Sp-dev-docs: The HeaderlessSearchResults ClientSidePageLayoutType fails and can't be used

Created on 9 Jan 2020 · 8Comments · Source: SharePoint/sp-dev-docs

Expected or Desired Behavior

Using this tutorial : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/spfx/building-search-extensions, I should be able to assign a page as my search center and change its type to see the headerless search results page layout type.

Observed Behavior

I can use PnP PowerShell to change the LayoutType using Set-PnPClientSidePage -Identity Results.aspx -LayoutType HeaderlessSearchResults and it goes smoothly. As soon as I access my page though, I get a server error displayes in the SharePoint Error page :

Steps to Reproduce

Create a new page in your Site Pages library
Make it the Search Center URL
Assign the HeaderlessSearchResults layout type using Set-PnPClientSidePage -Identity Results.aspx -LayoutType HeaderlessSearchResults
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spfx-general fixed-next-drop question

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sebastienlevert

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OK, tracked down the issue. A flight has not finished rolling to 100% of first release / targeted release. We're pushing that along now. I'll post back here when it hits 100% of TR.

patmill on 9 Jan 2020

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Thank you for reporting this issue. We will be triaging your incoming issue as soon as possible.

msft-github-bot on 9 Jan 2020

Hey Sebastien, can you send me the Tenant URL? I'm trying to look up the error, but I need to start with the tenant. Actually - skip that. That error is generated on the client. If you search the source code for 'pageLayoutType is not a valid module' you should be able to set a breakpoint. Can you tell me what the value of the PageLayoutType variable is?

patmill on 9 Jan 2020

Tenant : sebastienlevert365
CorrelationId : 31da299f-807d-a000-a089-ea1fb055a42a

And as this is the screen shot from the Error.aspx page, so I don't have much on that page to search for...

sebastienlevert on 9 Jan 2020

I have the same issue, with the same error message.

tdwhite0 on 9 Jan 2020

OK, tracked down the issue. A flight has not finished rolling to 100% of first release / targeted release. We're pushing that along now. I'll post back here when it hits 100% of TR.

patmill on 9 Jan 2020

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This is working for me now, I can use the HeaderlessSearchResults layout. On this layout I see the OOB header visible for a split second before being hidden, is that by design? I would expect to not see a flash of the header at all if it was truly Headerless.

tdwhite0 on 20 Jan 2020

It's resolved on Targeted Release for me also. I agree with you @tdwhite0, this should be seemless and we should not see the flickering effect (or how @patmill likes to say, the rabbit on caffeine). This is still beta / early code, let's hope it gets better for GA!

sebastienlevert on 21 Jan 2020

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I had a different issue, also related to the HeaderlessSearchResults, and this page helped so posting it here in case it can be useful. @patmill 's suggestion above to look for the error code helped, but I had to use Fiddler to find the relevant .js file. In the end, my issue was that I hadn't yet set the Search Results Page for the site collection. I've blogged more, in case it's of use to anyone, at https://hilton.giesenow.com/2020-04-29-headerlesssearchresults-cant-show-this-page-with-its-current-layout