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"Search" needlessly removes url parameters unlike some of the other frontends #523

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gitterspec opened this issue Nov 7, 2022 · 3 comments
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I would expect
https://search.libredirect.invalid/?q=my+keyword&language=en-us&safesearch=0
to redirect to:
https://searx.random.instance/?q=my+keyword&language=en-us&safesearch=0
but instead it goes to (lopping off parameters):
https://searx.random.instance/?q=my+keyword

Whereas:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=my+keyword
redirects to:
https://wiki.random.instance/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=my+keyword&lang=en
thus preserving any and all parameters (though appending lang=en).

I don't see a use case where it's beneficial for the Search frontend to lop off these parameters, but it very much limits functionality for some users like myself.

I know there's a feature request #491 to actually append extra parameters, but this is more just fundamental to base functionality.

@ManeraKai ManeraKai added the bug Something isn't working label Nov 12, 2022
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How did you actually end up with those extra parameters?

@gitterspec
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When setting up my browser's default search and search keyword shortcuts, I typed in the desired searx parameters.

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I see, they will not worm though with every frontend, but I'll keep them bc why not.

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