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Search No-Results Message Widget Plugin for Elementor
Show a helpful message, with the visitor's own search words, only when a search on your site finds nothing.
Included in All AccessClassic Elementor widgetFrom $29 USD / year
Complementor / Search no-results messageProduct preview
Text, style and layout controls inside Elementor
01 / Interactive demonstration
A real failed search
These are the actual published outputs of the widget on a real search for the misspelling “sourdogh”: the default message, a friendly callout, and a short heading.
02 / Inside WordPress
Search no-results message controls in Elementor
Content sets the message with % for the search words, text before and after, a fallback, the HTML tag and an optional icon. In the editor, which is never an empty search, a styled sample lets you preview the design. The Style tab covers typography, colour, alignment, background, border, radius and padding, plus icon position, size, gap and colour.
03 / Website use cases
Where to use search no-results message
When a search finds nothing, a blank results area leaves visitors unsure whether the page failed. Search no-results message appears only on searches with zero results, repeats what the visitor typed so a typo is easy to spot, and stays out of the way on every other page.
Shop search
Point shoppers to categories when a product search fails.
Help centres
Suggest contacting support when no article matches.
04 / Installation and setup
How to add a no-results message in Elementor
Start with Complementor installed and your license connected. Enable this module in the WordPress library, then configure it in Elementor.
Install Complementor, connect your license and enable Search no-results message in the Complementor library.
Open the template used for search results.
Add the widget and write the message, with % for the search words.
Optionally add an icon.
Style it, publish, and run a search that finds nothing to check.
05 / Content and style controls
Customize search no-results message in Elementor
Configure the settings available for this module to suit the page you are building.
Shown only when a search finds nothing.
Your own message, with % for the search words.
Search words stripped of markup and escaped.
Paragraph by default, or a heading.
Styled sample in the editor for designing.
Style: typography, colour, surface, icon.
06 / Choose the right approach
Search no-results message and Elementor alternatives
Compare the existing Elementor workflow with this Complementor module before choosing your setup.
The theme's default text
Theme messages are fixed and often generic. This one is yours and repeats the search.
An always-visible note
A static note shows even when results exist. This appears only when nothing is found.
07 / Requirements and compatibility
Search no-results message compatibility with Elementor
- Requires Elementor and a search results template.
- WordPress search only.
- No search form.
Complementor uses classic Elementor APIs. Atomic-native controls are not implemented. Check your theme, cache and integrations on a staging site before release.
08 / Common setup problems
Troubleshoot search no-results message
Check these settings if the published page behaves differently from the editor.
Why don't I see the message?
It appears only on searches that find nothing. Try searching for a made-up word.
Why does the editor show “sourdough”?
The editor is never a search, so a sample is shown for styling.
Why is it missing on an empty search?
WordPress lists all posts for an empty search, so it has results.
Can it show a search form?
No. Place a search form widget next to it.
Search no-results message plugin questions
Does it need Elementor Pro?
No. It works with the free version of Elementor, inside any search results template.
Is it safe against injected code?
Yes. The search words are stripped of markup and escaped before display.
Does it work with WooCommerce product search?
Yes, on product searches that use the WordPress search results page.
Is it accessible?
Yes. It is ordinary text in the tag you choose, and the optional icon is hidden from screen readers.
Does it add JavaScript?
No. It is plain HTML and CSS.
10 / Annual All Access subscription
Get search no-results message with Complementor
This module is included with all 1007 current Complementor solutions. Choose your production website allowance; every plan includes the same modules.
One website
$29USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $29 USD each year.
A few websites
$49USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $49 USD each year.
More websites
$99USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $99 USD each year.
Applicable taxes extra. Annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your customer account. Elementor Pro is required for Exclude current post. Read the terms and 14-day technical-issue refund policy.