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How to style the Joomla search module and component?

If you want to change the look of the Joomla search module and Joomla search component:

Copy the file:

/components/com_search/views/search/tmpl/default.php

to

/templates/my_template/html/com_search/search/default.php

Now make a few changes in that file and refresh your site.

In a similar fashion, you can also override the Search Module layout file. Copy the file:

/modules/mod_search/tmpl/default.php

to

/templates/my_template/html/mod_search/default.php

Tags: component, Joomla, module, search, style, template

Hack for a problem with the search module in Joomla 1.5.11

If you don’t want all your search results to open on the front page of your website just use this hack. After it they will open on a separate page.

Just open your-site/components/com_search/controller.php

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Tags: hack, Joomla, joomla 1.5.11, module, problem, search