11 files changed, 20 insertions, 22 deletions
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: