Category as Custom Page template

So I’m not very good with coding (go figure), but I needed to create a page template for a search plugin I’m using. I’ve just been guessing here and there to get what I want but for the life of me I can’t guess it.

Is there a way I can get a custom page template to look like this?

This is what I currently have from using the custom page template, but I can’t figure out how to get the slider to be removed or how to display tags and date on the posts.

<?php
/*
Template Name: Custom Page Example
*/
?>
<?php do_action('__before_main_wrapper' ); ##hook of the header with get_header ?>
<?php do_action('TC_slider')?>
<div id="main-wrapper" class="<?php echo implode(' ', apply_filters( 'tc_main_wrapper_classes' , array('container') ) ) ?>">

    <div class="container" role="main">
        <div class="<?php echo implode(' ', apply_filters( 'tc_column_content_wrapper_classes' , array('row' ,'column-content-wrapper') ) ) ?>">

            <?php do_action( '__before_article_container' ); ##hook of left sidebar?>

                <div id="content" class="<?php echo implode(' ', apply_filters( 'tc_article_container_class' , array( TC_utils::tc_get_layout(  TC_utils::tc_id() , 'class' ) , 'article-container' ) ) ) ?>">

                    <?php do_action( '__before_loop' );##hooks the header of the list of post : archive, search... ?>

                        <?php if ( have_posts() ) : ?>

                            <?php while ( have_posts() ) : ##all other cases for single and lists: post, custom post type, page, archives, search, 404 ?>

                                <?php the_post(); ?>

                                <?php do_action( '__before_article' ) ?>
                                    <article <?php tc__f( '__article_selectors' ) ?>>
                                        <?php do_action( '__loop' ); ?>
                                    </article>
                                <?php do_action( '__after_article' ) ?>

                            <?php endwhile; ?>

                        <?php endif; ##end if have posts ?>

                    <?php do_action( '__after_loop' );##hook of the comments and the posts navigation with priorities 10 and 20 ?>

                </div><!--.article-container -->

           <?php do_action( '__after_article_container' ); ##hook of left sidebar ?>

        </div><!--.row -->
    </div><!-- .container role: main -->

    <?php do_action( '__after_main_container' ); ?>

</div><!--#main-wrapper"-->

<?php do_action( '__after_main_wrapper' );##hook of the footer with get_get_footer ?>