diff --git a/.github/FUNDING.yml b/.github/FUNDING.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4dcf598903e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/FUNDING.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+github: [tiekoettercom]
+custom: https://www.tiekoetter.com/donate/
diff --git a/searx/engines/wikipedia.py b/searx/engines/wikipedia.py
index 187915d65f1e..18332bca9582 100644
--- a/searx/engines/wikipedia.py
+++ b/searx/engines/wikipedia.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 
 """
 
+import re
 import urllib.parse
 import babel
 
@@ -186,9 +187,17 @@ def response(resp):
 
     _network.raise_for_httperror(resp)
 
+    from searx.preferences import hostname_replace_choice  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+
     api_result = resp.json()
     title = utils.html_to_text(api_result.get('titles', {}).get('display') or api_result.get('title'))
     wikipedia_link = api_result['content_urls']['desktop']['page']
+    if hostname_replace_choice == "on":
+        wikipedia_link = (
+            re.sub(r'(.*\.)wikipedia\.org', 'https://wikiless.tiekoetter.com', wikipedia_link)
+            + "?lang="
+            + api_result['content_urls']['desktop']['page'][8:10]
+        )
 
     if "list" in display_type or api_result.get('type') != 'standard':
         # show item in the result list if 'list' is in the display options or it
diff --git a/searx/infopage/de/donate.md b/searx/infopage/de/donate.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..555c84510113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/searx/infopage/de/donate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Spenden
+
+## An Tiekoetter.com spenden
+
+Tiekoetter.com unterstützen: [https://www.tiekoetter.com/spenden](https://www.tiekoetter.com/spenden)
diff --git a/searx/infopage/en/donate.md b/searx/infopage/en/donate.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2863fa6026b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/searx/infopage/en/donate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Donate
+
+## Donate to Tiekoetter.com
+
+Support Tiekoetter.com: [https://www.tiekoetter.com/en/donate](https://www.tiekoetter.com/en/donate/)
diff --git a/searx/network/network.py b/searx/network/network.py
index 453c8d2fc061..b709188f5ae2 100644
--- a/searx/network/network.py
+++ b/searx/network/network.py
@@ -303,13 +303,6 @@ def get_network(name=None):
 def check_network_configuration():
     async def check():
         exception_count = 0
-        for network in NETWORKS.values():
-            if network.using_tor_proxy:
-                try:
-                    await network.get_client()
-                except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
-                    network._logger.exception('Error')  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-                    exception_count += 1
         return exception_count
 
     future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(check(), get_loop())
diff --git a/searx/preferences.py b/searx/preferences.py
index 4b7494ac2141..faf6460b0b5f 100644
--- a/searx/preferences.py
+++ b/searx/preferences.py
@@ -505,8 +505,17 @@ def parse_encoded_data(self, input_data: str):
             dict_data[x] = y[0]
         self.parse_dict(dict_data)
 
+    hostname_replace_choice = "off"
+
     def parse_dict(self, input_data: Dict[str, str]):
         """parse preferences from request (``flask.request.form``)"""
+
+        global hostname_replace_choice  # pylint: disable=global-variable-undefined
+        if 'hostname_replace' in ','.join(self.plugins.enabled):
+            hostname_replace_choice = "on"
+        else:
+            hostname_replace_choice = "off"
+
         for user_setting_name, user_setting in input_data.items():
             if user_setting_name in self.key_value_settings:
                 if self.key_value_settings[user_setting_name].locked:
diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index 8b264eaf631f..1962e0355395 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ general:
   contact_url: false
   # record stats
   enable_metrics: true
+  legal_name: ""
+  legal_url:
 
 brand:
   new_issue_url: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/new
@@ -25,6 +27,9 @@ brand:
   #   links:
   #     Uptime: https://uptime.searxng.org/history/darmarit-org
   #     About: "https://searxng.org"
+  website_name: ""
+  website_url:
+  donate_url:
 
