[GH-ISSUE #81] [BUG] Bad redirection with google services #55

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opened 2026-02-25 20:34:48 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-02-25 20:34:48 +03:00

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Originally created by @jacr13 on GitHub (May 26, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/81

Describe the bug
When you search for a google service served as google.com/service the result link provided by google is 'href="/gmail/"'. When you try to click the search result the link redirects to the Whoogle home instead of the real service.
A simple check to verify that the url starts with '/' should be enough to catch such results and redirect them to the real url google + service.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Search for "gmail"
Click on the first link (google.com/gmail)
Redirects to Whoogle home instead of google.com/gmail
See error

Deployment Method

Heroku (one-click deploy)
Docker
run executable
pip/pipx
Other: [describe setup]

Version of Whoogle Search

Github master

Desktop (please complete the following information):

Windows 10
Firefox

Originally created by @jacr13 on GitHub (May 26, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/81 **Describe the bug** When you search for a google service served as google.com/service the result link provided by google is 'href="/gmail/"'. When you try to click the search result the link redirects to the Whoogle home instead of the real service. A simple check to verify that the url starts with '/' should be enough to catch such results and redirect them to the real url google + service. **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Search for "gmail" 2. Click on the first link (google.com/gmail) 3. Redirects to Whoogle home instead of google.com/gmail 4. See error **Deployment Method** - [ ] Heroku (one-click deploy) - [ ] Docker - [x] `run` executable - [ ] pip/pipx - [ ] Other: [describe setup] **Version of Whoogle Search** - Github master **Desktop (please complete the following information):** - Windows 10 - Firefox