The Advanced Search Results Page in WPResidence is the page visitors are sent to after using the theme’s standard Advanced Search form.

It displays the search results based on the filters selected by the visitor (location, category, price, beds, etc.).

This page is usually created automatically when you import demo content. It must be published to work correctly.

Important notes about this page:

• It is not designed to be used as a homepage and should not be added to your site menu.
• It is a functional results page and does not work like a normal content page.
• It cannot be edited with a page builder (Elementor/WPBakery) because the results are generated dynamically by the theme.

Layout type for Advanced Search Results: Standard or Half Map

The main settings for the Advanced Search Results page are located in:
Theme Options → Search → Advanced Search Results Page.

From there, you can choose how results are displayed: Standard layout or Half Map layout.
This choice affects how users browse results, how the map is displayed, and whether sidebars/footers are supported.

Standard layout

The Standard layout shows results in a traditional list or grid format.
It behaves like other standard WPResidence list pages and supports the theme’s regular page structure.

• Displays properties in a grid or list layout.
• Supports sidebars (when enabled in Theme Options).
• Supports the Advanced Search form displayed over the header (depending on your header setup).
• Header media can be controlled by global theme settings and/or the page’s Appearance Options.

You can control the Hero Media header options from the page editor (Appearance Options) and switch the header type to:
Revolution Slider, Theme Slider, Image, Maps, or None.

Help article:
Custom header options

Half Map layout

The Half Map layout splits the page into two fixed areas: a map and a scrolling property list.
It is designed for location-driven browsing and keeps map pins synchronized with the visible results.

• Splits the page into a map section and a property list section.
• Map pins are synchronized with the properties shown in the list.
• Requires the header to be set to Maps (Google Maps or Open Street Maps) so the layout loads correctly.
• The map position (left/right) and Half Map layout behavior are managed from the Half Map Template settings (see below).
• Half Map layouts are designed as a fixed map + scrolling results experience, so footer behavior is controlled by Half Map Template settings and may be disabled depending on your configuration.

Half Map Template settings (layout and visual behavior)

When the Advanced Search Results page uses the Half Map layout, the overall Half Map design is controlled from:
Theme Options → Half Map Template.

These options control layout and presentation only. They do not change which properties are returned by search filters.

From the Half Map Template settings you can:

• Show or hide the search bar
• Select which Half Map search style is used
• Control how compact the search fields are
• Choose whether the page opens in Map View or List View
• Set the map position (left or right)
• Decide whether the footer is displayed on Half Map pages (depending on sticky/footer settings)

Search form fields (filter logic used by Half Map and Standard results)

The search form fields and filtering logic are controlled from:
Theme Options → Search → Advanced Search Form.

These settings define the structure, filtering logic, and behavior of the search form used across WPResidence
as long as the search is not created with the Elementor Search Form Builder.

Any changes made there directly affect how both the property list and the map pins respond to user searches on the Advanced Search Results page.

Help article:
Advanced Search Custom Fields setup

Default order of properties on the Advanced Search Results page

This option controls the default sort order visitors see when the results page loads.
Visitors can still change sorting on the frontend if sorting controls are enabled, but this setting defines the initial order.

You can choose from:

• Default (uses WPResidence default ordering, typically featuring Featured Properties first when enabled, then the remaining results)
• Price High to Low
• Price Low to High
• Newest First (based on publish date)
• Oldest First (based on publish date)
• Newest Edited (based on last modified date)
• Oldest Edited (based on last modified date)
• Bedrooms High to Low
• Bedrooms Low to High
• Bathrooms High to Low
• Bathrooms Low to High

Number of properties per page on the Advanced Search Results page

This option controls how many properties are displayed per page on the Advanced Search Results page before pagination appears.

If you increase this number, visitors will see more results per page.
If you decrease it, pagination will occur more frequently.

Note: For consistent pagination across list-based pages, WPResidence typically expects this value to be aligned with:
Settings → Reading → Blog pages show at most.

Back to Search

The Back to Search button helps visitors return to their previous search results after opening a property page.
This is especially useful when browsing multiple properties from the Advanced Search Results page.

How it works

• The button links back to the visitor’s previous results page session.
• It preserves search filters, so visitors return to the same filtered results they were viewing.
• It is usually displayed near the breadcrumbs area on the single property page (depending on your theme settings and layout).