I hope you are well today and thank you for your questions.
How can I shrink the border around the search result so its not so bulky?
You can achieve this by adding the below CSS code in the Custom CSS option of Ivory Search plugin settings on the path Admin Area -> Ivory Search -> Settings -> Settings
div.is-ajax-search-details,
div.is-ajax-search-result {
padding: 2px;
}
Also I’ve messed around in my theme settings, and I was able to customize the search results font, but not the text actually in the box. What can I do there?
Sorry, I am not sure that I understood your question so could you please describe it a bit more?
Best regards,
Ivory Search Support