[GH-ISSUE #1215] [QUESTION] Is whoogle working as Googlebot ? #727

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Originally created by @Greatz08 on GitHub (Jan 18, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/1215

I tested with useragent switching from normal to googlebot using firefox addon and got same result on normal google search when compared with whoogle instance so does whoogle work like this or using different scripts to block javascript and filter result ? And if whoogle work like googlebot useragent then it should be working as it is working me right now and if not then how is current whoogle instance working and then i wanna know how whoogle works actually and is it any different from my way of useragent switching way of mine ? Enjoying adfree and tracker free experience as you can see below from ublock origins network view without consistent ads,trackers loading in background plus super fast as well :-))

Below two images are of https://search.garudalinux.org/ whoogle instance with ublock origins network overview :

Below two images are of my today's google bot user-agent search with ublock origins network overview :

Originally created by @Greatz08 on GitHub (Jan 18, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/1215 I tested with useragent switching from normal to googlebot using firefox addon and got same result on normal google search when compared with whoogle instance so does whoogle work like this or using different scripts to block javascript and filter result ? And if whoogle work like googlebot useragent then it should be working as it is working me right now and if not then how is current whoogle instance working and then i wanna know how whoogle works actually and is it any different from my way of useragent switching way of mine ? Enjoying adfree and tracker free experience as you can see below from ublock origins network view without consistent ads,trackers loading in background plus super fast as well :-)) > Below two images are of https://search.garudalinux.org/ whoogle instance with ublock origins network overview : ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/23a78878-64fa-4334-9939-3c15a367e656) ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f3d879e0-65af-43ad-b2fe-d81b892dd2b1) > Below two images are of my today's google bot user-agent search with ublock origins network overview : ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/25c14e94-2893-4833-b5f5-96cbffac9dcb) ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e8de9e77-6cf9-467f-99b6-db19c3948022)

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@benbusby commented on GitHub (Jan 22, 2025):

Whoogle works by fetching results from Google and then performing filtering on the backend. In this regard, the results from Whoogle and the results from Google + filtering with uBlock Origin will likely be identical. Whoogle adds configuration options such as being able to proxy requests and web views, as well as the ability to host it remotely so that your private IP isn't used to send requests to Google. But if you don't need these features, then the other approach works just as well!

@benbusby commented on GitHub (Jan 22, 2025): Whoogle works by fetching results from Google and then performing filtering on the backend. In this regard, the results from Whoogle and the results from Google + filtering with uBlock Origin will likely be identical. Whoogle adds configuration options such as being able to proxy requests and web views, as well as the ability to host it remotely so that your private IP isn't used to send requests to Google. But if you don't need these features, then the other approach works just as well!