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This is awesome! Bookmarked
SearXNG also shows lemmy results in the social tab.
Add this at the end of your search query to omit results from Reddit:
-site:https://www.reddit.com/
To specifically include results from Lemmy, you can just add a plus sign and replace the site name:
+site:https://lemmy.world/
Believe it or not Lemmy.world is not the only instance.
Yeah I'm new to Lemmy and still getting used to the whole instance thing. Apparently you can use "related:" to include results that are similar. In the below example, I did a Google search for "ukraine related:lemmy -site:reddit.com".
I'm guessing that search would turn up results for any instance LW is federated with? If not that would be disappointing!
Just as a FYI:
You don’t need the + to include things on Google. Anything you type that isn’t prefaced with a minus symbol already means “include this”. Also, using quotes means you want an exact match.
Additionally, you could shorten to this:
Search keywords here -site:Reddit.com site:lemmy.world “exact match keywords, if you want”
And just for funsies—you can use related: as an operator to find sites that are similar to something.
You don’t need the + to include things on Google.
Yeah I don't know why I added that. Kinda dumb on my part.
And just for funsies—you can use related: as an operator to find sites that are similar to something.
I think this is what OP was really looking for. I did a Google search for "ukraine related:lemmy -site:reddit.com" and got this, which seems to be the kind of results OP is looking for:
Fantastic!
Also, love the user name. 😉
Thanks. It's an homage to my banned Reddit account.
Why not just open your Lemmy app of choice and click search?
Maybe not helpful, but Kagi search includes an option to search forums, which includes Lemmy. They have or had a dedicated Lemmy search, but I don't see it on my end right now.
Why are yall paying for search
Better than the search paying to use you.
It's still there for me, called Fediverse Forums. It's a lens you can disable or reorder so maybe you did and forgot about it? It's also different to Forums lens which doesn't seem to include Fediverse for some reason.
This is definitely helpful. I hadn't noticed it. Kagi keeps on giving. Thank you!
Just change "reddit" for the Lemmy instance of your choice and it is functionally the same.
Try kagi search! It actually has a “lense” or search option that lets you directly search federated services like lemmy: https://help.kagi.com/kagi/features/lenses.html
How do you "try" Kagi without subscribing or creating an account? Is that possible?
I think you get a hundred free searches, then it's about 13 EUR per month for unlimited searches. I'd recommend Startpage, it's free and European.
Whoa, that's expensive for me. That's half of my internet bill just for a search engine. Lol
That makes me wonder if the fediverse is disadvantaged by SEO. Each instance is likely "just" a domain to search engines.
Don't use Google, use Startpage.com instead, and add "lemmy" to your search terms.
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