show more contents on Search Result page

[james0306]

Hi there,

How can I display more contents on the Search result page when there is no search result returned ? Here is the normal page shown: Search Result

Can I add google ads or sponser links on the page ? If so, which page should I modify for it ? Many thanks for your time

[Bruceper]

How about search.html?

Yes you can place ads there, you can place sponsored links there, you could add anything you want.

[james0306]

Yes, I have no problem with search.html. Indeed, I can edit all needed contents there when there is search result returned. Here, I am interesting if I can add contents when there is "No search result found". As I checked from search.html, looks like it only displays when there was search result returned, am I right ? Many thanks for your time.

[Bruceper]

I misunderstood you. That's a little more difficult, because that text is located in phrases.php. Phrases.php is simply a file that contains a bunch of commonly used phrases (mostly errors) and is used for translation purposes.

You COULD edit that file, and add code to it. I tried to add an IF statement but the PHP file is grabbing the results before it is passed onto the HTML file, so an IF statement won't work.

But the following MIGHT work.

You COULD try adding an IF statement to the php file, that would include an external file, or simply attach the include to the if statement in search.php where it shows the error 10025

if ($num_categories == 0 && $num_links == 0) {
$error_msg = $msg["10025"];
include_once = /path/to/your/file

[james0306]

Thanks a lot for the input, Bruce.

Sorry, I am not quite familar about what to do with the external file.
For example, if I want to add a google ads to it ..

<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = ......
</script>

How should I edit the external file which been included on IF statemet ?

[Bruceper]

this url should give you all the info you need on php includes and how to use them.

[james0306]

I included the test file as instructed. A text line and Google ads did shown up on the search result page. However, the contents showed on the top of the page, instead of the center. Any thing I did wrong ?

Error page: Search Result

Content of the php file included:

<p>TEST Output</p>
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";
............
</script>

[Bruceper]

Looks like that isn't going to work, at least I tried

The only other solution that I can see is to add the code to phrases.php

$lang['no_link_found'] = _('Nothing found for the keyword "<%$keyword%>"<br /><br />add your code here');

[james0306]

I added Google Ads successfully as suggested.
Thank you very much for the help, Bruce