Looks for a text file: most_visited_sites.txt in the searx directory with contents...

https://imtcoin.com|Immortality|https://imtcoin.com/favicon.ico

touch /usr/local/searxng/searxng-src/searx/most_visited_sites.txt
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Make sure it has the write permsissions to add new sites and if something goes wrong you will have to manually edit the file.

/usr/local/searxng/searxng-src/searx/webapp.py

def get_most_visited_sites(limit=50):
    sites = []
    file_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'most_visited_sites.txt')
    
    try:
        with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
            for line in file:
                parts = line.strip().split('|')
                if len(parts) == 3:
                    sites.append({
                        "url": parts[0],
                        "title": parts[1],
                        "favicon": parts[2]
                    })
    except FileNotFoundError:
        print(f"Warning: {file_path} not found.")
    
    return sites[:limit]

def add_new_site(url, title):
    file_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'most_visited_sites.txt')
    favicon = f"{url}/favicon.ico"
    with open(file_path, 'a') as file:
        file.write(f"{url}|{title}|{favicon}\n")

@app.route('/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
def index():
    if request.form.get('q'):
        query = ('?' + request.query_string.decode()) if request.query_string else ''
        return redirect(url_for('search') + query, 308)
    
    if request.method == 'POST':
        new_url = request.form.get('new_url')
        new_title = request.form.get('new_title')
        if new_url and new_title:
            add_new_site(new_url, new_title)
    
    most_visited_sites = get_most_visited_sites(limit=50)
    
    return render(
        'index.html',
        selected_categories=get_selected_categories(request.preferences, request.form),
        current_locale=request.preferences.get_value("locale"),
        most_visited_sites=most_visited_sites
    )
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/usr/local/searxng/searxng-src/searx/templates/index.html

{% extends "simple/base.html" %}
{% from 'simple/icons.html' import icon_big %}
{% block content %}
<div class="index">
    <div class="title"><h1>SearXNG</h1></div>
    {% include 'simple/simple_search.html' %}
    
    {% if most_visited_sites %}
    <div class="top-sites">
	<div class="site-grid" style="margin-top: 33px; max-width: 50%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(60px, 1fr)); gap: 10px;">
            {% for site in most_visited_sites %}
            <a href="{{ site.url }}" class="site-tile">
                <img src="{{ site.favicon }}" alt="{{ site.title }} favicon" width="32">
            </a>
            {% endfor %}
        </div>
    </div>
    {% endif %}
    
    <button id="toggleAddSiteForm" class="toggle-button" style="margin-top: 40px">Add New Site</button>
    
    <div id="addSiteForm" class="add-site-form" style="display: none; padding: 40px;">
        <form method="post">
            <input type="url" name="new_url" placeholder="https://example.com" required>
            <input type="text" name="new_title" placeholder="Site Title" required>
            <button type="submit">Add Site</button>
        </form>
    </div>
</div>

<script>
    document.getElementById('toggleAddSiteForm').addEventListener('click', function() {
        var form = document.getElementById('addSiteForm');
        if (form.style.display === 'none') {
            form.style.display = 'block';
            this.textContent = 'Hide Add Site Form';
        } else {
            form.style.display = 'none';
            this.textContent = 'Add New Site';
        }
    });
</script>
{% endblock %}
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