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I want to permanently remove Quora and Reddit from my search results, so I asked AI and on number 4. it says "Add Search Engine" but in my firefox settings their is no such setting. Any suggestions would be helpful. Here is the AI response:

To permanently remove Quora and Reddit from your Firefox search results, you can create a custom search engine that excludes these sites. This involves adding a new search engine with a modified search query that includes site exclusions, and then making it your default search engine. Here's how to do it:

 1.  Open Firefox settings: Click the menu button (three horizontal lines) in the top right corner and select "Settings".
 2.  Go to Search: In the left sidebar, click on "Search".
 3.  Find Search Shortcuts: Scroll down to the "Search Shortcuts" section.
 4.  Add a new search engine: Click the "Add Search Engine" button.
 5. Fill in the details:
       Name: Give it a name like "Google Clean" or similar.
       Keyword: Choose a keyword, for example, "gc".
       URL: This is the most important part. Use the following modified URL, replacing YOUR_SEARCH_QUERY with %s: 

https://www.google.com/search?q=%s -site:quora.com -site:reddit.com This tells Firefox to search Google, but exclude results from Quora and Reddit.

   Make it default: Click the three dots next to your newly created search engine and select "Make Default". 

Now, when you type a search query into the Firefox address bar, it will automatically exclude Quora and Reddit from the search results.

bold text When tring to open a know web site this https://orbitsearchonline.com always says it cannot verify as a secure site or something close to that. I think this is a tracker.

Bonjour, ce matin 2 juin 2025 j'ai vu qu'il était possible de faire des recherches en changeant uniquement le moteur de recherche qui figure sur une liste. Mais je suis incapable de trouver la page de Mozilla Firefox qui s'est ouverte en premier AVEC MA CONNEXION INTERNET CE MATIN COMMENT PUIS6JE RETROUVER CETTE PAGE ? Cordialement Dominique

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