Change the search bar settings

The search bar helps you to get to your search results faster. You can set the default search engine and add custom search engines. 

Instructions:

1. Set default search engine
2. Switch search engines
3. Add custom search engine
4. Examples of custom search engines

1. Set default search engine and tab    [back to top]

Instructions:

1. Place your cursor in the search field. The More icon will appear (Three dots). 
2. Click the More icon to open the list of available search engines. 
3. Select Search settings from the list.
4. In the new window, select the default search engine of choice.
5. Click outside the window to confirm.

We will save your preference automatically. Start typing to begin searching.

2. Switch search engines     [back to top]

Instructions:

1. Place your cursor in the search field. The More icon will appear (Three dots).
2. Click the More icon to open the list of available search engines. 
3. Click the search engine you prefer in the dropdown.
4. Click outside the window to confirm.

We will save your preference automatically. Start typing to begin searching.

3. Add custom search engine     [back to top]

Instructions:

1. Place your cursor in the search field. The More icon will appear (Three dots).
2. Click the More icon to open the list of available search engines. 
3. Select Search settings from the list.
4. In the new window, select the second tab: My search engines.
   
5. Click Add custom search engine.
   
6. Type the Name of the search engine you want to add. Under Search link, type or copy the name of your new search engine. If you want to add a custom engine, make sure to replace the search term with %s.
   
7. Click Add to confirm.
8. Click outside the window to confirm.

Select the search engine you've just added, and start typing to begin searching.

4. Examples of custom search engines     [back to top]

Here's a list of examples of custom search engines you can add. Copy the following addresses, and paste them URL-field, in the Add custom pane. Click Add to confirm.

These are our favorites:

• Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/search?q=%s
• DuckDuckGo: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%s
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%s
• Merriam Webster: https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%s
• Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/search/photos/%s
• Carrot: https://search.carrot2.org/#/search/web/%s/folders
• Linguee: https://www.linguee.nl/nederlands-engels/search?source=engels&query=%s

For even more examples, read our blog article: https://blog.start.me/updates/search-widget-sorting/