Comment on YSK: there's a lite version of DuckDuckGo

Lumidaub@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• A_norny_mousse@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Assuming FF & derivates:

  DDG weirdly does not offer the little green plus you usually get in the search bar (dropdown).

  I recommend bookmarking Mycroft Project, or using its search plugin.

  For now, clicking this link should do you.

  After that you can right-click the icon => set as default.

  If you don’t have a separate search bar the process might differ slightly but should still be possible.

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• Akagigahara@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Which browser are you using?

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  • Lumidaub@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Firefox. I feel a bit stupid right now because I can’t figure this out.

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    • Akagigahara@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      No need to, it’s a bit weird. For Firefox there seem to be two ways, one is via custom search engine and the other would be via add-on.

      I am not entirely sure how to do it via custom search engine, as FF seems to want it with a wildcard %s for the search term and lite ddg doesn’t seem to put it into the URL, but probably somewhere else.

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      • Lumidaub@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Ahh, the wildcard was what stumped me. Thank you, works like a charm!

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    • xxce2AAb@feddit.dk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Just visit the landing page, right click on the address bar and select ‘Add DuckDuckGo’ option at the bottom. Then go to your search settings and select DuckDuckGo Lite from the drop down.

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      • Lumidaub@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Huh. I did not know you could do that, I was trying to figure out how to add it in the settings. I’ve been helped by the other kind internet stranger but this is valuable knowledge too, thank you.

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• ChaosInstructor@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  You add it…and in settings you chose duckduckgo lite

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  • Lumidaub@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    What does “adding” it mean? Talk to me like I’m stupid.

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    • ChaosInstructor@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Sorry! Took it for granted. When you are at <lite.duckduckgo.com/lite> right click in the adress field and at the bottom of the drop down menu it will say <add duckduckgo (lite)> click that one and in the settings you vän now change default search engine.

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      • Lumidaub@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Other kind internet strangers have already helped me but thank you :)

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