diff --git a/mod/common.php b/mod/common.php
index b59b36ee7d..29b3a9432d 100644
--- a/mod/common.php
+++ b/mod/common.php
@@ -123,30 +123,10 @@ function common_content(App $a)
 
 	$entries = [];
 	foreach ($common_friends as $common_friend) {
-		//get further details of the contact
-		$contact_details = Model\Contact::getByURLForUser($common_friend['url'], $uid);
-
-		// $rr['id'] is needed to use contact_photo_menu()
-		/// @TODO Adding '/" here avoids E_NOTICE on missing constants
-		$common_friend['id'] = $common_friend['cid'];
-
-		$photo_menu = Model\Contact::photoMenu($common_friend);
-
-		$entry = [
-			'url'          => Model\Contact::magicLink($common_friend['url']),
-			'itemurl'      => ($contact_details['addr'] ?? '') ?: $common_friend['url'],
-			'name'         => $contact_details['name'],
-			'thumb'        => Contact::getThumb($contact_details),
-			'img_hover'    => $contact_details['name'],
-			'details'      => $contact_details['location'],
-			'tags'         => $contact_details['keywords'],
-			'about'        => $contact_details['about'],
-			'account_type' => Model\Contact::getAccountType($contact_details),
-			'network'      => ContactSelector::networkToName($contact_details['network'], $contact_details['url']),
-			'photo_menu'   => $photo_menu,
-			'id'           => ++$id,
-		];
-		$entries[] = $entry;
+		$contact = Model\Contact::getByURL($common_friend['url']);
+		if (!empty($contact)) {
+			$entries[] = Model\Contact::getTemplateData($contact, ++$id);
+		}
 	}
 
 	$title = '';
diff --git a/mod/match.php b/mod/match.php
index f50a454ba9..75728b7043 100644
--- a/mod/match.php
+++ b/mod/match.php
@@ -91,33 +91,10 @@ function match_content(App $a)
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			// Workaround for wrong directory photo URL
-			$profile->photo = str_replace('http:///photo/', Search::getGlobalDirectory() . '/photo/', $profile->photo);
-
-			$connlnk = DI::baseUrl() . '/follow/?url=' . $profile->url;
-			$photo_menu = [
-				'profile' => [DI::l10n()->t("View Profile"), Contact::magicLink($profile->url)],
-				'follow' => [DI::l10n()->t("Connect/Follow"), $connlnk]
-			];
-
-			$contact_details = Contact::getByURL($profile->url, false);
-
-			$entry = [
-				'url'          => Contact::magicLink($profile->url),
-				'itemurl'      => $contact_details['addr'] ?? $profile->url,
-				'name'         => $profile->name,
-				'details'      => $contact_details['location'] ?? '',
-				'tags'         => $contact_details['keywords'] ?? '',
-				'about'        => $contact_details['about'] ?? '',
-				'account_type' => Contact::getAccountType($contact_details),
-				'thumb'        => Contact::getThumb($contact_details, $profile->photo),
-				'conntxt'      => DI::l10n()->t('Connect'),
-				'connlnk'      => $connlnk,
-				'img_hover'    => $profile->tags,
-				'photo_menu'   => $photo_menu,
-				'id'           => $i,
-			];
-			$entries[] = $entry;
+			$contact = Contact::getByURL($profile->url);
+			if (!empty($contact)) {
+				$entries[] = Contact::getTemplateData($contact, $i);
+			}
 		}
 
 		$data = [
diff --git a/mod/suggest.php b/mod/suggest.php
index f3421de47e..c818bd010e 100644
--- a/mod/suggest.php
+++ b/mod/suggest.php
@@ -93,21 +93,7 @@ function suggest_content(App $a)
 	$entries = [];
 
 	foreach ($contacts as $contact) {
-		$entry = [
-			'url'          => Contact::magicLink($contact['url']),
-			'itemurl'      => $contact['addr'] ?: $contact['url'],
-			'name'         => $contact['name'],
-			'thumb'        => Contact::getThumb($contact),
-			'img_hover'    => $contact['url'],
-			'details'      => $contact['location'],
-			'tags'         => $contact['keywords'],
-			'about'        => $contact['about'],
-			'account_type' => Contact::getAccountType($contact),
-			'network'      => ContactSelector::networkToName($contact['network'], $contact['url']),
-			'photo_menu'   => Contact::photoMenu($contact),
-			'id'           => ++$id,
-		];
-		$entries[] = $entry;
+		$entries[] = Contact::getTemplateData($contact, ++$id);
 	}
 
 	$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('viewcontact_template.tpl');
diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index 9ebc12375a..cceab3a02f 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 namespace Friendica\Model;
 
 use Friendica\App\BaseURL;
+use Friendica\Content\ContactSelector;
 use Friendica\Content\Pager;
 use Friendica\Core\Hook;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
@@ -3068,4 +3069,22 @@ class Contact
 
 		return array_slice($contacts, $start, $limit);
 	}
+
+	public static function getTemplateData(array $contact, int $id)
+	{
+		return [
+			'url'          => self::magicLink($contact['url']),
+			'itemurl'      => $contact['addr'] ?: $contact['url'],
+			'name'         => $contact['name'],
+			'thumb'        => self::getThumb($contact),
+			'img_hover'    => $contact['url'],
+			'details'      => $contact['location'],
+			'tags'         => $contact['keywords'],
+			'about'        => $contact['about'],
+			'account_type' => self::getAccountType($contact),
+			'network'      => ContactSelector::networkToName($contact['network'], $contact['url']),
+			'photo_menu'   => self::photoMenu($contact),
+			'id'           => $id,
+		];
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Module/AllFriends.php b/src/Module/AllFriends.php
index 1c254b2094..10d3313465 100644
--- a/src/Module/AllFriends.php
+++ b/src/Module/AllFriends.php
@@ -77,40 +77,10 @@ class AllFriends extends BaseModule
 
