[GH-ISSUE #11] Google and DuckDuckGo #8

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opened 2026-10-15 18:08:16 +00:00 by bsakaguchi · 1 comment
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Originally created by @8u6man on GitHub (Oct 3, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/SillyTavern/SillyTavern-WebSearch-Selenium/issues/11

With the default of Headless: True, neither Google Chrome nor DuckDuckGo (the two defaults in the drop-down menu) worked.

Changing it to False allowed DDG to work.

Chrome however pops up a manual captcha each time:

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Originally created by @8u6man on GitHub (Oct 3, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/SillyTavern/SillyTavern-WebSearch-Selenium/issues/11 With the default of Headless: True, neither Google Chrome nor DuckDuckGo (the two defaults in the drop-down menu) worked. Changing it to False allowed DDG to work. Chrome however pops up a manual captcha each time: <img width="669" height="468" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ab4dca5c-5cf2-4793-8f0e-863aa40da9e1" />
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@Cohee1207 commented on GitHub (Oct 3, 2025):

Search engines don't like being botted and will take actions against it, making supporting this plugin a chore.

Consider a FOSS alternative that works with ST's web search extension: https://github.com/searxng/searxng

<!-- gh-comment-id:3366904028 --> @Cohee1207 commented on GitHub (Oct 3, 2025): Search engines don't like being botted and will take actions against it, making supporting this plugin a chore. Consider a FOSS alternative that works with ST's web search extension: https://github.com/searxng/searxng
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