diff --git a/search.php b/search.php
index bd87f7d..68867ac 100644
--- a/search.php
+++ b/search.php
@@ -3,28 +3,93 @@
 <div class="content">
 
 	<?php get_template_part('inc/page-title'); ?>
-
+	
 	<?php if ( have_posts() ) : ?>
 		
 		<div class="stickywrap"><div>
 			<?php while ( have_posts() ): the_post(); ?>
 				<?php
-					 // Assign the year to a variable
-					 $year = get_the_date('Y', '', '', FALSE);
-					 $year_link = get_year_link($year);
-					 
-					 // If your year hasn't been echoed earlier in the loop, echo it now
-					 if (! isset($year_check) || $year !== $year_check) {
-					 echo "</div></div><div class='stickywrap'><h3 class='stickywrap-heading'><a href='" . $year_link . "'>" . $year . "</a></h3><div class='stickywrap-inner'>";
-					 }
-
-					 // Now that your year has been printed, assign it to the $year_check variable
-					 $year_check = $year;
+					// Assign the year to a variable
+					$year = get_the_date('Y', '', '', FALSE);
+					$year_link = get_year_link($year);
+					
+					// If your year hasn't been echoed earlier in the loop, echo it now
+					if (! isset($year_check) || $year !== $year_check) {
+						echo "</div></div><div class='stickywrap'><h3 class='stickywrap-heading'><a href='" . $year_link . "'>" . $year . "</a></h3><div class='stickywrap-inner'>";
+					}
+
+					// Now that your year has been printed, assign it to the $year_check variable
+					$year_check = $year;
 				?>
 				<?php get_template_part('content'); ?>
 			<?php endwhile; ?>
 		</div></div>
+
+	<?php else : ?>
+		<p><?php esc_html_e('The content you are looking for was not found. You may be interested in the following:', 'clearer'); ?></p>
+
 		
+		<?php
+		// Fetch the suggested posts count from theme settings, using the correct key
+		$suggested_posts_count = get_theme_mod('suggested-posts-count', 5);
+
+		// Check if suggested_posts_count is greater than 0
+		if ($suggested_posts_count > 0) :
+		?>
+			<div class="stickywrap"><div class="stickywrap-inner">
+				<?php
+				// Query for random posts using get_posts for better control
+				$random_posts = get_posts(array(
+					'numberposts' => (int) $suggested_posts_count,
+					'orderby'     => 'rand'
+				));
+
+				if ( !empty($random_posts) ) :
+					foreach ( $random_posts as $post ) :
+						setup_postdata( $post );
+						?>
+						<article id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" class="blog-card post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
+							
+							<div class="blog-card-inner">
+								
+								<div class="blog-card-left">
+									<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="blog-card-thumb" style="background-image:url('<?php echo esc_url( get_the_post_thumbnail_url(get_the_ID(), 'clearer-medium') ); ?>');">
+									</a>
+									
+									<?php if ( comments_open() && ( get_comments_number() > 0 ) ): ?>
+										<a class="comments-bubble" href="<?php comments_link(); ?>">
+											<i class="fas fa-comment"></i><span><?php comments_number( '0', '1', '%' ); ?></span>
+										</a>
+									<?php endif; ?>
+								</div>
+
+								<div class="blog-card-right">
+									<div class="blog-card-category"><?php the_category(' '); ?></div>
+								
+									<h2 class="blog-card-title">
+										<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
+									</h2>
+									
+									<div class="blog-card-excerpt">
+										<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
+									</div>
+									
+									<div class="blog-card-date"><?php echo get_the_date(); ?></div>
+									
+									<a class="more-link-custom" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></a>
+								</div>
+							</div>
+						</article>
+						<?php
+					endforeach;
+					wp_reset_postdata();
+				else :
+					echo '<p>No suggestions available.</p>';
+				endif;
+				?>
+			</div></div>
+		<?php endif; ?>
+
 	<?php endif; ?>
 
 	<?php get_template_part('inc/pagination'); ?>
@@ -33,4 +98,4 @@
 
 <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
 
-<?php get_footer(); ?>
\ No newline at end of file
+<?php get_footer(); ?>