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I know it's been getting worse over time, but I could still find what I needed after some digging.

Recently it's been like 10 minutes of adjusting search terms, still getting completely useless or irrelevant results, and me just giving up afterwards. Other search engines seem just as bad.

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[–] [email protected] 86 points 2 months ago (5 children)

If you use Firefox you can add a Search Engine that removes the google cruft.

In about:config browser.urlbar.update2.engineAliasRefresh Boolean, hit the plus sign to add. Exit out of that screen. Then go to Search engines in Settings and “Add” [ whatever name you want to call it ] as a new search engine. And paste this URL and save it. https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&udm=14

You will see that it deletes everything but search when you use it. You can also just use the url but you must replace the %s with your search term, like red+espresso. Example: https://www.google.com/search?q=red+espresso&udm=14

I'm sure this works for other browsers, I just use Firefox.

[–] VelvetStorm 10 points 2 months ago
[–] TrickDacy 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've already added a new search engine like this, but what does the about:config setting do?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Returns the add custom search engine button. Which for some reason, has been hidden by default.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh my god, thank you for this. You solved a year long sufferfest for this internet stranger because of that greyed out button. Every god-damned guide online points you towards that button and I could not find the solution for it. What the fuck Mozilla

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

You can right click the URL bar for sites that support the OpenSearch XML standard. Which I guess is what they wanted to replace it with. But I don't really know why they removed the button to a about: config setting. Could at least be a checkbox or something to enable.

[–] TrickDacy 2 points 2 months ago

Hm interesting. I guess that is part of why tenbluelinks.org even needs to exist. Because a custom one is now a PITA. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Ooo I haven't heard of this, thank you! The amount of garbage they've added is absurd.

[–] friend_of_satan 3 points 2 months ago

If you're going to use it as a one-off, you can put the udm part first, making it much easier to type into:

https://www.google.com/search?udm=14&q=

[–] Andonyx 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have tried many times to do exactly what you said, and I still am not getting the option to add a custom search engine.

Any advice you have is appreciated.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

This is correct (your screen). Now go to your Firefox Settings, click on Search on the left side, scroll down to the Search Shortcuts section and below that box is a button labeled Add. You will get a box to add a search engine, the Alias field is optional. Make sure after you add it, there is a blue check in front of it on the list in the box or it's invisible.