[Support request] Custom Search Results Page for Custom Post Type

[Dev]

Tom,
I am using “WeDocs” documentation and FAQ plugin which registers custom post type of “docs”.
I wish to create a custom search results page similar to this URL here.

http://bit.ly/2GgGsBq

Which theme files do I need to copy in my child theme so that this particular customization is only limited to “doc” post type and does not affect the rest of the functionality?

[Tom]

Hi there,

I believe you would need to do something like this: https://galengidman.com/2014/06/09/custom-post-type-search-results-templates-in-wordpress/

More specifically, the search-your-cpt.php file.

[Dev]

Thanks Tom, Actually, that’s exactly what I tried but wasn’t sure what would be a good flow to keep it in the spirit of GP (upgrade proof, good quality code 🙂

So, will this be a good approach?
1. copy search.php to my child theme.
2. In this file look at $post_type = $_GET[‘post_type’];
3. if it is My Custom Post Type ( docs, in this case), call a different template say search-docs.php with the following code?
get_template_part( ‘content’, ‘search-docs’ );

btw, I noticed that in GP’s search.php you currently have following line. I thought that looked like a recursive call to the same file. That confused me a bit.
get_template_part( ‘content’, ‘search’ );

[Tom]

You should just be able to:

1. Copy search.php into your child theme.
2. Rename it to search-docs.php
3. Make any adjustments.

[Author]

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