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diff --git a/searx/templates/__common__/about.html b/searx/templates/__common__/about.html index bf17333..649e661 100644 --- a/searx/templates/__common__/about.html +++ b/searx/templates/__common__/about.html @@ -1,63 +1,102 @@ <div{% if rtl %} dir="ltr"{% endif %}> - <h1>About <a href="{{ url_for('index') }}">searx</a></h1> + <h1>About <a href="{{ url_for('index') }}">searx</a></h1> - <p>Searx is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine">metasearch engine</a>, aggregating the results of other <a href="{{ url_for('preferences') }}">search engines</a> while not storing information about its users. - </p> - <h2>Why use searx?</h2> - <ul> - <li>searx may not offer you as personalised results as Google, but it doesn't generate a profile about you</li> - <li>searx doesn't care about what you search for, never shares anything with a third party, and it can't be used to compromise you</li> - <li>searx is free software, the code is 100% open and you can help to make it better. See more on <a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx">github</a></li> - </ul> - <p>If you do care about privacy, want to be a conscious user, or otherwise believe - in digital freedom, make searx your default search engine or run it on your own server</p> + <p> + Searx is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine">metasearch engine</a>, + aggregating the results of other <a href="{{ url_for('preferences') }}">search engines</a> + while not storing information about its users. + </p> -<h2>Technical details - How does it work?</h2> + <p>More about searx...</p> -<p>Searx is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine">metasearch engine</a>, -inspired by the <a href="https://beniz.github.io/seeks/">seeks project</a>.<br /> -It provides basic privacy by mixing your queries with searches on other platforms without storing search data. Queries are made using a POST request on every browser (except chrome*). Therefore they show up in neither our logs, nor your url history. In case of Chrome* users there is an exception, searx uses the search bar to perform GET requests.<br /> -Searx can be added to your browser's search bar; moreover, it can be set as the default search engine. -</p> - -<h2>How can I make it my own?</h2> - -<p>Searx appreciates your concern regarding logs, so take the <a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx">code</a> and run it yourself! <br />Add your Searx to this <a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx/wiki/Searx-instances">list</a> to help other people reclaim their privacy and make the Internet freer! -<br />The more decentralized the Internet is, the more freedom we have!</p> - - -<h2>More about searx</h2> - -<ul> - <li><a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx">github</a></li> - <li><a href="https://www.ohloh.net/p/searx/">ohloh</a></li> + <ul> + <li><a href="https://github.com/searx/searx">github</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/Searx_engine">twitter</a></li> <li>IRC: #searx @ freenode (<a href="https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.freenode.com/searx">webclient</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/searx/">transifex</a></li> -</ul> - - -<hr /> - -<h2 id="faq">FAQ</h2> - -<h3>How to add to firefox?</h3> -<p><a href="#" onclick="window.external.AddSearchProvider(window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.host + '{{ url_for('opensearch') }}');">Install</a> searx as a search engine on any version of Firefox! (javascript required)</p> - -<h2 id="dev_faq">Developer FAQ</h2> - -<h3>New engines?</h3> -<ul> - <li>Edit your <a href="https://raw.github.com/asciimoo/searx/master/searx/settings.yml">settings.yml</a></li> - <li>Create your custom engine module, check the <a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx/blob/master/examples/basic_engine.py">example engine</a></li> -</ul> -<p>Don't forget to restart searx after config edit!</p> - -<h3>Installation/WSGI support?</h3> -<p>See the <a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx/wiki/Installation">installation and setup</a> wiki page</p> - -<h3>How to debug engines?</h3> -<p><a href="{{ url_for('stats') }}">Stats page</a> contains some useful data about the engines used.</p> + </ul> + + <hr /> + + <h2>Why use searx?</h2> + + <ul> + <li> + Searx may not offer you as personalised results as Google, but it doesn't + generate a profile about you. + </li> + <li> + Searx doesn't care about what you search for, never shares anything with a + third party, and it can't be used to compromise you. + </li> + <li> + Searx is free software, the code is 100% open and you can help to make it + better. See more on <a href="https://github.com/searx/searx">github</a>. + </li> + </ul> + + <p> + If you do care about privacy, want to be a conscious user, or otherwise + believe in digital freedom, make searx your default search engine or run it + on your own server + </p> + + <h2>Technical details - How does it work?</h2> + + <p> + Searx is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine">metasearch engine</a>, + inspired by the <a href="https://beniz.github.io/seeks/">seeks project</a>. + + It provides basic privacy by mixing your queries with searches on other + platforms without storing search data. Queries are made using a POST request + on every browser (except Chromium-based browsers*). Therefore they show up + in neither our logs, nor your url history. In the case of Chromium-based + browser users there is an exception: searx uses the search bar to perform GET + requests. + + Searx can be added to your browser's search bar; moreover, it can be set as + the default search engine. + </p> + + <h2 id='add to browser'>How to set as the default search engine?</h2> + + <p> + Searx supports <a href="https://github.com/dewitt/opensearch/blob/master/opensearch-1-1-draft-6.md">OpenSearch</a>. + For more information on changing your default search engine, see your browser's documentation: + </p> + + <ul> + <li><a href="https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox">Firefox</a></li> + <li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028574/microsoft-edge-change-the-default-search-engine">Microsoft Edge</a></li> + <li>Chromium-based browsers <a href="https://www.chromium.org/tab-to-search">only add websites that the user navigates to without a path.</a> + </ul> + + <h2>Where to find anonymous usage statistics of this instance ?</h2> + + <p> + <a href="{{ url_for('stats') }}">Stats page</a> contains some useful data about the engines used. + </p> + + <h2>How can I make it my own?</h2> + + <p> + Searx appreciates your concern regarding logs, so take the + code from the <a href="https://github.com/searx/searx">original searx project</a> and + run it yourself! + </p> + <p> + Add your searx instance to this <a href="{{ brand.PUBLIC_INSTANCES }}"> list + of public searx instances</a> to help other people reclaim their privacy and + make the Internet freer! The more decentralized the Internet is, the more + freedom we have! + </p> + + <h2>Where are the docs & code of this instance?</h2> + + <p> + See the <a href="{{ brand.DOCS_URL }}">{{ brand.DOCS_URL }}</a> + and <a href="{{ brand.GIT_URL }}">{{ brand.GIT_URL }}</a> + </p> </div> {% include "__common__/aboutextend.html" ignore missing %} |