Joomla : render custom fields in search results - joomla

Question

Is it possible to display core custom fields in search results ? I can add custom fields in template override for article view like this :
<?php echo $this->item->jcfields[1]->value; ?>
It works fine for com_content but it doesn't display anything in search results (com_search).
Is there a way to render my custom fields in the search results ?
Thank you.

Answer 1

You can create a template overwrite for the com search component like other overwrites by creating a 'html/com_content/com_search/search' folder in your current template.
In this you copy the content of /components/com_search/views/search/tmpl
You can find a description with examples here: https://docs.joomla.org/Customising_the_Smart_Search_results_page
This is targeted at Smart Search (com_finder), however you can follow this by replacing com_finder for com_search.
Then you customize and add the custom fields in the file: default_results.php in your overwrite file.
Please note that the custom fields are a string in the $result object
["jcfields"]=>
string(26) "Custom Field,Search123,1,2"
echo "My fields: ".$result->jcfields;

Answer 2

If you want to do this for Smart Search in Joomla 4, here is the solution.
Create a template override of the file: components/com_finder/tmpl/search/default_result.php
At the start of the file (after line 20), add this code:
// Creates an array with all the CF of the current article.
$articleCustomFields = Joomla\Component\Fields\Administrator\Helper\FieldsHelper::getFields('com_content.article', $this->result, true);
// Creates an associative array using the custom field id as a key.
$articleCustomFields = \Joomla\Utilities\ArrayHelper::pivot($articleCustomFields, 'id');
Then print the custom fields in the page:
<ul class="fields-container">
<?php
// We are using the custom fields with ids 10 and 3
if (!empty($articleCustomFields[10]->value)) : ?>
<li class="field-entry">
<span class="field-label"><?= $articleCustomFields[10]->label ?>:</span>
<span class="field-value"><?= $articleCustomFields[10]->value; ?></span>
</li>
<?php
endif; ?>
<?php
if (!empty($articleCustomFields[3]->value)) : ?>
<li class="field-entry">
<span class="field-label"><?= $articleCustomFields[3]->label ?>:</span>
<span class="field-value"><?= $articleCustomFields[3]->value; ?></span>
</li>
<?php
endif; ?>
</ul>
If you are looking for a complete tutorial, please have a look at:
https://blue-coder.com/help/blog/adding-custom-fields-in-the-search-results