diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index cdcf95e..1f6a310 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 from werkzeug.middleware.proxy_fix import ProxyFix
 
+from app.utils.misc import read_config_bool
+
 app = Flask(__name__, static_folder=os.path.dirname(
     os.path.abspath(__file__)) + '/static')
 
@@ -25,12 +27,12 @@ dot_env_path = (
     '../whoogle.env'))
 
 # Load .env file if enabled
-if os.getenv('WHOOGLE_DOTENV', ''):
+if read_config_bool('WHOOGLE_DOTENV'):
     load_dotenv(dot_env_path)
 
 app.default_key = generate_user_key()
 
-if os.getenv('HTTPS_ONLY'):
+if read_config_bool('HTTPS_ONLY'):
     app.config['SESSION_COOKIE_NAME'] = '__Secure-session'
     app.config['SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE'] = True
 
diff --git a/app/filter.py b/app/filter.py
index 8f15195..cd07318 100644
--- a/app/filter.py
+++ b/app/filter.py
@@ -454,8 +454,11 @@ class Filter:
         if any(url in link_netloc for url in unsupported_g_pages):
             # FIXME: The "Shopping" tab requires further filtering (see #136)
             # Temporarily removing all links to that tab for now.
-
+            
+            # Replaces the /url google unsupported link to the direct url
+            link['href'] = link_netloc
             parent = link.parent
+
             if 'google.com/preferences?hl=' in link_netloc:
                 # Handle case where a search is performed in a different
                 # language than what is configured. This usually returns a
diff --git a/app/static/settings/languages.json b/app/static/settings/languages.json
index 5ecc6fd..3aa0575 100644
--- a/app/static/settings/languages.json
+++ b/app/static/settings/languages.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
   {"name": "Italian (Italiano)", "value": "lang_it"},
   {"name": "Japanese (日本語)", "value": "lang_ja"},
   {"name": "Korean (한국어)", "value": "lang_ko"},
+  {"name": "Kurdish (Kurdî)", "value": "lang_ku"},
   {"name": "Latvian (Latvietis)", "value": "lang_lv"},
   {"name": "Lithuanian (Lietuvis)", "value": "lang_lt"},
   {"name": "Norwegian (Norwegian)", "value": "lang_no"},
diff --git a/app/static/settings/translations.json b/app/static/settings/translations.json
index c3ce647..23dd454 100644
--- a/app/static/settings/translations.json
+++ b/app/static/settings/translations.json
@@ -783,5 +783,51 @@
         "news": "뉴스",
         "books": "도서",
         "anon-view": "익명 보기"
+    },
+    "lang_ku": {
+        "search": "Lêgerîn",
+        "config": "Pevsazî",
+        "config-country": "Welat",
+        "config-lang": "Zimanê Navrûyê",
+        "config-lang-search": "Zimanê Lêgerînê",
+        "config-near": "Nêzîk",
+        "config-near-help": "Navê Bajêr",
+        "config-block": "Astengkirin",
+        "config-block-help": "Lîsteya malperê ya ji hev veqetandî bi rêya bêhnok",
+        "config-block-title": "Bi ya Sernavê Asteng bike",
+        "config-block-title-help": "regex bi kar bîne",
+        "config-block-url": "Bi ya URL asteng bike",
+        "config-block-url-help": "regex bi kar bîne",
+        "config-theme": "Rûkar",
+        "config-nojs": "Javascript Rake di Nîşandanên Nenenas de",
+        "config-anon-view": "Girêdanên Nenas Nîşan bide",
+        "config-dark": "Awaya Tarî",
+        "config-safe": "Lêgerîna Parastî",
+        "config-alts": "Girêdanên Medya Civakî Biguherîne",
+        "config-alts-help": "Girêdanên Twitter/YouTube/Instagram/hwd biguherîne bi alternatîvên ku ji taybetiyê re rêzê digrin.",
+        "config-new-tab": "Girêdanan di Rûgereke Nû de Veke",
+        "config-images": "Lêgerîna Wêne bi Mezinahiya Tevahî",
+        "config-images-help": "(Ezmûnî) Vebijêrka 'Wêneyê Nîşan bide' tevlî lêgerînên wêneyê yê sermaseyê bike. Ev ê bibe sedem ku encamê çareseriya wêneyn nîşanê kêmtir bibe.",
+        "config-tor": "Tor bi kar bîne",
+        "config-get-only": "Daxwazan bi Dest Bixe",
+        "config-url": "Reha URL",
+        "config-css": "CSS kesane bike",
+        "load": "Bar bike",
+        "apply": "Bisepîne",
+        "save-as": "Biparêze wekî...",
+        "github-link": "Li ser GitHub Nîşan bide",
+        "translate": "werger",
+        "light": "ronî",
+        "dark": "tarî",
+        "system": "pergal",
+        "ratelimit": "Mînak bi rêjeya sînorkirî ye",
+        "continue-search": "Lêgerîna xwe bi Farside bidomîne",
+        "all": "Hemû",
+        "images": "Wêne",
+        "maps": "Nexşe",
+        "videos": "Vîdyo",
+        "news": "Nûçe",
+        "books": "Pirtûk",
+        "anon-view": "Dîtina Nenas"
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/utils/misc.py b/app/utils/misc.py
index 0ef07c6..9a1b471 100644
--- a/app/utils/misc.py
+++ b/app/utils/misc.py
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ def gen_file_hash(path: str, static_file: str) -> str:
 
 def read_config_bool(var: str) -> bool:
     val = os.getenv(var, '0')
-    if val.isdigit():
-        return bool(int(val))
-    return False
+    # user can specify one of the following values as 'true' inputs (all
+    # variants with upper case letters will also work):
+    # ('true', 't', '1', 'yes', 'y')
+    val = val.lower() in ('true', 't', '1', 'yes', 'y')
+    return val
 
 
 def get_client_ip(r: Request) -> str:
diff --git a/app/utils/results.py b/app/utils/results.py
index b05f402..833e3e5 100644
--- a/app/utils/results.py
+++ b/app/utils/results.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ BLACKLIST = [
     'Reklama', 'Реклама', 'Anunț', '광고', 'annons', 'Annonse', 'Iklan',
     '広告', 'Augl.', 'Mainos', 'Advertentie', 'إعلان', 'Գովազդ', 'विज्ञापन',
     'Reklam', 'آگهی', 'Reklāma', 'Reklaam', 'Διαφήμιση', 'מודעה', 'Hirdetés',
-    'Anúncio'
+    'Anúncio', 'Quảng cáo'
 ]
 
 SITE_ALTS = {