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by hopelite 269 days ago
I wish we could just add our own default search with a search string template like when the Internet was still alive.

That being said, I like using the slightly more obscure presearch.com and Swisscows.com, for what it’s worth.
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hdjrudni 269 days ago
> I wish we could just add our own default search with a search string template like when the Internet was still alive.

Can't we? The %s thing works in Vivaldi. Worked in Chrome last time I checked.

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lpln3452 269 days ago
Firefox still lets you do this.

You can add any URL as a custom search engine by providing a string template for the query.

It doesn't have to be a formal "search provider". Any URL that accepts a query string will work.

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a022311 269 days ago
IMO the problem with Firefox is that custom search engines in Firefox can't use POST requests, even though it's supported. You may want to check Mycroft Project [1] out for that.

[1]: https://mycroftproject.com/

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int_19h 268 days ago
The only major browser that I can think of that doesn't support custom search URLs, including making one the default, is Safari.
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