[Support request] Content Template for Archive, Search Pages

[Samuel]

I know how to use the content template to control how the individual posts are displayed on an archive page, but I’d also like to create a template for the entire page. For example, I’d like to put all the search results in a container. Is there a way I can do this with an element?

[Ying]

Hi Samuel,

Any example sites we can have a look to help understand what you are trying to achieve better?

[Samuel]

Unfortunately it’s still on my local computer. The big thing I want to do is be able to wrap the search results around a GB Container block. So for example the html on the main content area of the page would be:

Headline Element
Open Container Element
    Post 1
    Post 2
    Post 3
Close Container Element

I can use a content template to style Post 1, 2, 3 the way I want to. I’m wondering if there is a way to create a template for the entire page. In the example above that would include the Headline element and Container element that the search results appear in.

[David]

Hi there,

no thats not possible using a Content Template.
What is the purpose of this additional container ? As the Search results are already in a container if you just need to style it differently we can provide some CSS.

[Samuel]

What I want to do is display the posts in a two column flex container with a specific gutter, etc. I can think through an alternate approach from what I was doing. One thing I ran into is that the navigation element. When I make the div that contains the list of posts a flex container the page navigation at the bottom wants to act like the last flex element since it is in the same div. What’s the best way to solve that?

[David]

Simplest option is to use the Blog Columns option in the Customizer > Layout > Blog:

https://docs.generatepress.com/article/using-columns-in-the-blog/

If need be you can set columns for different templates:

https://docs.generatepress.com/article/using-columns-in-the-blog/#changing-the-number-of-columns

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