Karthikeya Bethu

@mdufauloomi You can also follow this article to create custom php templates in block theme
https://fullsiteediting.com/lessons/how-to-use-php-templates-in-block-themes/

@mdufauloomi If you want to use PHP code, In my opinion the best way is to create a pattern and include it in your template.

https://developer.www.ads-software.com/themes/patterns/

The tutorial you are referring to is for classic themes. Please follow the below page to create a template for block theme, as all your files are .html your template is a block based template.

https://developer.www.ads-software.com/themes/templates/templates/#custom-templates

Please reach out if you have any doubts.

Thank You

As you have already tried changing the theme, I suggest you try using a standard WordPress theme and disabling plugins. Some plugin might be altering the search query, possibly using the pre_get_posts filter, which could be why your search is not returning any results.

The syntax element that combines $importo_cauzione_author and $importo_cauzione_meta in this order is basic string concatenation in PHP using the .= operator

1. $importo_cauzione = '<div class="imp_cauzione">'; (Initialization)
   – <div class=”imp_cauzione”>
2. $importo_cauzione .= $importo_cauzione_author; (First Concatenation)
   – <div class=”imp_cauzione”>$importo_cauzione_author
3. $importo_cauzione .= ' ' . $importo_cauzione_meta . ' euro'; (2nd Concatenation)
   – <div class=”imp_cauzione”>$importo_cauzione_author $importo_cauzione_meta euro
4. $importo_cauzione .= '</div>'; (close div)

You can try the below structure. If both values are empty no div will be returned and in the else statement you can handle each meta for indefinite/empty meta.

$importo_cauzione_author = esc_html__(get_the_author_meta( 'importo_cauzione', $post->post_author ), 'sacconicase');
$importo_cauzione_meta = get_post_meta( $post->ID, "function_cauzione", true );

// Check if both are empty, then return nothing
if ( empty( $importo_cauzione_author ) && empty( $importo_cauzione_meta ) ) {
    $importo_cauzione = ''; // No <div> returned
} else {
    // Construct the output only if at least one value is not empty
    $importo_cauzione = '<div class="imp_cauzione">';
    
    if ( ! empty( $importo_cauzione_author ) ) {
        $importo_cauzione .= $importo_cauzione_author; 
    } else {
        $importo_cauzione .= 'Indefinite author'; // Placeholder
    }
    
    if ( ! empty( $importo_cauzione_meta ) ) {
        $importo_cauzione .= ' ' . $importo_cauzione_meta . ' euro'; // Add post meta
    } else {
        $importo_cauzione .= ' Indefinite amount'; // Placeholder
    }
    
    $importo_cauzione .= '</div>';
}