Search Results Page Improvement

I'm trying to figure out how to improve the look of the search results page. Under the Layout for Search Results you only have a few block options for the Main section that this resides in that really do nothing.

I'd prefer to have a few things

1. Layout that mimics any category results page with sorting and grid, etc layout options.

2. Refine search within results.

The default list with no images is lacking.

I see some options for live search and implemented Searchinese for now but may use ecom's quick search instead. Regardless, I'd like a better search results page.

Thanks in advance.

Under Design - Layouts, create a new layout with dispatch Search.product

Call it Search Results

Now you can edit the layout for the search results page (add filters, etc).

Also under Design - Appearance, you can change default layouts like Product list default view.

We use cart-powers live search add-on and are very happy, but I'm sure ecom-labs and others are also good.

There is a dispatch for Search product but I'm not sure that's what I really need... there IS 'Search results' though, which would seem to be what I want. I want to create a better search results page that also has the search filters.

There is no Design>Appearance.

Yes the search results would be the search.product dispatch

Sorry I meant Settings - Appearance

Yes the search results would be the search.product dispatch

It depends on the Settings -> General -> Search also in setting.

Dispatch can be

products.search

or

search.results

You mind explaining that? The only option in Settings>General>Search is to search Pages.

It depends on the Settings -> General -> Search also in setting.

Dispatch can be

products.search

or

search.results

You mind explaining that? The only option in Settings>General>Search is to search Pages.

So if search in pages is enabled use search.results

In other way use products.search

So if search in pages is enabled use search.results

In other way use products.search

Hi eComLabs,

when search in pages is enabled, it gives results without images and only product name and just lines. but when search in pages is not enabled, it gives results live normal category style, with image and columns.

is there any possibilities to make both research results same full view?

it's really good to have search pages as well, visitors can read blogs, pages and products. sometimes you might have some good keywords on your pages too.

Thanks in advance!

It is possible with extra custom development work only since different templates are used out of the box