> using the same hassle-free method. When it comes to creating a custom WordPress search results page, however, things get a little bit more complicated.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]In this article, we\u2019ll talk about search results page customization. The topics we\u2019ll cover include:[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#why-customize-your-wordpress-search-results-page\">Why Customize Your WordPress Search Results Page<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#how-is-search-results-page-different-from-regular-page\">How Is a Search Results Page Different from a Regular Page<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#customize-search-results-page-using-the-site-editor\">How to Customize a WordPress Search Results Page Using the Site Editor<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#customize-search-results-page-without-5-9\">How to Customize the WordPress Search Results Page Without 5.9<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;latest-themes&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"why-customize-your-wordpress-search-results-page\"><\/a>Why Customize Your WordPress Search Results Page<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Search-Results.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Search Results\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Search-Results.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Search-Results-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Search-Results-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Search-Results-620x316.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The search function is one of the most useful functions a website can have.<strong> It can significantly improve your website\u2019s user experience by making it easier for people to find things on your website.<\/strong> You can also use it for a whole host of other purposes, like product suggestions and cross-selling, and there are lots of plugins you can easily use to make the most out of this important feature.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Keep in mind, however, that the ability to search isn\u2019t the only thing that matters about the search function \u2013 the presentation of the results matters, too. <strong>You can affect the presentation in two ways, by changing the parameters of the search, or by changing how the search results page looks and behaves.<\/strong> That\u2019s one of the reasons why you\u2019d want to create a custom search results page.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Every new thing a visitor sees on your website, be it a page or a post, can either persuade them to stay on your website longer or make them go away. <strong>This is the mindset you\u2019d have when optimizing any other page on your website, and there\u2019s no reason why you wouldn\u2019t apply it to a search results page.<\/strong> Still, that brings us to the problem, though \u2013 the search results page isn\u2019t ordinary.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"how-is-search-results-page-different-from-regular-page\"><\/a>How Is a Search Results Page Different from a Regular Page<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The appearance and functions of the search results page are governed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/themes-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress theme<\/a> you\u2019re using. <strong>When you perform the search function, the results are displayed on a page using the template as dictated by the search.php file, if it\u2019s there.<\/strong> If not, WordPress uses the index.php file instead.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The search results page isn\u2019t a regular page \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-create-custom-wordpress-archive-page\/\">it\u2019s an archive<\/a>. If you don\u2019t have <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/exploring-wordpress-5-9\/\">WordPress 5.9<\/a> installed and you\u2019re not using a block theme, you won\u2019t be able to create or edit a search page like you would any other page. <strong>You\u2019ll still have options, though, and we\u2019ll let you know what they are.<\/strong> First, however, we\u2019ll show you how <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/all-you-need-to-know-about-wordpress-fse-full-site-editing\/\">full site editing<\/a> makes your life just a tad easier by letting you do something as awesome as customizing your WordPress results page using the Site Editor.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"customize-search-results-page-using-the-site-editor\"><\/a>How to Customize a WordPress Search Results Page Using the Site Editor<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]If you have WordPress 5.9 installed and you\u2019ve selected a block theme for your website,<strong> you can rely on the Site Editor to give you access to the search results page<\/strong>. With a block theme enabled, head over to <em>Appearance &gt; Editor<\/em>, and then choose Templates from the Editor menu. The Search template will be among them.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Search-Template.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Search Template\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Search-Template.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Search-Template-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Search-Template-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Search-Template-620x374.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]After choosing Search for editing, you\u2019ll have access to the full layout of the page. If you\u2019re not sure what you\u2019re looking at and you\u2019re having trouble navigating all the blocks in the main window, <strong>you can always open up the List View panel<\/strong>. It\u2019s a great place where you can easily visualize all the elements and their relationships.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/List-View.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"List View\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/List-View.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/List-View-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/List-View-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/List-View-620x448.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>The structure of the WordPress search results page, as provided by the 2022 theme, is fairly simple.<\/strong> The header contains the standard identity and navigation information. It is followed by a search bar, which can come in handy when there are no results for the page to display.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The results themselves are displayed using the Query Loop block \u2013 <strong>an advanced block you\u2019ll have to dabble with if you want to change how the results are displayed on the page<\/strong>. The bottom of the page is reserved for the footer.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"qodef-h5\">Changing the Results Layout<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]If you want to change how the posts look on your WordPress search results page, <strong>you can dive into the Post Template located within the Query Loop block<\/strong>. There, you\u2019ll be able to list the different post elements \u2013 title, excerpt, date, featured images \u2013 you want to appear as results, and change their position.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Post-Template.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Post Template\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Post-Template.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Post-Template-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Post-Template-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Post-Template-620x448.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>You can also delete the default template and choose a new one from the Query Patterns list<\/strong>. This might be the quickest and easiest way to change the look of your WordPress search results page.