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Step1: Check if the Search Results page exists in admin – pages. If the page doesn’t exist you must create it by using the Advanced Search Results template:
Step2: Enable the standard page style for the search results page.
To enable the standard style for the search results page navigate to Theme Options > General > Appearance and on this section for Property List Type for Advanced Search option choose Standard.
Don’t set Advanced Search results as homepage!
Helpful links
How to edit the advanced search url
Advanced Search Results – Half Map Style
I am not redirected to advanced search results
How to limit the number of results on advanced search results page
How to show categories with 0 properties in Advanced Search filters and Properties List Filters