From bcd2b709fe93e0ccf4d15bd55f7ac8d4c75e8ca0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: vojkovic <git@vojk.au>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:00:04 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] [mod] theme: improve thumbnails display on results page

Deletes thumbnails instead of showing an error image and also moves them to the right side. Also gives them a background and makes them into rounded 4:3 rectangles for better ui.
---
 client/simple/src/js/main/results.ts          | 31 ++++++----
 client/simple/src/less/style.less             | 60 +++++++++++++------
 searx/templates/simple/macros.html            | 16 ++++-
 .../simple/result_templates/packages.html     |  1 +
 .../simple/result_templates/videos.html       |  6 +-
 5 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/client/simple/src/js/main/results.ts b/client/simple/src/js/main/results.ts
index 29cab399a..d3b22955c 100644
--- a/client/simple/src/js/main/results.ts
+++ b/client/simple/src/js/main/results.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { listen, mutable, settings } from "../toolkit.ts";
 import { assertElement } from "../util/assertElement.ts";
 
 let imgTimeoutID: number;
+const loadErrorSrc = `${settings.theme_static_path}/img/img_load_error.svg`;
 
 const imageLoader = (resultElement: HTMLElement): void => {
   if (imgTimeoutID) clearTimeout(imgTimeoutID);
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ const imageLoader = (resultElement: HTMLElement): void => {
   // use thumbnail until full image loads
   const thumbnail = resultElement.querySelector<HTMLImageElement>(".image_thumbnail");
   if (thumbnail) {
-    if (thumbnail.src === `${settings.theme_static_path}/img/img_load_error.svg`) return;
+    if (thumbnail.src === loadErrorSrc) return;
 
     imgElement.onerror = (): void => {
       imgElement.src = thumbnail.src;
@@ -35,17 +36,27 @@ const imageLoader = (resultElement: HTMLElement): void => {
   }, 1000) as unknown as number;
 };
 
-const imageThumbnails: NodeListOf<HTMLImageElement> = document.querySelectorAll<HTMLImageElement>(
-  "#urls img.image_thumbnail, img.thumbnail"
-);
-for (const thumbnail of imageThumbnails) {
-  if (thumbnail.complete && thumbnail.naturalWidth === 0) {
-    thumbnail.src = `${settings.theme_static_path}/img/img_load_error.svg`;
+const hideBrokenThumbnail = (img: HTMLImageElement): void => {
+  if (img.classList.contains("thumbnail")) {
+    img.closest("a.thumbnail_link")?.remove();
+    return;
   }
+  if (img.classList.contains("image_thumbnail") && img.src !== loadErrorSrc) {
+    img.src = loadErrorSrc;
+  }
+};
 
-  thumbnail.onerror = (): void => {
-    thumbnail.src = `${settings.theme_static_path}/img/img_load_error.svg`;
-  };
+document.addEventListener(
+  "error",
+  (event: Event) => {
+    const img = event.target;
+    if (img instanceof HTMLImageElement) hideBrokenThumbnail(img);
+  },
+  true
+);
+// some images may have already failed
+for (const img of document.querySelectorAll<HTMLImageElement>("img.thumbnail, #urls img.image_thumbnail")) {
+  if (img.complete && img.naturalWidth === 0) hideBrokenThumbnail(img);
 }
 
 const copyUrlButton: HTMLButtonElement | null =
diff --git a/client/simple/src/less/style.less b/client/simple/src/less/style.less
index 46ba5d491..3bb13e80f 100644
--- a/client/simple/src/less/style.less
+++ b/client/simple/src/less/style.less
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ article[data-vim-selected].category-social {
     font-size: 1rem;
     color: var(--color-result-url-font);
     flex-flow: row nowrap;
+    flex: 1;
+    min-width: 0;
     overflow: hidden;
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0;
@@ -305,22 +307,44 @@ article[data-vim-selected].category-social {
 
   a.thumbnail_link {
     position: relative;
-    margin-top: 0.6rem;
-    .ltr-margin-right(1rem);
-    .ltr-float-left();
+    display: block;
+    .ltr-float-right();
+    .ltr-margin-left(0.5rem);
+    width: 8rem;
+    aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
+    border-radius: 0.5rem;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    background: var(--color-result-border);
+
+    img.thumbnail_bg {
+      position: absolute;
+      inset: 0;
+      width: 100%;
+      height: 100%;
+      object-fit: cover;
+      filter: blur(0.25rem);
+      pointer-events: none;
+    }
 
     img.thumbnail {
-      width: 7rem;
-      height: unset; // remove height value that was needed for lazy loading
+      position: relative;
+      width: 100%;
+      height: 100%;
+      object-fit: contain;
       display: block;
     }
 
     .thumbnail_length {
       .image-label-bottom-right();
       right: 6px;
+      z-index: 1;
     }
   }
 
+  .result_inner {
+    overflow: hidden;
+  }
+
   .break {
     clear: both;
   }
@@ -408,8 +432,12 @@ article[data-vim-selected].category-social {
 }
 
 .result-videos {
-  a.thumbnail_link img.thumbnail {
-    width: 20rem;
+  a.thumbnail_link {
+    .ltr-float-left();
+    .ltr-margin-right(1rem);
+    .ltr-margin-left(0);
+    width: 10rem !important;
+    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9 !important;
   }
 
