duckduckgo bangs (e.g. !b and whatnot) fix precisely this problem. IMO implementing it on a browser level instead of a search engine level is kind of overkill; I have seen this feature in both chrome and firefox but have always preferred just using ddg bangs instead, saves a few keystrokes.
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Search invocation keywords should be added to manage search engine
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Nvm just discovered a feature called "bookmark invocation keywords" in Orion but would've been great if I don't need to add a bookmark.
2 months later
Currently, the address and invocation character/keyword fields are only accessible via the edit bookmark dialog. This makes the feature very difficult to discover. Even for users who have used similar features in the browsers, this is an unintuitive place to look for it.
The minimum ask is that an invocation keyword field is added to the search engines add/edit dialog [Preferences > Search > Manage > +]. I suspect that's where people who have used these features before in other browsers are most likely to look for them.
Original card: https://orionfeedback.org/d/1548-duckduckgo-style-custom-bang-searches/5
Sibling card: https://orionfeedback.org/d/1600-add-address-invocation-characterkeyword-fields-to-add-bookmark-dialog
Vlad changed the title to Search invocation keywords should be added to manage search engine .
Merged 4 posts from Keyword search like chrome.
The minimum ask is that an invocation keyword field is added to the search engines add/edit dialog [Preferences > Search > Manage > +]. I suspect that's where people who have used these features before in other browsers are most likely to look for them.
5 days later
While you're there... It is currently compulsory to fill in the "Suggestion URL template". As I'm not using suggestions, I have to fill in a space character. Please make filling in the "Suggestion URL template" field optional, by allowing it to be empty. Thanks!
7 months later
i managed to make it work with rateyourmusic.org but not with YouTube. is there a guide for how to extract search template from websites?
3 months later
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brahim It is aleady possible https://help.kagi.com/orion/features/quick-searches.html
I tried it, it works, Here's how I used to do it in chrome, it's more simple and organized
https://loom.com/i/5283e7cd8d6d4a98bb4b028c713d5b39
brahim link leads to 404, but I do believe chrome way is better, tab to enter search mode for a specific search engine
ex:
you + enter = youtube.com page, as it is a top hit url
you + tab = youtube search mode, now I can enter in a search query
if not tab, some sort of indication that a search is happening would be nice.
EnderPicture It is not clear how would Orion know how to search a site. I tried kagif+tab in chrome and it did not give me kagifeedback search. I then laoded kagifeedback.org in chrome and after that it still did not give me ability to search it with kagif+tab.
