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Updated Common Overrides (markdown)

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2025-04-21 16:27:32 -04:00
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@@ -170,24 +170,36 @@ user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showWeather", true);
user_pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled", true);
```
#### Change your default search engine
#### Add a search engine
* `☰` *→ Settings → Search → Default Search Engine*
#### 1) Address bar
To add a custom search engine like [Brave Search](https://search.brave.com/) or a [premium](https://help.kagi.com/kagi/why-kagi/why-pay-for-search.html) search engine like [Kagi](https://kagi.com/welcome), you can easily [add a search engine from the address bar](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox#w_add-a-search-engine-from-the-address-bar).
Add a search engine [from the address bar](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox#w_add-a-search-engine-from-the-address-bar) to use a custom search engine like [Brave Search](https://search.brave.com/) or [Kagi](https://kagi.com/welcome).
You can also add the [good Google search](https://youtu.be/qGlNb2ZPZdc?si=1WKarthvkP66nYCs&t=207) that shows only web results using `https://www.google.com/search?udm=14&q=%s&num=20`.
#### 2) Manually
Once you've added the `user.js` to your Profiles folder and restarted Firefox, you'll see some new buttons in the Search settings.
> [!NOTE]
> For Kagi, if you want search suggestions in the URL bar, make sure to follow the first steps in their [Firefox tutorial](https://help.kagi.com/kagi/getting-started/setting-default.html#firefox_browsers). Then, use the latter steps to setup Kagi for Private Browsing using your [private session link](https://help.kagi.com/kagi/getting-started/setting-default.html#private_session).
>
> If you don't care about enabling search suggestions, then you can use the private session link both as your default and private search engine.
>
> Don't forget to add `&q=%s` to the end of the session link!
* `☰` *→ Settings → Search → Search Shortcuts → Add*
Click on **Add** to manually enter a custom search engine.
##### Change your default search engine for Private Browsing
You can also select a [default search engine](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-your-default-search-settings-firefox#w_default-search-engine) just for [Private Browsing](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/private-browsing-use-firefox-without-history) windows. (This is an option after you apply the `user.js` and restart.)
#### Google (Web)
Consider adding the [good search version of Google](https://youtu.be/qGlNb2ZPZdc?si=1WKarthvkP66nYCs&t=207) to see uncluttered web results. The `udm=14` parameter directs Google to its less bloated Web mode, and `num=50` requests 50 results per page. For the **Search engine name** box, I usually call this one `Google (Good)` or `Google (Clean)`.
```
https://www.google.com/search?udm=14&q=%s&num=50
```
However, even this cleaner view cannot rescue you from Google's [SEO slop](https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2024-04-04-teach-me-how-to-shruggie-kagi-caaa88c221f2) :upside_down_face:
For that, you'll need Kagi.
#### Kagi
[Kagi](https://kagi.com/welcome) is a [premium](https://help.kagi.com/kagi/why-kagi/why-pay-for-search.html) privacy search engine.
For Kagi, if you want search suggestions in the URL bar, make sure to follow the first steps in their [Firefox tutorial](https://help.kagi.com/kagi/getting-started/setting-default.html#firefox_browsers). Then, use the latter steps to setup Kagi for Private Browsing using your [private session link](https://help.kagi.com/kagi/getting-started/setting-default.html#private_session).
If you don't care about enabling search suggestions, then you can use the private session link both as your default and private search engine.
#### Disable unified search button
In v.137.0, this is "a new, easy-to-access button in the address bar helps you switch between search engines and search modes with ease."
@@ -197,6 +209,12 @@ In v.137.0, this is "a new, easy-to-access button in the address bar helps you s
user_pref("browser.urlbar.scotchBonnet.enableOverride", false);
```
#### Change your default search engine
* `☰` *→ Settings → Search → Default Search Engine*
#### Change your default search engine for Private Browsing
You can also select a [default search engine](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-your-default-search-settings-firefox#w_default-search-engine) just for [Private Browsing](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/private-browsing-use-firefox-without-history) windows. (This is an option after you apply the `user.js` and restart.)
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