Bug 505195 - CppReference web search URL has changed
Summary: CppReference web search URL has changed
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_webshortcuts (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.3.5
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Alexander Lohnau
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Reported: 2025-06-04 07:58 UTC by Lassi Väätämöinen
Modified: 2025-06-06 07:11 UTC (History)
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Description Lassi Väätämöinen 2025-06-04 07:58:24 UTC
SUMMARY
Search URL has changed to 
https://duckduckgo.com/?sites=cppreference.com&q=

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Run Krunner
2.  Enable Cpp Reference searc
3.  run a search, e.g. 'cpp: printf'

OBSERVED RESULT
Browser opens at cppreference.com front page

EXPECTED RESULT
Search result displayed

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed-Slowroll 20250501
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.13.0
Qt Version: 6.9.0
Kernel Version: 6.14.6-1.0.4.sr20250501-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 16 × 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H @ 2.50GHz
Memory: 46,8 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor 1: NVIDIA T1200 Laptop GPU
Graphics Processor 2: llvmpipe
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 20YRS21300
System Version: ThinkPad P15 Gen 2i

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
cppreference.com uses duckduckgo.com for searching.
Comment 1 Alexander Lohnau 2025-06-04 12:20:51 UTC
I have only found a discussion thread about people being unhappy about this.... I guess we should adjust it for the time being,
Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2025-06-04 12:23:20 UTC
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kio/-/merge_requests/1907
Comment 3 Alexander Lohnau 2025-06-06 07:11:37 UTC
Git commit a45a03e21552590fac4cf37aec7accbcd2b63a35 by Alexander Lohnau.
Committed on 04/06/2025 at 12:22.
Pushed by alex into branch 'master'.

Adjust URL for cppreference searching

M  +1    -1    src/urifilters/ikws/searchproviders/cppreference.desktop

https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kio/-/commit/a45a03e21552590fac4cf37aec7accbcd2b63a35