19 files changed, 33 insertions, 35 deletions
diff --git a/AUTHORS.rst b/AUTHORS.rst
index ca475a429..ef0800bb0 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.rst
+++ b/AUTHORS.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ searxng is a fork from `searx <https://github.com/searx/searx>`_ and is
 maintained by Markus Heiser (`@return42 <https://github.com/return42>`_)
 
 People who have submitted patches/translations, reported bugs, consulted
-features or generally made searx better:
+features or generally made SearXNG better:
 
 - Adam Tauber `@asciimoo <https://github.com/asciimoo>`_
 - Matej Cotman `@matejc <https://github.com/matejc>`_
diff --git a/docs/admin/api.rst b/docs/admin/api.rst
index 8bd563ba7..7445c7b3b 100644
--- a/docs/admin/api.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/api.rst
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Sample response
          "shortcut": "bb"
        },
      ],
-     "instance_name": "searx",
+     "instance_name": "SearXNG",
      "locales": {
        "de": "Deutsch (German)",
        "en": "English",
diff --git a/docs/admin/installation.rst b/docs/admin/installation.rst
index da603a639..cd5b854b3 100644
--- a/docs/admin/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/installation.rst
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ special preferences, it's recommended to use the :ref:`installation container` o
 .. attention::
 
    SearXNG is growing rapidly, you should regularly read our :ref:`migrate and
-   stay tuned` section.  If you want to upgrade an existing instance or migrate
-   from searx to SearXNG, you should read this section first!
+   stay tuned` section.  If you want to upgrade an existing instance, you
+   should read this section first!
diff --git a/docs/admin/settings/settings_ui.rst b/docs/admin/settings/settings_ui.rst
index 222e0f2c5..cbb134267 100644
--- a/docs/admin/settings/settings_ui.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/settings/settings_ui.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 ``default_locale`` :
   SearXNG interface language.  If blank, the locale is detected by using the
   browser language.  If it doesn't work, or you are deploying a language
-  specific instance of searx, a locale can be defined using an ISO language
+  specific instance of SearXNG, a locale can be defined using an ISO language
   code, like ``fr``, ``en``, ``de``.
 
 ``query_in_title`` :
diff --git a/searx/engines/base.py b/searx/engines/base.py
index 4f99d6717..328a1fc07 100755
--- a/searx/engines/base.py
+++ b/searx/engines/base.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import re
 
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 from lxml import etree
-from searx.utils import searx_useragent
+from searx.utils import searxng_useragent
 
 # about
 about = {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def request(query, params):
 
     params['url'] = base_url.format(**string_args)
 
-    params['headers']['User-Agent'] = searx_useragent()
+    params['headers']['User-Agent'] = searxng_useragent()
     return params
 
 
diff --git a/searx/engines/elasticsearch.py b/searx/engines/elasticsearch.py
index c4992b02f..c613ae367 100644
--- a/searx/engines/elasticsearch.py
+++ b/searx/engines/elasticsearch.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def request(query, params):
 def _match_query(query):
     """
     The standard for full text queries.
-    searx format: "key:value" e.g. city:berlin
+    SearXNG format: "key:value" e.g. city:berlin
     REF: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-match-query.html
     """
 
diff --git a/searx/engines/photon.py b/searx/engines/photon.py
index 43c41bf46..07fcfdf31 100644
--- a/searx/engines/photon.py
+++ b/searx/engines/photon.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 from json import loads
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
-from searx.utils import searx_useragent
+from searx.utils import searxng_useragent
 
 # about
 about = {
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ def request(query, params):
         if language in supported_languages:
             params['url'] = params['url'] + "&lang=" + language
 