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Patterns.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Patterns\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Patterns.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Patterns-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Patterns-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Patterns-620x372.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The patterns themselves will have options you can set, too. <strong>The one we used in the image above allowed us to include fewer or more columns, for example.<\/strong> You can, of course, add new elements to the page, as well as edit the header and the footer \u2013 you\u2019re not restricted to working with results layout alone. That\u2019s the great thing about WordPress 5.9 and block themes.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"customize-search-results-page-without-5-9\"><\/a>How to Customize the WordPress Search Results Page Without 5.9<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]If you\u2019re still not sure about 5.9 and you haven\u2019t found a block theme you\u2019d like to use for your website, you\u2019ll have a couple of different ways to customize or create a brand new search results page for your WordPress website. <strong>Keep in mind, however, that none of the methods will be as easy or affordable as using WordPress 5.9 and a block theme.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"qodef-h5\">Using Plugins to Create a Custom Search Results Page<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elementor-Website-Builder.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Elementor Website Builder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elementor-Website-Builder.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elementor-Website-Builder-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elementor-Website-Builder-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Elementor-Website-Builder-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Most popular page builders offer a visual, what-you-see-is-what-you-get experience.<\/strong> You can still write every page or post on your website in HTML if you wanted to \u2013 it\u2019s just that a WYSIWYG drag-and-drop approach is much more accessible to people who don\u2019t have coding knowledge.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Some of the same tools you can use to create regular pages can also be used to create and customize a search results page. They should, however, have a feature that lets you edit templates or theme files. That feature isn\u2019t readily found in free page builders, so you\u2019ll need to invest in a premium page builder to access it.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/elementor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elementor<\/a>, for example, is a very popular page builder that comes in a free and a premium version. To be able to create a custom search results page, you\u2019ll need the Theme Builder feature which is only available with the paid version of Elementor. <strong>When you have access to it, however, you\u2019ll see that creating a custom search results page with Elementor isn\u2019t all that different from creating any other page.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"qodef-h5\">Changing the Search Results Page with Code<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Search-Results-php.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Search Results php\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Search-Results-php.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Search-Results-php-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Search-Results-php-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Search-Results-php-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]WordPress has its Theme Editor, too \u2013 but it\u2019s not nearly as fancy and visual as Elementor\u2019s. Still, if you know how to code, it will give you everything you need to write yourself a new search results page.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You can find all the theme files you can edit by going to <em>Appearance &gt; Theme Editor<\/em>. <strong>You can look around if you want, but you shouldn\u2019t make any changes unless you know what you\u2019re doing.<\/strong> Even then, you\u2019ll probably want to create a child theme first \u2013 it\u2019s much safer and more forgiving of mistakes.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>When you\u2019ve created the child theme, you can come back to the Theme Editor and edit its search.php file to customize the search results page.<\/strong> If you can\u2019t find a search.php file, you can create one manually. If you used a plugin to create a child theme, you might also use it to create a copy of your search.php file in the child theme, and then edit it to add, remove, or change elements.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"qodef-h5\">Customizing Search Results with Plugins<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Better-Search.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Better Search\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Better-Search.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Better-Search-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Better-Search-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Better-Search-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If either of the two options above seems too daunting to you, don\u2019t worry. <strong>Maybe the change you want to create doesn\u2019t necessarily require you to purchase a theme-building plugin or learn how to code.<\/strong> The truth is, many of the plugins you\u2019d use to change WordPress\u2019 native search function might also change either search results or the search results page.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>For example, you can exclude certain results from WordPress searches.<\/strong> You can exclude posts and pages using a plugin, or even authors, categories, and tags using snippets of code. There\u2019s no need to change the whole search results page if that\u2019s the only change you want to make.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/better-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Better Search<\/a> plugin will allow you to choose how the search results are sorted, and which parts of the content \u2013 the title or the body \u2013 are more important for searching. You can also add <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/live-ajax-search-in-wordpress\/\">Ajax search<\/a> to your website to allow the visitors to see the results as they\u2019re typing the query. If you want to add a \u201cDid you mean?\u201d type of spelling suggestion, you might try <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/relevanssi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Relevanssi<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\">Let\u2019s Wrap It Up!<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The WordPress search results page is a piece of real estate on your website that has a lot of potential &#8211; you can use it for all sorts of purposes, from branding to visitor retention. It\u2019s often overlooked, however, and for a good reason \u2013 accessing it and editing it are not very easy, especially for people who are new to WordPress.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Still, if you think it\u2019s time to pay more attention to your WordPress website\u2019s search results page, don\u2019t worry. There\u2019s an option that will allow you to do it no matter what your level of proficiency with coding might be. You can take the easy route with a block theme, or choose between premium plugins for complete overhauls or free plugins for minor tweaks.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to customize your WordPress search results page? 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