diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index a3887b5c441..070f5a99f8f 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -1549,10 +1549,12 @@ engines:
 
   - name: wikibooks
     engine: mediawiki
+    weight: 0.5
     shortcut: wb
     categories: [general, wikimedia]
     base_url: "https://{language}.wikibooks.org/"
     search_type: text
+    disabled: true
     about:
       website: https://www.wikibooks.org/
       wikidata_id: Q367
@@ -1570,10 +1572,12 @@ engines:
 
   - name: wikiquote
     engine: mediawiki
+    weight: 0.5
     shortcut: wq
     categories: [general, wikimedia]
     base_url: "https://{language}.wikiquote.org/"
     search_type: text
+    disabled: true
     additional_tests:
       rosebud: *test_rosebud
     about:
@@ -1582,6 +1586,7 @@ engines:
 
   - name: wikisource
     engine: mediawiki
+    weight: 0.5
     shortcut: ws
     categories: [general, wikimedia]
     base_url: "https://{language}.wikisource.org/"
@@ -1596,6 +1601,7 @@ engines:
     categories: [general, science, wikimedia]
     base_url: "https://species.wikimedia.org/"
     search_type: text
+    disabled: true
     about:
       website: https://species.wikimedia.org/
       wikidata_id: Q13679
@@ -1612,20 +1618,24 @@ engines:
 
   - name: wikiversity
     engine: mediawiki
+    weight: 0.5
     shortcut: wv
     categories: [general, wikimedia]
     base_url: "https://{language}.wikiversity.org/"
     search_type: text
+    disabled: true
     about:
       website: https://www.wikiversity.org/
       wikidata_id: Q370
 
   - name: wikivoyage
     engine: mediawiki
+    weight: 0.5
     shortcut: wy
     categories: [general, wikimedia]
     base_url: "https://{language}.wikivoyage.org/"
     search_type: text
+    disabled: true
     about:
       website: https://www.wikivoyage.org/
       wikidata_id: Q373