From 8f9a6a2ff498ff7ce4b96f43de36133031142f14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: yokoffing <11689349+yokoffing@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:27:32 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Updated Common Overrides (markdown)

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 Common-Overrides.md | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Common-Overrides.md b/Common-Overrides.md
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--- a/Common-Overrides.md
+++ b/Common-Overrides.md
@@ -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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