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Message: [QUOTE="Nehanda, post: 30824, member: 2262"] Almost half of all Google searches show AI Overviews based on a December 2024 Search Engine Journal study. Many people find these AI answers annoying when they just want website links. You can easily switch to website-only results by using the "Web" search filter. Even better, you can make your browser always search this way from the address bar in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge. The "Web" filter works like other Google filters such as Images or News. When you click it, you see only regular website links without any AI summaries, videos, or extra panels. Look for this filter below the search box - you might need to click the three-dot "More" menu to find it. After clicking "Web," the filter turns blue and shows only traditional search results. Google still displays some ads with the Web filter, though they appeared less often in testing. The magic web address that removes AI results is: [ICODE]https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&udm=14[/ICODE], where "%s" becomes whatever you search. Each browser lets you create shortcuts using this address. If changing settings feels complicated, visit: [ICODE]ogweb.net&udm=14[/ICODE], a simple site built by Ernie Smith that automatically filters out AI answers. Setting up Chrome takes just a few steps: click the three-dot menu, choose Settings, select Search engine from the left side, then "Manage search engines and site search." Scroll to "Site search," click Add, name your shortcut something like "Old Google," choose a keyword like "og," and paste the special web address. After saving, typing your keyword before searches activates website-only results. You can make it your default through the three-dot menu next to your new search option. Edge's setup looks similar to Chrome's. Click the three-dot menu, select Privacy, search, and services, then Address bar and search, and Manage search engines. Add your new search with a name, keyword, and special web address. Return to the Address bar settings and select your custom search from the drop-down menu to make it the default. Firefox works differently - you create a bookmark instead. From the Bookmarks menu, select Manage Bookmarks, right-click any folder, choose Add Bookmark, and then enter a name, the special web address, and a keyword. After saving, type your keyword before searches to activate website-only results. The bookmark location doesn't matter since you access it through the address bar. Safari requires an extension called Smart Keyword Search. Install it, open Settings, click Extensions, select Smart Keyword Search, press "Edit Websites," and allow access for google.com. Click the extension icon, create a new rule with a name, prefix, and slightly different address: [ICODE]Google{search}&utm=14[/ICODE]. Your prefix will activate website-only results when typed before searches. You can make searches even more precise by adding "&tbs=li:1" to your custom address: [ICODE]https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&udm=14&tbs=li:1[/ICODE]. This "verbatim" setting shows only exact matches for your search terms instead of related words or synonyms. Google first introduced this option back in 2011, letting people search with maximum precision. [/QUOTE]

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