diff --git a/docs/admin/settings/settings_server.rst b/docs/admin/settings/settings_server.rst
index cf480683e..e2dddc1d2 100644
--- a/docs/admin/settings/settings_server.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/settings/settings_server.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
        limiter: false
        public_instance: false
        image_proxy: false
+       method: "GET"
        default_http_headers:
          X-Content-Type-Options : nosniff
          X-Download-Options : noopen
@@ -50,8 +51,14 @@
 ``image_proxy`` : ``$SEARXNG_IMAGE_PROXY``
   Allow your instance of SearXNG of being able to proxy images.  Uses memory space.
 
+``method`` : ``GET`` | ``POST``
+  HTTP method.  By defaults ``GET`` is used / The ``POST`` method has the
+  advantage with some WEB browsers that the history is not easy to read, but
+  there are also various disadvantages that sometimes severely restrict the ease
+  of use for the user (e.g. back button to jump back to the previous search
+  page and drag & drop of search term to new tabs do not work as expected).
+
 .. _HTTP headers: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers
 
 ``default_http_headers`` :
   Set additional HTTP headers, see `#755 <https://github.com/searx/searx/issues/715>`__
-
diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index 9e23a2615..4ff67de09 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ server:
   http_protocol_version: "1.0"
   # POST queries are more secure as they don't show up in history but may cause
   # problems when using Firefox containers
-  method: "POST"
+  method: "GET"
   default_http_headers:
     X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
     X-Download-Options: noopen
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ ui:
 # Lock arbitrary settings on the preferences page.  To find the ID of the user
 # setting you want to lock, check the ID of the form on the page "preferences".
 #
-# preferences:
-#   lock:
+preferences:
+  lock:
+    - method
 #     - language
 #     - autocomplete
-#     - method
 #     - query_in_title
 
 # searx supports result proxification using an external service: