Hello,
I would like to use the URL of Whoogle's settings so that I can use different settings.
How can I save and use the settings via the URL?
https://tst.us?preferences=uG8MBIJwHdiwDp1QdzDg92Jvu-uXf9XXc4pizSjScK0YUIsWiEyA-_U3hz5hFvMYUeiUWWOdbNNUzMuFyMZNVFye-vhkKn2L_sXt5XNyOvkpjwBhPP2MsakXYPsw227zq00CMwioW33qsIsoNbTFDCw9VkCLrGLHxYCq3D9ZtT53ho0glFtjopDko5ucuPeYJU7QbyQWbNAT0xxeTqiXDLneMMDXCiexiWcjc0B4F4msP7JwS605uJuHFJHCHwcDQCa6VHw==
(tst.us does not exist, it is a sample.
Unfortunately, it has no effect on the settings if I use this URL for the search.
It says right above that box that it requires the WHOOGLE_CONFIG_PREFERENCES_KEY or that option will be ignored. My guess is that you have to manually edit some config file to turn that key on, or generate an encryption key yourself that you provide through editing a config and adding it to that line.
Edit: you probably need to add your own domain or IP as the root URL too.
The message you're reading applies to the checkbox above for encryption, not the preferences url. The preferences key only needs to be set if you want to encrypt the configuration URL, it doesn't affect what OP wants to do.
My memory is a bit fuzzy because I switched to Searxng after playing with Whoogle briefly, but I thought Whoogle stored preferences in a cookie or something similar; the preferences URL is for when you want to transfer the preferences for your current machine to another. So OP is misunderstanding what it's for.
OP: if your preferences aren't sticking, are you maybe blocking cookies entirely or something? I'm pretty sure you shouldn't need to do anything with the preferences URL for your preferences to stick if everything is set up correctly, it's only for transferring your preferences to another machine.