Customizing the Search Results Page in Neve

Neve does not have a dedicated Customizer section for the search results page. Instead, the search results page inherits its layout and post meta settings from the Blog / Archive settings. This means any changes you make to the Blog/Archive layout will also apply to your search results.

Adjusting Search Results Layout via Blog/Archive Settings

To change how posts appear on the search results page, navigate to Appearance > Customize > Blog > Blog/Archive. The settings available here — including the post cards layout, meta fields, sidebar, and content width — all apply to the search results page as well.

For example, to hide the author name globally (from both the blog archive and search results), open the Meta fields repeater and disable or remove the Author item.

📝 Note: Changes made in Appearance > Customize > Blog > Blog/Archive affect all archive-type pages, including category pages, tag pages, author archives, and the search results page. There is no separate Customizer panel for the search results page alone.

For a full overview of the available Blog/Archive options, see Neve Blog/Archive Options.

Search-Specific Customizations via CSS

If you want to change the appearance of elements on the search results page without affecting the blog archive or other archive pages, you can use Custom CSS.

For example, to hide the author name only on search results pages — while keeping it visible on the blog and other archives — add the following snippet via Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS:

body.search-results .nv-index-posts .nv-meta-list .author {
    display: none;
}

This targets the .search-results body class that WordPress adds to search pages, so it only applies there and does not affect your blog archive or category pages.

To verify the change:

1. Navigate to your site's search page (you can test with /?s=test).
2. Confirm that the author name no longer appears on search result post cards.
3. Visit your blog archive page and confirm that the author name still displays there if you want it to remain visible.

💡 Tip: You can use the same approach to hide or style other meta elements on the search page. Replace .author with .date, .category, or .comments to target those items instead.