 search:
   # Filter results. 0: None, 1: Moderate, 2: Strict
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/base.html b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
index 4aeab383a0a8..b470f76e88cd 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/base.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="description" content="SearXNG — a privacy-respecting, open metasearch engine">
   <meta name="keywords" content="SearXNG, search, search engine, metasearch, meta search">
-  <meta name="generator" content="searxng/{{ searx_version }}">
+  <meta name="generator" content="searxng/{{ searx_version_custom }}">
   <meta name="referrer" content="no-referrer">
   <meta name="robots" content="noarchive">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
@@ -65,13 +65,16 @@
   </main>
   <footer>
     <p>
-    {{ _('Powered by') }} <a href="{{ url_for('info', pagename='about') }}">searxng</a> - {{ searx_version }} — {{ _('a privacy-respecting, open metasearch engine') }}<br>
+    {{ _('Powered by') }} <a href="{{ url_for('info', pagename='about') }}">searxng</a> - {{ searx_version_custom }} — {{ _('a privacy-respecting, open metasearch engine') }}<br>
         <a href="{{ searx_git_url }}">{{ _('Source code') }}</a>
         | <a href="{{ get_setting('brand.issue_url') }}">{{ _('Issue tracker') }}</a>
         {% if enable_metrics %}| <a href="{{ url_for('stats') }}">{{ _('Engine stats') }}</a>{% endif %}
         {% if get_setting('brand.public_instances') %}
         | <a href="{{ get_setting('brand.public_instances') }}">{{ _('Public instances') }}</a>
         {% endif %}
+        {% if get_setting('brand.website_url') and get_setting('brand.website_name') %} | <a href="{{ get_setting('brand.website_url') }}">{{ get_setting('brand.website_name') }}</a>{% endif %}
+        {% if get_setting('brand.donate_url') %} | <a href="{{ get_setting('brand.donate_url') }}">{{ _('Donate') }}</a>{% endif %}
+        {% if get_setting('general.legal_url') and get_setting('general.legal_name') %} | <a href="{{ get_setting('general.legal_url') }}">{{ get_setting('general.legal_name') }}</a>{% endif %}
         {% if get_setting('general.privacypolicy_url') %}
         | <a href="{{ get_setting('general.privacypolicy_url') }}">{{ _('Privacy policy') }}</a>
         {% endif %}
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/new_issue.html b/searx/templates/simple/new_issue.html
index ba7997bd411f..e08c93c91290 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/new_issue.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/new_issue.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 {% if searx_git_url and searx_git_url != 'unknow' %}
 Repository: {{ searx_git_url }}
 Branch: {{ searx_git_branch }}
-Version: {{ searx_version }}
+Version: {{ searx_version_custom }}
 <!-- Check if these values are correct -->
 
 {% else %}
diff --git a/searx/version.py b/searx/version.py
index d2013808ba40..d6df79a5edad 100644
--- a/searx/version.py
+++ b/searx/version.py
@@ -76,6 +76,29 @@ def get_git_version():
     return git_version, tag_version, docker_tag
 
 
+def get_git_version_upstream():
+    try:
+        git_commit_date_hash = subprocess_run(r"git show -s --date='format:%-Y.%-m.%-d' --format='%cd+%h' origin/pull")
+        git_version = git_commit_date_hash
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        git_commit_date_hash = subprocess_run(r"git show -s --date='format:%-Y.%-m.%-d' --format='%cd+%h'")
+        git_version = git_commit_date_hash
+    # add "+dirty" suffix if there are uncommited changes except searx/settings.yml
+    try:
+        subprocess_run("git diff --quiet -- . ':!searx/settings.yml' ':!utils/brand.env'")
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        if e.returncode == 1:
+            git_version += "+dirty"
+        else:
+            logger.warning('"%s" returns an unexpected return code %i', e.returncode, e.cmd)
+    return git_version
+
+
+def get_git_fork_commit():
+    git_commit_date_hash = subprocess_run(r"git show -s --format='%h'")
+    return git_commit_date_hash
+
+
 try:
     vf = importlib.import_module('searx.version_frozen')
     VERSION_STRING, VERSION_TAG, DOCKER_TAG, GIT_URL, GIT_BRANCH = (
@@ -99,6 +122,9 @@ def get_git_version():
         logger.error("%s is not found, fallback to the default version", ex.filename)
 
