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Thread: Custom Template for search.aspx

  1. 08-13-2009, 05:17 PM #1
    bradhh is offline Junior Member
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    Default Custom Template for search.aspx

    Is it possible to create a custom template for search.aspx? Since it's not an entity page, I'm not sure where to start with that.

    Thanks -
    Brad
  2. 08-13-2009, 07:55 PM #2
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    If you have template switching turned on (AppConfig Template.Switching set to true) , you could add a new appconfig called templatesearch.aspx with a value that is the filename of the new search template (search.ascx perhaps?).

    We are currently doing this for a number of different pages on a client's site and it works great. I THINK this has been available since the mid to late 7 series of ML.

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  3. 08-14-2009, 03:34 AM #3
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    Create a new template to use for the search.aspx page, let's say for instance mysearchtemplate.ascx), then add a new AppConfig parameter called Templatesearch.aspx and set its a value to the template you created (mysearchtemplate.ascx.) You can use this technique on any pages of your site.
  4. 12-14-2010, 03:41 PM #4
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    then how do u link it back to your pages search.aspx
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  5. 12-14-2010, 06:46 PM #5
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    The software will do it automatically for you once you navigate to a different page. Sounds pretty nice, right?
  6. 01-13-2012, 07:09 AM #6
    matrix is offline Junior Member
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    Default can't set a different template for search page

    Hello,

    First, I set TemplateSwitching.Enabled variable to "true".
    I add a new AppConfig Variable (newsearch.aspx and newsearch.ascx). Then i create a newsearch.ascx under my skin folder and copy all code from template.ascx file and change a few things. then create a page newsearch.aspx under root (this is copy from searchadv.aspx). But when we run this page in browser it fetches template.ascx file not newssearch.ascx.

    thanks.