   .content {
@@ -433,6 +461,8 @@ article[data-vim-selected].category-social {
 
 .engines {
   .ltr-float-right();
+  clear: both;
+  margin-top: 0.5rem;
   display: flex;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
   justify-content: flex-end;
@@ -930,10 +960,6 @@ summary.title {
   }
 
   .result {
-    .thumbnail {
-      max-width: 98%;
-    }
-
     .url {
       span.url {
         display: block;
@@ -1144,13 +1170,11 @@ summary.title {
 */
 
 @media screen and (max-width: @small-phone) {
-  .result-videos {
-    img.thumbnail {
-      float: none !important;
-    }
-
-    .content {
-      overflow: inherit;
+  .result {
+    a.thumbnail_link {
+      aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
+      width: 7rem;
+      border-radius: 1.25rem;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/macros.html b/searx/templates/simple/macros.html
index 8941b6820..4e9ce324b 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/macros.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/macros.html
@@ -17,9 +17,21 @@
     {{ result_open_link(url, classes) }}{{ title }}{{ result_close_link() }}
 {%- endmacro -%}
 
+<!-- Draw result thumbnail -->
+{% macro result_thumbnail(result, image_proxify) -%}
+  {%- if result.thumbnail -%}
+  {%- set thumb_src = image_proxify(result.thumbnail) -%}
+  {{ result_open_link(result.url, classes='thumbnail_link') -}}
+  <img class="thumbnail_bg" src="{{ thumb_src }}" alt="" aria-hidden="true"><img class="thumbnail" src="{{ thumb_src }}" alt="" loading="lazy">{%- if result.length -%}<span class="thumbnail_length">{{ result.length }}</span>{%- endif -%}
+  {{- result_close_link() -}}
+  {%- endif -%}
+{%- endmacro -%}
+
 <!-- Draw result header -->
-{% macro result_header(result, favicons, image_proxify) -%}
+{% macro result_header(result, favicons, image_proxify, thumbnail=True) -%}
 <article class="result {% if result['template'] %}result-{{ result.template|replace('.html', '') }}{% else %}result-default{% endif %} {% if result['category'] %}category-{{ result['category'] }}{% endif %}">
+  {%- if thumbnail %}{{ result_thumbnail(result, image_proxify) }}{% endif -%}
+  <div class="result_inner">
   {{- result_open_link(result.url, "url_header") -}}
   {%- if favicon_resolver != "" %}
   <div class="favicon"><img loading="lazy" src="{{ favicon_url(result.parsed_url.netloc) }}"></div>
@@ -30,7 +42,6 @@
     {%- endfor %}
   </div>
   {{- result_close_link() -}}
-  {%- if result.thumbnail %}{{ result_open_link(result.url, classes='thumbnail_link') }}<img class="thumbnail" src="{{ image_proxify(result.thumbnail) }}" title="{{ result.title|striptags }}" loading="lazy">{%- if result.length -%}<span class="thumbnail_length">{{ result.length }}</span>{%- endif -%}{{ result_close_link() }}{% endif -%}
   <h3>{{ result_link(result.url, result.title|safe) }}</h3>
 {%- endmacro -%}
 
@@ -46,6 +57,7 @@
 
 <!-- Draw result sub footer -->
 {%- macro result_sub_footer(result) -%}
+</div>
 <div class="engines">
   {% for engine in result.engines %}<span>{{ engine }}</span>{% endfor %}
   {{ icon_small('ellipsis-vertical') + result_link(cache_url + result.url, _('cached'), "cache_link") }}
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/result_templates/packages.html b/searx/templates/simple/result_templates/packages.html
index 8608621ba..12acbe39f 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/result_templates/packages.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/result_templates/packages.html
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     </div>
   {%- endif -%}
 </div>{{- '' -}}
+</div>
 <div class="break"></div>
 
 {{- result_footer(result) }}
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/result_templates/videos.html b/searx/templates/simple/result_templates/videos.html
index a336c25ed..7e32306b1 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/result_templates/videos.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/result_templates/videos.html
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-{% from 'simple/macros.html' import iframe, result_header, result_sub_header, result_sub_footer, result_footer with context %}
+{% from 'simple/macros.html' import iframe, result_header, result_sub_header, result_sub_footer, result_footer, result_thumbnail with context %}
 
-{{ result_header(result, favicons, image_proxify) }}
+{{ result_header(result, favicons, image_proxify, thumbnail=False) }}
 {{ result_sub_header(result) }}
 {% if result.iframe_src -%}
 <p class="altlink"> <a class="btn-collapse collapsed media-loader disabled_if_nojs" data-target="#result-video-{{ index }}" data-btn-text-collapsed="{{ _('show video') }}" data-btn-text-not-collapsed="{{ _('hide video') }}">{{ icon_small('film') }} {{ _('show video') }}</a></p>
 {%- endif %}
+{{ result_thumbnail(result, image_proxify) }}
 {%- if result.content %}
   <p class="content">
     {{ result.content|safe }}
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@
     {{ _('This site did not provide any description.')|safe }}
   </p>
 {% endif -%}
-</p>
 {{- result_sub_footer(result) -}}
 {% if result.iframe_src -%}
 <div id="result-video-{{ index }}" class="embedded-video invisible">