 
+VERSION_STRING_UPSTREAM = get_git_version_upstream()
+FORK_COMMIT = get_git_fork_commit()
+
 logger.info("version: %s", VERSION_STRING)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
@@ -113,6 +139,8 @@ def get_git_version():
 VERSION_STRING = "{VERSION_STRING}"
 VERSION_TAG = "{VERSION_TAG}"
 DOCKER_TAG = "{DOCKER_TAG}"
+VERSION_STRING_UPSTREAM = "{VERSION_STRING_UPSTREAM}"
+FORK_COMMIT = "{FORK_COMMIT}"
 GIT_URL = "{GIT_URL}"
 GIT_BRANCH = "{GIT_BRANCH}"
 """
@@ -126,6 +154,8 @@ def get_git_version():
 VERSION_STRING="{VERSION_STRING}"
 VERSION_TAG="{VERSION_TAG}"
 DOCKER_TAG="{DOCKER_TAG}"
+VERSION_STRING_UPSTREAM = "{VERSION_STRING_UPSTREAM}"
+FORK_COMMIT = "{FORK_COMMIT}"
 GIT_URL="{GIT_URL}"
 GIT_BRANCH="{GIT_BRANCH}"
 """
diff --git a/searx/webapp.py b/searx/webapp.py
index dd79defcb2fc..78d9924a9d9e 100755
--- a/searx/webapp.py
+++ b/searx/webapp.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     gen_useragent,
     dict_subset,
 )
-from searx.version import VERSION_STRING, GIT_URL, GIT_BRANCH
+from searx.version import VERSION_STRING, VERSION_STRING_UPSTREAM, FORK_COMMIT, GIT_URL, GIT_BRANCH
 from searx.query import RawTextQuery
 from searx.plugins import Plugin, plugins, initialize as plugin_initialize
 from searx.plugins.oa_doi_rewrite import get_doi_resolver
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ def render(template_name: str, **kwargs):
     kwargs['search_formats'] = [x for x in settings['search']['formats'] if x != 'html']
     kwargs['instance_name'] = get_setting('general.instance_name')
     kwargs['searx_version'] = VERSION_STRING
+    kwargs['searx_version_custom'] = str(VERSION_STRING_UPSTREAM) + " (" + str(FORK_COMMIT) + ")"
     kwargs['searx_git_url'] = GIT_URL
     kwargs['enable_metrics'] = get_setting('general.enable_metrics')
     kwargs['get_setting'] = get_setting
@@ -1301,7 +1302,7 @@ def config():
             'autocomplete': settings['search']['autocomplete'],
             'safe_search': settings['search']['safe_search'],
             'default_theme': settings['ui']['default_theme'],
-            'version': VERSION_STRING,
+            'version': str(VERSION_STRING_UPSTREAM) + " (" + str(FORK_COMMIT) + ")",
             'brand': {
                 'PRIVACYPOLICY_URL': get_setting('general.privacypolicy_url'),
                 'CONTACT_URL': get_setting('general.contact_url'),
diff --git a/tests/robot/settings_robot.yml b/tests/robot/settings_robot.yml
index ddf14bcbed7f..d9d361166cd1 100644
--- a/tests/robot/settings_robot.yml
+++ b/tests/robot/settings_robot.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 general:
   debug: false
   instance_name: "searx_test"
+  legal_name: "test_legal"
+  legal_url: http://example.org/legal
 
 brand:
   git_url: https://github.com/searxng/searxng
@@ -10,6 +12,9 @@ brand:
   docs_url: https://docs.searxng.org
   public_instances: https://searx.space
   wiki_url: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/wiki
+  website_name: "test_website1"
+  website_url: http://example.org/website1
+  donate_url: http://example.org/website2
 
 search:
   language: "all"