From 8d44ff51e2bb7fb40c4d7eda44393d57d72cfd88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:27:04 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] [mod] remove the "Submit a new issue on Github" form (#5896)

Submitting an issue on GitHub isn't a end user task .. most issue reports coming
from this form are not filled out, since end users are not familiar with the
needs of a developer community.

Closes: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/5820
Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
---
 client/simple/src/less/new_issue.less | 38 --------------
 client/simple/src/less/style.less     |  1 -
 searx/brand.py                        | 13 -----
 searx/settings.yml                    |  1 -
 searx/templates/simple/base.html      |  6 +--
 searx/templates/simple/new_issue.html | 71 ---------------------------
 searx/templates/simple/stats.html     |  2 -
 searx/webapp.py                       |  5 +-
 tests/robot/settings_robot.yml        |  1 -
 9 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 133 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 client/simple/src/less/new_issue.less
 delete mode 100644 searx/templates/simple/new_issue.html

diff --git a/client/simple/src/less/new_issue.less b/client/simple/src/less/new_issue.less
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ecffd206..000000000
--- a/client/simple/src/less/new_issue.less
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
-
-.stats_endpoint {
-  .github-issue-button {
-    display: block;
-    font-size: 16px;
-  }
-
-  .issue-hide {
-    display: none;
-  }
-
-  input[type="checked"] {
-    position: absolute;
-  }
-
-  label {
-    margin: 1rem 1rem 1rem 0;
-  }
-
-  .step_content {
-    margin: 1rem 1rem 1rem 2rem;
-  }
-
-  .step1,
-  .step2 {
-    visibility: hidden;
-  }
-
-  .step1_delay {
-    transition: visibility 0s linear 4s;
-  }
-
-  #step1:checked ~ .step1,
-  #step2:checked ~ .step2 {
-    visibility: visible;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/client/simple/src/less/style.less b/client/simple/src/less/style.less
index 49c65345b..32c2fdfa1 100644
--- a/client/simple/src/less/style.less
+++ b/client/simple/src/less/style.less
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 @import "animations.less";
 @import "embedded.less";
 @import "info.less";
-@import "new_issue.less";
 @import "stats.less";
 @import "result_templates.less";
 @import "weather.less";
diff --git a/searx/brand.py b/searx/brand.py
index 9627da07d..af1a8eec8 100644
--- a/searx/brand.py
+++ b/searx/brand.py
@@ -53,16 +53,3 @@ class SettingsBrand(msgspec.Struct, kw_only=True, forbid_unknown_fields=True):
     .. autoclass:: searx.brand.BrandCustom
        :members:
     """
-
-    # new_issue_url is a hackish solution tailored for only one hoster (GH).  As
-    # long as we don't have a more general solution, we should support it in the
-    # given function, but it should not be expanded further.
-
-    new_issue_url: str = "https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/new"
-    """If you host your own issue tracker not on GitHub, then unset this URL.
-
-    Note: This URL will create a pre-filled GitHub bug report form for an
-    engine.  Since this feature is implemented only for GH (and limited to
-    engines), it will probably be replaced by another solution in the near
-    future.
-    """
diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index 6b26d3338..2cf2c29ed 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ general:
   open_metrics: ''
 
