USASearch

How to Customize the Look and Feel of Your Results Page

Page Title

The default page title is {Query} - {SiteName} Search Results. This title includes parameters for the searcher’s query term and the site name you provide on the Site Information page in the Admin Center.

See the sample results page below for a search for everglades on Broward County’s website.

You can change the default page title by deleting the text and entering your preferred title.

Favicon

Provide the URL for your agency’s favicon. (A favicon, short for favorites icon, is the small image associated with your website.)

Font

Select your preferred font family.

Borders

Select the option, Add Top Padding, to add some padding above your search results. If you don’t select the option, the results will be flush against the top of the browser window.

With Add Top Padding Selected

Select the option, Add Drop Shadow, to display a drop shadow around the main content of your results page. If you don’t select the option, no drop shadow will appear.

With Add Drop Shadow Selected

Theme

Select a predefined theme by clicking on its radio button. Customize a theme by clicking on its ‘Customize’ button.

Customize the color of any page element by clicking on the color picker text field. Enter a valid three- or six-digit hex value or pick a color by dragging the cross-hair icon crosshair icon inside the color picker window. Drag the triangle icon arrow icon to control the color saturation. When you are done, click anywhere outside the color picker window.

Background Image

Use the Browse… option to upload the logo or image that you’d like to appear in the background of your page, if any. Click on the option, Mark page background image for deletion, to delete an uploaded image.

Use the drop-down menu to select a repeat option.

  • not repeat
  • repeat (both horizontally and vertically)
  • repeat-x (horizontally, left to right)
  • repeat-y (vertically, top to bottom)

Did you know? We offer results through our Search Data API, if you’d like to create mash-ups or have complete control of the look and feel of your search results pages. You can access the API by clicking on the option in the left-hand menu in the Admin Center.

USASearch > Admin Center > YourSite > Look and Feel

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