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# `ui:`

    ui:
      default_locale: ""
      query_in_title: false
      center_alignment: false
      cache_url: https://web.archive.org/web/
      default_theme: simple
      theme_args:
        simple_style: auto
      search_on_category_select: true
      hotkeys: default
      url_formatting: pretty

`default_locale` :

  SearXNG interface language. If blank, the locale is detected by using the browser language. If it doesn’t work, or you are deploying a language specific instance of SearXNG, a locale can be defined using an ISO language code, like `fr`, `en`, `de`.

`query_in_title` :

  When true, the result page’s titles contains the query it decreases the privacy, since the browser can records the page titles.

`center_alignment` default `false`

  When enabled, the results are centered instead of being in the left (or RTL) side of the screen. This setting only affects the desktop layout (min-width: @tablet)

`cache_url` `https://web.archive.org/web/`

  URL prefix of the internet archive or cache, don’t forget trailing slash (if needed). The default is https://web.archive.org/web/ alternatives are:

  - https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:

  - https://archive.today/

`default_theme` :

  Name of the theme you want to use by default on your SearXNG instance.

`theme_args.simple_style`:

  Style of simple theme: `auto`, `light`, `dark`, `black`

`results_on_new_tab`:

  Open result links in a new tab by default.

`search_on_category_select`:

  Perform search immediately if a category selected. Disable to select multiple categories.

`hotkeys`:

  Hotkeys to use in the search interface: `default`, `vim` (Vim-like).

`url_formatting`:

  Formatting type to use for result URLs: `pretty`, `full` or `host`.