 		$entries = [];
 		foreach ($friends as $friend) {
-			//get further details of the contact
-			$contactDetails = Model\Contact::getByURLForUser($friend['url'], $uid) ?: $friend;
-
-			$connlnk = '';
-			// $friend[cid] is only available for common contacts. So if the contact is a common one, use contact_photo_menu to generate the photoMenu
-			// If the contact is not common to the user, Connect/Follow' will be added to the photo menu
-			if ($friend['cid']) {
-				$friend['id'] = $friend['cid'];
-				$photoMenu = Model\Contact::photoMenu($friend);
-			} else {
-				$connlnk = DI::baseUrl()->get() . '/follow/?url=' . $friend['url'];
-				$photoMenu = [
-					'profile' => [DI::l10n()->t('View Profile'), Model\Contact::magicLinkbyId($friend['id'], $friend['url'])],
-					'follow'  => [DI::l10n()->t('Connect/Follow'), $connlnk]
-				];
+			$contact = Model\Contact::getByURL($friend['url']);
+			if (!empty($contact)) {
+				$entries[] = Model\Contact::getTemplateData($contact, ++$id);
 			}
-
-			$entry = [
-				'url'          => Model\Contact::magicLinkbyId($friend['id'], $friend['url']),
-				'itemurl'      => ($contactDetails['addr'] ?? '') ?: $friend['url'],
-				'name'         => $contactDetails['name'],
-				'thumb'        => Model\Contact::getThumb($contactDetails),
-				'img_hover'    => $contactDetails['name'],
-				'details'      => $contactDetails['location'],
-				'tags'         => $contactDetails['keywords'],
-				'about'        => $contactDetails['about'],
-				'account_type' => Model\Contact::getAccountType($contactDetails),
-				'network'      => ContactSelector::networkToName($contactDetails['network'], $contactDetails['url']),
-				'photoMenu'    => $photoMenu,
-				'conntxt'      => DI::l10n()->t('Connect'),
-				'connlnk'      => $connlnk,
-				'id'           => ++$id,
-			];
-			$entries[] = $entry;
 		}
 
 		$tab_str = Contact::getTabsHTML($app, $contact, 4);
diff --git a/src/Module/BaseSearch.php b/src/Module/BaseSearch.php
index 08970f67d7..594f562055 100644
--- a/src/Module/BaseSearch.php
+++ b/src/Module/BaseSearch.php
@@ -125,60 +125,10 @@ class BaseSearch extends BaseModule
 
 			// in case the result is a contact result, add a contact-specific entry
 			if ($result instanceof ContactResult) {
-
-				$alt_text    = '';
-				$location    = '';
-				$about       = '';
-				$accountType = '';
-				$photo_menu  = [];
-
-				// If We already know this contact then don't show the "connect" button
-				if ($result->getCid() > 0 || $result->getPCid() > 0) {
-					$connLink = "";
-					$connTxt  = "";
-					$contact  = Model\Contact::getById(
-						($result->getCid() > 0) ? $result->getCid() : $result->getPCid()
-					);
-
-					if (!empty($contact)) {
-						$photo_menu  = Model\Contact::photoMenu($contact);
-						$details     = Contact::getContactTemplateVars($contact);
-						$alt_text    = $details['alt_text'];
-						$location    = $contact['location'];
-						$about       = $contact['about'];
-						$accountType = Model\Contact::getAccountType($contact);
-					} else {
-						$photo_menu = [];
-					}
-				} else {
-					$connLink = DI::baseUrl()->get() . '/follow/?url=' . $result->getUrl();
-					$connTxt  = DI::l10n()->t('Connect');
-
-					$photo_menu['profile'] = [DI::l10n()->t("View Profile"), Model\Contact::magicLink($result->getUrl())];
-					$photo_menu['follow']  = [DI::l10n()->t("Connect/Follow"), $connLink];
-				}
-
-				$photo = str_replace("http:///photo/", Search::getGlobalDirectory() . "/photo/", $result->getPhoto());
 				$contact = Model\Contact::getByURL($result->getUrl());
-
-				$entry     = [
-					'alt_text'     => $alt_text,
-					'url'          => Model\Contact::magicLink($result->getUrl()),
-					'itemurl'      => $result->getItem(),
-					'name'         => $contact['name'] ?? $result->getName(),
-					'thumb'        => Model\Contact::getThumb($contact, $photo),
-					'img_hover'    => $result->getTags(),
-					'conntxt'      => $connTxt,
-					'connlnk'      => $connLink,
-					'photo_menu'   => $photo_menu,
-					'details'      => $location,
-					'tags'         => $result->getTags(),
-					'about'        => $about,
-					'account_type' => $accountType,
-					'network'      => ContactSelector::networkToName($result->getNetwork(), $result->getUrl()),
-					'id'           => ++$id,
-				];
-				$entries[] = $entry;
+				if (!empty($contact)) {
+					$entries[] = Model\Contact::getTemplateData($contact, ++$id);
+				}
 			}
 		}