[GH-ISSUE #196] [BUG] !bang-operators only work as prefix #140

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opened 2026-02-25 20:35:00 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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2026-02-25 20:35:00 +03:00

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Originally created by @Wever1985 on GitHub (Feb 12, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/196

Describe the bug
The !bang-operators adopted from DuckDuckGo only seem to be identified correctly when typed in front of other search terms. On DDG they can be placed anywhere in the search e.g. "hello world !reddit" or even "hello !reddit world". Both would search the website reddit.com for "hello world".

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Search for something using a !bang-operator at the end
!bang-operator is ignored and no redirection to target website occurs

Deployment Method

Heroku (one-click deploy)
Docker (with "buildx-experimental" Docker tag)
run executable
pip/pipx
Other: [describe setup]

Version of Whoogle Search

Latest build from [source] (i.e. GitHub, Docker Hub, pip, etc)
Version [version number]
Not sure

Desktop (please complete the following information):

OS: macOS 10.15.7
Browser: Brave
Version: 1.19.92

Originally created by @Wever1985 on GitHub (Feb 12, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/196 **Describe the bug** The !bang-operators adopted from DuckDuckGo only seem to be identified correctly when typed _in front of_ other search terms. On DDG they can be placed anywhere in the search e.g. "hello world !reddit" or even "hello !reddit world". Both would search the website reddit.com for "hello world". **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Search for something using a !bang-operator _at the end_ 2. !bang-operator is ignored and no redirection to target website occurs **Deployment Method** - [ ] Heroku (one-click deploy) - [X] Docker (with "buildx-experimental" Docker tag) - [ ] `run` executable - [ ] pip/pipx - [ ] Other: [describe setup] **Version of Whoogle Search** - [X] Latest build from [source] (i.e. GitHub, Docker Hub, pip, etc) - [ ] Version [version number] - [ ] Not sure **Desktop (please complete the following information):** - OS: macOS 10.15.7 - Browser: Brave - Version: 1.19.92