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I have a question which I know is outside of scope, but was hoping to get some direction, I’m so close!

I have set up Essential grid as my blog and archive index page. I did this by editing the global/ _index.php template in my child theme. However, whenever I input text in the search bar, no results ever show up. So I know I must have deleted something I shouldn’t have.

Here is the code I’m trying to include in my global/_index.php…

<?php
if(is_tag()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('tag' => get_query_var('tag')));
else if(is_author()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('author' => get_query_var('author')));
else if(is_date()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('m' => get_query_var('m'))); 
else $my_posts = get_posts(array('cat' => get_query_var('cat')));
 
$my_post_ids = array();
 
foreach($my_posts as $post) {
   array_push( $my_post_ids, $post -> ID );
}
 
echo do_shortcode('[ess_grid alias="blog page" posts="'.implode(',', $my_post_ids).'"]');
?>

Here is the original global/_index.php…

<?php

// =============================================================================
// VIEWS/GLOBAL/_INDEX.PHP
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Includes the index output.
// =============================================================================

$stack = x_get_stack();

if ( is_home() ) :
  $style     = x_get_option( 'x_blog_style', 'standard' );
  $cols      = x_get_option( 'x_blog_masonry_columns', '2' );
  $condition = is_home() && $style == 'masonry';
elseif ( is_archive() ) :
  $style     = x_get_option( 'x_archive_style', 'standard' );
  $cols      = x_get_option( 'x_archive_masonry_columns', '2' );
  $condition = is_archive() && $style == 'masonry';
elseif ( is_search() ) :
  $condition = false;
endif;

?>

<?php if ( $condition ) : ?>

  <?php x_get_view( 'global', '_script', 'isotope-index' ); ?>

  <div id="x-iso-container" class="x-iso-container x-iso-container-posts cols-<?php echo $cols; ?>">

    <?php if ( have_posts() ) : ?>
      <?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
        <?php if ( $stack != 'ethos' ) : ?>
          <?php x_get_view( $stack, 'content', get_post_format() ); ?>         
 <?php x_get_view( 'content', 'search' );
        <?php else : ?>
          <?php x_ethos_entry_cover( 'main-content' ); ?>
        <?php endif; ?>
      <?php endwhile; ?>
    <?php else : ?>
      <?php x_get_view( 'global', '_content-none' ); ?>
    <?php endif; ?>

  </div>

<?php else : ?>

  <?php if ( have_posts() ) : ?>
    <?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
      <?php x_get_view( $stack, 'content', get_post_format() ); ?>
    <?php endwhile; ?>
  <?php else : ?>
    <?php x_get_view( 'global', '_content-none' ); ?>
  <?php endif; ?>

<?php endif; ?>

<?php pagenavi(); ?>

Can you give me some pointers as to what exactly I need to edit/delete in the original _index.php file?

Thanks for writing in!

Your changes will not work because you have modified the index.php which is being used as the base templates of the home, index, archives, category and search. Please retain the old index.php and insert your customizations inside the conditions. For example, in line:

elseif ( is_archive() ) :
  $style     = x_get_option( 'x_archive_style', 'standard' );
  $cols      = x_get_option( 'x_archive_masonry_columns', '2' );
   
   if(is_tag()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('tag' => get_query_var('tag')));
   else if(is_author()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('author' => get_query_var('author')));
   else if(is_date()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('m' => get_query_var('m'))); 
   else $my_posts = get_posts(array('cat' => get_query_var('cat')));

   $my_post_ids = array();
 
   foreach($my_posts as $post) {
     array_push( $my_post_ids, $post -> ID );
   }

And then in displaying the contents, you can replace this block of your code instead:

<?php if ( $condition ) : ?>
   echo do_shortcode('[ess_grid alias="blog page" posts="'.implode(',', $my_post_ids).'"]');
<?php else : ?>

Having it this way, you just simply replaced masonry with essential grid without changing the default standard setting.

Hope this make sense. Please let us know how it goes.

<?php

// =============================================================================
// VIEWS/GLOBAL/_INDEX.PHP
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Includes the index output.
// =============================================================================

$stack = x_get_stack();

if ( is_home() ) :
  $style     = x_get_option( 'x_blog_style', 'standard' );
  $cols      = x_get_option( 'x_blog_masonry_columns', '2' );
  $condition = is_home() && $style == 'masonry';

elseif ( is_archive() ) :
  $style     = x_get_option( 'x_archive_style', 'standard' );
  $cols      = x_get_option( 'x_archive_masonry_columns', '2' );
   $condition = is_archive() && $style == 'masonry';
if(is_tag()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('tag' => get_query_var('tag')));
else if(is_author()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('author' => get_query_var('author')));
else if(is_date()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('m' => get_query_var('m'))); 
else $my_posts = get_posts(array('cat' => get_query_var('cat')));
 
