[Magento] Default Search / Mini Search returns 0 results

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Was debugging this weird problem with a client's Magento 1.5.1.0 site.

The Mini Search (and the default search - http://example.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=searchTerm) is not returning the correct result.

Surprisingly the advanced search is working fine.

After trying out all sort of methods, finding and editing the .phtml, .xml files. I found out that its one of the core files that causes this issue.

Solution

Open up app/code/core/Mage/CatalogSearch/Block/Result.php

Uncomment line 149 and 150
//        $this->getListBlock()
//           ->setCollection($this->_getProductCollection());


Then change line 172
$this->_productCollection = $this->getListBlock()->getLoadedProductCollection();
to
$this->_productCollection = Mage::getSingleton('catalogsearch/layer')->getProductCollection();

That solves the search problem.

:)

Comments

  1. Dan PSeptember 22, 2011 at 1:27 AM

    Awesome! Searched everywhere for a solution and this worked perfectly. Thanks so much!

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  2. KlarzahsSeptember 22, 2011 at 10:17 PM

    Thank you. You have saved my life (well, more or less ;-) )
    Searched for a solution so long, finally found this. Works perfectly.
    Great Deal! :D

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  3. UnknownMay 29, 2012 at 7:47 PM

    A quick thanks from me too. The change worked perfectly.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Muhammad ZahidMay 7, 2014 at 1:45 PM

    Sorry, Your given solution is not working for me. I am using magento1.7 kindly provide some more solutions.

    ReplyDelete
  5. premJune 17, 2014 at 10:55 PM

    You are a life saver.... millions thankssss

    ReplyDelete

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