fix: Add '@' prefix to search engine shortcuts in guide

Updated examples to include '@' prefix for search shortcuts.

Signed-off-by: JM (Jason Meridth) <[email protected]>

Author: jmeridth

content/posts/2025-06-08-chromium-search-engines.md

@@ -8,24 +8,26 @@ tags:
 - developer-experience
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+UPDATE (7/31/2025): Prefixing the search shortcut value with an `@` ensures the browser doesn't mistake it for a regular search instead of a shortcut.
+
 TL;DR: Managing search engines in Chromium-based browsers can significantly enhance your browsing efficiency. Here's how to do it. aka chrome://settings/searchEngines
 
 I am a keyboard user more than a mouse user. I don't tend to use bookmarks in my browser. I prefer to use "shortcuts" in my browser's address bar to quickly access different websites. The aliases are entries into my Chromium-based browser's settings, search engines. This allows me to type a keyword followed by a search term to quickly navigate to the desired site or perform a search.
 
-Example: typing `blog` goes to this repository, https://github.com/jmeridth/jmeridth.github.io. Another option typing `tags`, tabbing and then typing `go` will result in the url https://jmeridth.github.io/tags/go.
+Example: typing `@blog` goes to this repository, https://github.com/jmeridth/jmeridth.github.io. Another option typing `@tags`, tabbing and then typing `go` will result in the url https://jmeridth.github.io/tags/go.
 
 Both of these can be created by going to the search engines settings in your browser. In Chromium-based browsers, you can access this by navigating to `chrome://settings/searchEngines`. Here, you can add new search engines or edit existing ones.
 
 To add a new search engine, click on "Add" and fill in the following fields:
 - **Search engine**: A name for the search engine (e.g., "Blog").
-- **Keyword**: A keyword that you will type in the address bar to trigger this search engine (e.g., "blog").
+- **Keyword**: A keyword that you will type in the address bar to trigger this search engine (e.g., "@blog").
 - **URL with %s in place of query**: The URL you want to navigate to, with `%s` as a placeholder for the search term (e.g., `
 
-For `blog`, the Name would be `blog`, Shortcut would be `blog`, and URL would be `https://github.com/jmeridth/jmeridth.github.io`.
+For `blog`, the Name would be `blog`, Shortcut would be `@blog`, and URL would be `https://github.com/jmeridth/jmeridth.github.io`.
 
 ![Chromium Search Engine Blog](/img/chromiumsearchengine_blog.png)
 
-For `tags`, the Name would be `tags`, Shortcut would be `tags`, and URL would be `https://jmeridth.github.io/tags/%s`.
+For `tags`, the Name would be `tags`, Shortcut would be `@tags`, and URL would be `https://jmeridth.github.io/tags/%s`.
 
 ![Chromium Search Engine Tags](/img/chromiumsearchengine_tags.png)