Already getting sick of seeing ‘AI’ results at the top of a search when all you want is a link to a site?

I just discovered this article showing a way to not see it (although it doesn’t disable it altogether).

TLDR:

  • In Chrome open settings menu, choose Search engine on left menu and scroll down to site search
  • Click Add button and choose a name (eg Old Google, Google Web or whatever)
  • Add a shortcut word (eg web, og, or whatever)
  • Add this URL string: https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&udm=14
  • Save that, and now if you search for something and use the shortcut word you set you’ll just get proper results, no ‘AI’ shown
  • Or, if you don’t want to have to add a shortcut word, you just make that search your default (use the 3 dot menu next to the name you set) and all searches will show that way, no shortcut word needed.

EDIT - meant to add that there are detailed instructions for Edge, Firefox and Safari in the article if you don’t use Chrome

Hope that helps someone - I really don’t like all that extra nonsense when I just want a link to a site that I know exists!

[Obligatory - “or don’t use Chrome/Google…”, I know - but people do, so this might be useful]

  • @cosmicrookie
    32•17 days ago

    This is like those 20 minute videos for a problem that can be fixed in 20 sec

    At the end of the day, if you keep using google, you will keep getting manipulated into what google wants you to. It may be fair, as it is free. Its a choice really. I pay a small amount to Kagi and have clean results with optional Ai if i feel like using it.

    • SanguineParOP
      1•17 days ago

      This is like those 20 minute videos for a problem that can be fixed in 20 sec

      Hence my TLDR. It’s a 6-point bullet list (and the last one is optional).

      • @cosmicrookie
        4•17 days ago

        I know.

        Its an overcomplicated solution for a problem that doesnt really fix anything in the long run.

        • SanguineParOP
          0•17 days ago

          I never said it fixed anything in the long run. It allows me (and probably others) to do things the way I want to do them. If it doesn’t apply to everyone, that’s ok.

      • @XeroxCool
        3•17 days ago

        I’m pretty sure they meant “20 minutes” to mean a lifetime of always fighting google and “20 seconds” to mean switching to a different browser

        • SanguineParOP
          1•17 days ago

          a lifetime of always fighting google

          I think that might just be verging on hyperbole, no?