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Stats: Categorize Ecosia referrer as a Search Engine

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[Feature] Stats [Pri] Normal Enhancement
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Description

Ecosia https://www.ecosia.org/ is becoming a very popular search engine, with its focus on both privacy and combating climate change.

Currently, it appears as a standard referrer, not a search engine:

Screen Shot 2020-07-30 at 3 49 37 PM

It would be nice if it was categorized as a search engine along with the rest for better organization.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by locating the Stats referrer classification entry point and the existing search-engine definitions. Verify how Ecosia is currently categorized, then confirm that it appears with the other search engines in the relevant Stats view; the issue provides no file or test path.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
analytics
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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