# Change search endpoint

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-search-endpoint/320698
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [August 8, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-search-endpoint/320698 "2024-08-08T08:53:29Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2024, 9:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-search-endpoint/320698/2 "2024-08-08T09:03:38Z")

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There are theme components that replace Google search:

> [@Baidu Search](https://meta.discourse.org/t/baidu-search/170283):
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> discourse2Summary Baidu Search is specific for Chinese sites whose users cannot use the usual Google search.hammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-baidu-search](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-baidu-search)open_bookNew to Discourse Themes? [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) Install this theme component Features After installing and activating the component remember also to update the js.search.search\_google and js.search.or\_search\_google strings (from /admin/customiz…

> [@DuckDuckGo Search Suggestions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duckduckgo-search-suggestions/83902):
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> Solves [Is there a way to suggest DuckDuckGo instead of Google for failed search UI?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-suggest-duckduckgo-instead-of-google-for-failed-search-ui/83895). A Discourse theme component to use DuckDuckGo as the suggested search system, instead of Google! p.s. You’ll probably want to customize some of the text strings to stop mentioning Google, too.

Maybe you can use those as examples

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