 brand:
-  new_issue_url: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/new
   docs_url: https://docs.searxng.org/
   public_instances: https://searx.space
   wiki_url: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/wiki
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/base.html b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
index ec2c7bb51..b07168a34 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/base.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <meta name="endpoint" content="{{ endpoint }}">
   <meta name="description" content="SearXNG — a privacy-respecting, open metasearch engine">
   <meta name="keywords" content="SearXNG, search, search engine, metasearch, meta search">
-  <meta name="generator" content="searxng/{{ searx_version }}">
+  <meta name="generator" content="searxng/{{ searxng_version }}">
   <meta name="referrer" content="no-referrer">
   <meta name="robots" content="noarchive">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
   </main>
   <footer>
     <p>
-    {{ _('Powered by') }} <a href="{{ url_for('info', pagename='about') }}">SearXNG</a> - {{ searx_version }} — {{ _('a privacy-respecting, open metasearch engine') }}<br>
-        <a href="{{ searx_git_url }}">{{ _('Source code') }}</a>
+    {{ _('Powered by') }} <a href="{{ url_for('info', pagename='about') }}">SearXNG</a> - {{ searxng_version }} — {{ _('a privacy-respecting, open metasearch engine') }}<br>
+        <a href="{{ searxng_git_url }}">{{ _('Source code') }}</a>
         | <a href="{{ get_setting('brand.issue_url') }}">{{ _('Issue tracker') }}</a>
         {% if enable_metrics %}| <a href="{{ url_for('stats') }}">{{ _('Engine stats') }}</a>{% endif %}
         {% if get_setting('brand.public_instances') %}
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/new_issue.html b/searx/templates/simple/new_issue.html
deleted file mode 100644
index f2d99c5f9..000000000
--- a/searx/templates/simple/new_issue.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-{% macro new_issue(engine_name, engine_reliability) %}
-<form action="{{ get_setting('brand.new_issue_url') }}" method="GET">
-    <input name="title" type="hidden" value="Bug: {{ engine_name }} engine">
-    <input name="labels" type="hidden" value="bug">
-    <input name="template" type="hidden" value="bug-report.md">
-    <textarea name="body" class="issue-hide">{{- '' -}}
-
-**Version of SearXNG, commit number if you are using on master branch and stipulate if you forked SearXNG**
-{% if searx_git_url and searx_git_url != 'unknow' %}
-Repository: {{ searx_git_url }}
-Branch: {{ searx_git_branch }}
-Version: {{ searx_version }}
-<!-- Check if these values are correct -->
-
-{% else %}
-<!-- If you are running on master branch using git execute this command
-in order to fetch the latest commit ID:
-```
-git log -1
-```
-If you are using searxng-docker then look at the bottom of the SearXNG page
-and check for the version after "Powered by SearXNG"
-
-Please also stipulate if you are using a forked version of SearxNG and
-include a link to the fork source code.
--->
-{% endif %}
-**How did you install SearXNG?**
-<!-- Did you install SearXNG using the official wiki or using searxng-docker
-or manually by executing the searx/webapp.py file? -->
-**What happened?**
-<!-- A clear and concise description of what the bug is. -->
-
-**How To Reproduce**
-<!-- How can we reproduce this issue? (as minimally and as precisely as possible) -->
-
-**Expected behavior**
-<!-- A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen. -->
-
-**Screenshots & Logs**
-<!-- If applicable, add screenshots, logs to help explain your problem. -->
-
-**Additional context**
-<!-- Add any other context about the problem here. -->
-
-**Technical report**
-
-{% for error in engine_reliability.errors %}
-{% if secondary %}Warning{% else %}Error{% endif %}
-{{'\n  '}}* Error: {{ error.exception_classname or error.log_message }}
-{{'  '}}* Percentage: {{ error.percentage }}
-{{'  '}}* Parameters: `{{ error.log_parameters }}`
-{{'  '}}* File name: `{{ error.filename }}:{{ error.line_no }}`
-{{'  '}}* Function: `{{ error.function }}`
-{{'  '}}* Code: `{{ error.code }}`
-{{'\n'-}}
-{%- endfor -%}
-    </textarea>
-    <input type="checkbox" id="step1">
-    <label for="step1">{{ _('Start submitting a new issue on GitHub') }}</label>
-    <div class="step1 step_content">
-        <p><a href="{{ get_setting('brand.issue_url') }}?q=is%3Aissue+Bug:%20{{ engine_name }} {{ technical_report }}" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noreferrer">{{ _('Please check for existing bugs about this engine on GitHub') }}</a></p>
-    </div>
-    <input class="step1 step1_delay" type="checkbox" id="step2">
-    <label class="step1 step1_delay" for="step2" >{{ _('I confirm there is no existing bug about the issue I encounter') }}</label>
-    <div class="step2 step_content">
-        <p>{{ _('If this is a public instance, please specify the URL in the bug report') }}</p>
-        <button type="submit" class="github-issue-button button" title="{{ get_setting('brand.new_issue_url') }}">{{ _('Submit a new issue on Github including the above information') }}</button>
-    </div>
-</form>
-{% endmacro %}
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/stats.html b/searx/templates/simple/stats.html
index 8c436c399..448a628ca 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/stats.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/stats.html
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {% from 'simple/icons.html' import icon_big %}
-{% from 'simple/new_issue.html' import new_issue with context %}
 
 {% extends "simple/page_with_header.html" %}
 
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@
                 {% endif %}
             {% endfor %}
         {% endfor %}
-        {{ new_issue(selected_engine_name, engine_reliabilities[selected_engine_name]) }}
     </div>
 {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/searx/webapp.py b/searx/webapp.py
index 23dd56e66..ed2deeabb 100755
--- a/searx/webapp.py
+++ b/searx/webapp.py
@@ -419,8 +419,8 @@ def render(template_name: str, **kwargs):
     # values from settings
     kwargs['search_formats'] = [x for x in settings['search']['formats'] if x != 'html']
     kwargs['instance_name'] = get_setting('general.instance_name')
-    kwargs['searx_version'] = VERSION_STRING
-    kwargs['searx_git_url'] = GIT_URL
+    kwargs['searxng_version'] = VERSION_STRING
+    kwargs['searxng_git_url'] = GIT_URL
     kwargs['enable_metrics'] = get_setting('general.enable_metrics')
     kwargs['get_setting'] = get_setting
     kwargs['get_pretty_url'] = get_pretty_url
@@ -1153,7 +1153,6 @@ def stats():
         engine_stats = engine_stats,
         engine_reliabilities = engine_reliabilities,
         selected_engine_name = selected_engine_name,
-        searx_git_branch = GIT_BRANCH,
         technical_report = technical_report,
         # fmt: on
     )
diff --git a/tests/robot/settings_robot.yml b/tests/robot/settings_robot.yml
index de5087e06..b098d95d1 100644
--- a/tests/robot/settings_robot.yml
+++ b/tests/robot/settings_robot.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ general:
 
 brand:
   issue_url: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues
-  new_issue_url: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/new
   docs_url: https://docs.searxng.org
   public_instances: https://searx.space
   wiki_url: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/wiki