-    # using searx User-Agent
-    params['headers']['User-Agent'] = searx_useragent()
+    # using SearXNG User-Agent
+    params['headers']['User-Agent'] = searxng_useragent()
 
     return params
 
diff --git a/searx/engines/stract.py b/searx/engines/stract.py
index ffd475732..feeae05b1 100644
--- a/searx/engines/stract.py
+++ b/searx/engines/stract.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ends.
 """
 
 from json import dumps
-from searx.utils import searx_useragent
+from searx.utils import searxng_useragent
 from searx.enginelib.traits import EngineTraits
 
 about = {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def request(query, params):
     params['headers'] = {
         'Accept': 'application/json',
         'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        'User-Agent': searx_useragent(),
+        'User-Agent': searxng_useragent(),
     }
     region = traits.get_region(params["searxng_locale"], default=traits.all_locale)
     params['data'] = dumps(
diff --git a/searx/engines/torznab.py b/searx/engines/torznab.py
index cfe7e2b4f..333a21812 100644
--- a/searx/engines/torznab.py
+++ b/searx/engines/torznab.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def build_result(item: etree.Element) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     leechers = get_torznab_attribute(item, 'leechers')
     peers = get_torznab_attribute(item, 'peers')
 
-    # map attributes to searx result
+    # map attributes to SearXNG result
     result: Dict[str, Any] = {
         'template': 'torrent.html',
         'title': get_attribute(item, 'title'),
diff --git a/searx/engines/wikidata.py b/searx/engines/wikidata.py
index 5b5764d20..167364d4e 100644
--- a/searx/engines/wikidata.py
+++ b/searx/engines/wikidata.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from babel.dates import format_datetime, format_date, format_time, get_datetime_
 
 from searx.data import WIKIDATA_UNITS
 from searx.network import post, get
-from searx.utils import searx_useragent, get_string_replaces_function
+from searx.utils import searxng_useragent, get_string_replaces_function
 from searx.external_urls import get_external_url, get_earth_coordinates_url, area_to_osm_zoom
 from searx.engines.wikipedia import (
     fetch_wikimedia_traits,
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ replace_http_by_https = get_string_replaces_function({'http:': 'https:'})
 
 def get_headers():
     # user agent: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikidata_Query_Service/User_Manual#Query_limits
-    return {'Accept': 'application/sparql-results+json', 'User-Agent': searx_useragent()}
+    return {'Accept': 'application/sparql-results+json', 'User-Agent': searxng_useragent()}
 
 
 def get_label_for_entity(entity_id, language):
diff --git a/searx/exceptions.py b/searx/exceptions.py
index 3d720467f..17eca28b0 100644
--- a/searx/exceptions.py
+++ b/searx/exceptions.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class SearxEngineCaptchaException(SearxEngineAccessDeniedException):
 class SearxEngineTooManyRequestsException(SearxEngineAccessDeniedException):
     """The website has returned a Too Many Request status code
 
-    By default, searx stops sending requests to this engine for 1 hour.
+    By default, SearXNG stops sending requests to this engine for 1 hour.
     """
 
     SUSPEND_TIME_SETTING = "search.suspended_times.SearxEngineTooManyRequests"
diff --git a/searx/search/checker/__main__.py b/searx/search/checker/__main__.py
index 984c8526c..183a51bf2 100644
--- a/searx/search/checker/__main__.py
+++ b/searx/search/checker/__main__.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def run(engine_name_list, verbose):
 
 # call by setup.py
 def main():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Check searx engines.')
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Check SearXNG engines.')
     parser.add_argument(
         'engine_name_list',
         metavar='engine name',
diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index 38c087689..fd6684264 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ outgoing:
   request_timeout: 3.0
   # the maximum timeout in seconds
   # max_request_timeout: 10.0
-  # suffix of searx_useragent, could contain information like an email address
+  # suffix of searxng_useragent, could contain information like an email address
   # to the administrator
   useragent_suffix: ""
   # The maximum number of concurrent connections that may be established.
diff --git a/searx/translations/messages.pot b/searx/translations/messages.pot
index 78e84a8c0..00071ffa6 100644
--- a/searx/translations/messages.pot
+++ b/searx/translations/messages.pot
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-# Translations template for PROJECT.
+# Translations template for SearXNG.
 # Copyright (C) 2025 ORGANIZATION
-# This file is distributed under the same license as the PROJECT project.
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the SearXNG project.
 # FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, 2025.
 #
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: SearXNG -\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
 "POT-Creation-Date: 2025-07-03 14:46+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
diff --git a/searx/utils.py b/searx/utils.py
index 7b7cd8f5d..54b32484e 100644
--- a/searx/utils.py
+++ b/searx/utils.py
@@ -61,11 +61,9 @@ class _NotSetClass:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 _NOTSET = _NotSetClass()
 