$my_post_ids = array();
 
foreach($my_posts as $post) {
   array_push( $my_post_ids, $post -> ID );
}
elseif ( is_search() ) :
  
if(is_tag()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('tag' => get_query_var('tag')));
else if(is_author()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('author' => get_query_var('author')));
else if(is_date()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('m' => get_query_var('m'))); 
else $my_posts = get_posts(array('cat' => get_query_var('cat')));
 
$my_post_ids = array();
 
foreach($my_posts as $post) {
   array_push( $my_post_ids, $post -> ID );
}

endif;

?>

<?php if ( $condition ) : ?>
<?php echo do_shortcode('[ess_grid alias="blog page" posts="'.implode(',', $my_post_ids).'"]'); ?>
    <?php else : ?>
      <?php if ( have_posts() ) : ?>
    <?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
      <?php x_get_view( $stack, 'content', get_post_format() ); ?>
    <?php endwhile; ?>
  <?php else : ?>

      <?php x_get_view( 'global', '_content-none' ); ?>
    <?php endif; ?>
 <?php endif; ?>

<?php pagenavi(); ?>

My Blog Index page and the Category Archive are pulling the Essential grids which is what I wanted. However, the search results pulls in the regular integrity blog format instead of the essential grid.

Do I have to change anything else?

Thanks for the support!

Please add a condition if it is a search page:

elseif ( is_search() ) :
  
   $condition = is_search() && $style == 'masonry';

   if(is_tag()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('tag' => get_query_var('tag')));
   else if(is_author()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('author' => get_query_var('author')));
   else if(is_date()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('m' => get_query_var('m'))); 
   else $my_posts = get_posts(array('cat' => get_query_var('cat')));
 
   $my_post_ids = array();
 
   foreach($my_posts as $post) {
     array_push( $my_post_ids, $post -> ID );
   }

endif;

Hopefully the search page will display using the essential grid.

Please let us know if this works out for you.

If you guys have any other recommendations I’d be glad to implement and test. Thanks for the awesome support!

<?php

// =============================================================================
// VIEWS/GLOBAL/_INDEX.PHP
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Includes the index output.
// =============================================================================

$stack = x_get_stack();

if ( is_home() ) :
  $style     = x_get_option( 'x_blog_style', 'standard' );
  $cols      = x_get_option( 'x_blog_masonry_columns', '2' );
  $condition = is_home() && $style == 'masonry';

elseif ( is_archive() ) :
  $style     = x_get_option( 'x_archive_style', 'standard' );
  $cols      = x_get_option( 'x_archive_masonry_columns', '2' );
   $condition = is_archive() && $style == 'masonry';
if(is_tag()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('tag' => get_query_var('tag')));
else if(is_author()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('author' => get_query_var('author')));
else if(is_date()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('m' => get_query_var('m'))); 
else $my_posts = get_posts(array('cat' => get_query_var('cat')));
 
$my_post_ids = array();
 
foreach($my_posts as $post) {
   array_push( $my_post_ids, $post -> ID );
}
elseif ( is_search() ) :
  $condition = is_search() && $style == 'masonry';

   if(is_tag()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('tag' => get_query_var('tag')));
   else if(is_author()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('author' => get_query_var('author')));
   else if(is_date()) $my_posts = get_posts(array('m' => get_query_var('m'))); 
   else $my_posts = get_posts(array('cat' => get_query_var('cat')));
 
   $my_post_ids = array();
 
   foreach($my_posts as $post) {
     array_push( $my_post_ids, $post -> ID );
   }

endif;

?>

<?php if ( $condition ) : ?>
<?php echo do_shortcode('[ess_grid alias="blog page" posts="'.implode(',', $my_post_ids).'"]'); ?>
    <?php else : ?>
      <?php if ( have_posts() ) : ?>
    <?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
      <?php x_get_view( $stack, 'content', get_post_format() ); ?>
    <?php endwhile; ?>
  <?php else : ?>

      <?php x_get_view( 'global', '_content-none' ); ?>
    <?php endif; ?>
 <?php endif; ?>

<?php pagenavi(); ?>

Your code looks good.

Glad you were able to figure it out.

Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice day!

i edit the functions.php to add my custom post types to the archive but when i want to have essential grid to show my custom post types it is not working.

// add custom types to archive
function namespace_add_custom_types( $query ) {
if( is_category() || is_tag() && empty( $query->query_vars[‘suppress_filters’] ) ) {
$query->set( ‘post_type’, array(
‘post’, ‘nav_menu_item’, ‘ausstellung’
));
return $query;
}
}
add_filter( ‘pre_get_posts’, ‘namespace_add_custom_types’ );