 
-def searx_useragent() -> str:
-    """Return the searx User Agent"""
-    return 'searx/{searx_version} {suffix}'.format(
-        searx_version=VERSION_TAG, suffix=settings['outgoing']['useragent_suffix']
-    ).strip()
+def searxng_useragent() -> str:
+    """Return the SearXNG User Agent"""
+    return f"SearXNG/{VERSION_TAG} {settings['outgoing']['useragent_suffix']}".strip()
 
 
 def gen_useragent(os_string: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
diff --git a/searxng_extra/update/update_engine_descriptions.py b/searxng_extra/update/update_engine_descriptions.py
index 916e18802..769af128a 100755
--- a/searxng_extra/update/update_engine_descriptions.py
+++ b/searxng_extra/update/update_engine_descriptions.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from os.path import join
 from lxml.html import fromstring
 
 from searx.engines import wikidata, set_loggers
-from searx.utils import extract_text, searx_useragent
+from searx.utils import extract_text, searxng_useragent
 from searx.locales import LOCALE_NAMES, locales_initialize, match_locale
 from searx import searx_dir
 from searx.utils import gen_useragent, detect_language
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def get_wikipedia_summary(wikipedia_url, searxng_locale):
     # get the REST API URL from the HTML URL
 
     # Headers
-    headers = {'User-Agent': searx_useragent()}
+    headers = {'User-Agent': searxng_useragent()}
 
     if searxng_locale in WIKIPEDIA_LANGUAGE_VARIANTS:
         headers['Accept-Language'] = WIKIPEDIA_LANGUAGE_VARIANTS.get(searxng_locale)
diff --git a/tests/unit/settings/user_settings.yml b/tests/unit/settings/user_settings.yml
index fc80173f6..39c4d9c07 100644
--- a/tests/unit/settings/user_settings.yml
+++ b/tests/unit/settings/user_settings.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 general:
   debug: false
-  instance_name: "searx"
+  instance_name: "SearXNG"
 
 search:
   safe_search: 0
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_utils.py b/tests/unit/test_utils.py
index 55352914b..ad6ca37a5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_utils.py
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ class TestUtils(SearxTestCase):
         self.assertIsNotNone(utils.gen_useragent())
         self.assertTrue(utils.gen_useragent().startswith('Mozilla'))
 
-    def test_searx_useragent(self):
-        self.assertIsInstance(utils.searx_useragent(), str)
-        self.assertIsNotNone(utils.searx_useragent())
-        self.assertTrue(utils.searx_useragent().startswith('searx'))
+    def test_searxng_useragent(self):
+        self.assertIsInstance(utils.searxng_useragent(), str)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(utils.searxng_useragent())
+        self.assertTrue(utils.searxng_useragent().startswith('SearXNG'))
 
     def test_html_to_text(self):
         html_str = """
diff --git a/utils/lib_sxng_weblate.sh b/utils/lib_sxng_weblate.sh
index 3486fa0eb..546d2636e 100755
--- a/utils/lib_sxng_weblate.sh
+++ b/utils/lib_sxng_weblate.sh
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ weblate.push.translations() {
 
         # update messages.pot in the master branch
         build_msg BABEL 'extract messages from source files and generate POT file'
-        pybabel extract -F babel.cfg \
+        pybabel extract -F babel.cfg --project="SearXNG" --version="-" \
                 -o "${messages_pot}" \
                 "searx/"