diff --git a/baidu/parse_html.go b/baidu/parse_html.go
index bbfe00f..caa78b4 100644
--- a/baidu/parse_html.go
+++ b/baidu/parse_html.go
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ func baiduResultSelector() string {
 
 func parseBaiduSelection(sel *goquery.Selection) []core.SearchResult {
 	var results []core.SearchResult
-	rank := 1
-	adRank := 1
-	absoluteRank := 1
+	rank := core.NewRankState(0)
 
 	sel.Each(func(_ int, item *goquery.Selection) {
 		isAd := baiduSelectionHasAdMarker(item)
@@ -120,14 +118,7 @@ func parseBaiduSelection(sel *goquery.Selection) []core.SearchResult {
 			desc = strings.TrimSpace(strings.Replace(full, title, "", 1))
 		}
 
-		resultRank := rank
-		if isAd {
-			resultRank = adRank
-			adRank++
-		} else {
-			rank++
-		}
-
+		resultRank, absoluteRank := rank.Next(isAd)
 		results = append(results, core.SearchResult{
 			Rank:         resultRank,
 			AbsoluteRank: absoluteRank,
@@ -136,7 +127,6 @@ func parseBaiduSelection(sel *goquery.Selection) []core.SearchResult {
 			Description:  desc,
 			Ad:           isAd,
 		})
-		absoluteRank++
 	})
 
 	// Re-rank sequentially after dedup so callers get a clean 1..N sequence
diff --git a/bing/parse_html.go b/bing/parse_html.go
index 1050f7b..32ac356 100644
--- a/bing/parse_html.go
+++ b/bing/parse_html.go
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ func ParseHTML(r io.Reader) ([]core.SearchResult, error) {
 
 func parseBingDocument(doc *goquery.Document) []core.SearchResult {
 	var results []core.SearchResult
-	rank := 1
-	adRank := 1
-	absoluteRank := 1
+	rank := core.NewRankState(0)
 
 	doc.Find(Selectors.ResultItems).Each(func(_ int, item *goquery.Selection) {
 		isAd := item.Is(Selectors.Ads)
@@ -41,99 +39,89 @@ func parseBingDocument(doc *goquery.Document) []core.SearchResult {
 		if titleTag.Length() == 0 {
 			return
 		}
+		href, _ := titleTag.Attr("href")
+		title := bingDocumentTitle(item, titleTag)
+		desc := bingDocumentDescription(item, title)
 
-		link, exists := titleTag.Attr("href")
-		if !exists || link == "" || link == "#" {
-			return
+		if res, ok := assembleBingRow(href, title, desc, isAd, rank); ok {
+			results = append(results, res)
 		}
-
-		title := firstNonEmptyAttr(titleTag, "aria-label", "title")
-		if title == "" {
-			title = normalizeWhitespace(titleTag.Text())
-		}
-		if title == "" {
-			title = extractFirstText(item, Selectors.TitleFallbacks)
-		}
-		if title == "" {
-			return
-		}
-
-		desc := descriptionFromItem(item, title)
-
-		resultRank := rank
-		if isAd {
-			resultRank = adRank
-			adRank++
-		} else {
-			rank++
-		}
-
-		results = append(results, core.SearchResult{
-			Rank:         resultRank,
-			AbsoluteRank: absoluteRank,
-			URL:          link,
-			Title:        title,
-			Description:  desc,
-			Ad:           isAd,
-		})
-		absoluteRank++
 	})
 
 	return core.AttachFeaturesToFirstResult(core.DeduplicateResults(results), extractBingFeatures(doc))
 }
 
-func extractFirstText(item *goquery.Selection, selectors []string) string {
-	for _, selector := range selectors {
-		if tag := item.Find(selector).First(); tag.Length() > 0 {
-			if text := normalizeWhitespace(tag.Text()); text != "" {
-				return text
-			}
-			if label := firstNonEmptyAttr(tag, "aria-label", "title"); label != "" {
-				return label
-			}
+// assembleBingRow validates an already-extracted Bing row and assigns ranks.
+// Shared by the rod (browser) and goquery (raw / parse) parsers, which differ
+// only in how they pull title/href/desc out of the DOM.
+func assembleBingRow(href, title, desc string, isAd bool, rank *core.RankState) (core.SearchResult, bool) {
+	url := strings.TrimSpace(href)
+	if url == "" || url == "#" || strings.HasPrefix(url, "javascript:") {
+		return core.SearchResult{}, false
+	}
+	if title == "" {
+		return core.SearchResult{}, false
+	}
+
+	resultRank, absoluteRank := rank.Next(isAd)
+	return core.SearchResult{
+		Rank:         resultRank,
+		AbsoluteRank: absoluteRank,
+		URL:          url,
+		Title:        title,
+		Description:  desc,
+		Ad:           isAd,
+	}, true
+}
+
+// bingDocumentTitle reproduces the rod path's title fallback for goquery: the
+// title anchor's aria-label/title attribute, then its text, then any fallback
+// selector's text or aria-label.
+func bingDocumentTitle(item, titleTag *goquery.Selection) string {
+	if title := firstNonEmptyAttr(titleTag, "aria-label", "title"); title != "" {
+		return title
+	}
+	if title := core.NormalizeWhitespace(titleTag.Text()); title != "" {
+		return title
+	}
+	for _, selector := range Selectors.TitleFallbacks {
+		tag := item.Find(selector).First()
+		if tag.Length() == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if text := core.NormalizeWhitespace(tag.Text()); text != "" {
+			return text
+		}
+		if label := firstNonEmptyAttr(tag, "aria-label", "title"); label != "" {
+			return label
 		}
 	}
 	return ""
 }
 
+// bingDocumentDescription reproduces the rod path's 3-selector description
+// fallback plus the strip-title structural fallback. Bing renders snippet text
+// with heavy source-indentation whitespace, so each candidate is collapsed.
+func bingDocumentDescription(item *goquery.Selection, title string) string {
+	for _, selector := range []string{Selectors.DescPrimary, Selectors.DescFallback, Selectors.DescAny} {
+		if tag := item.Find(selector).First(); tag.Length() > 0 {
+			if text := core.NormalizeWhitespace(tag.Text()); text != "" {
+				return text
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return core.NormalizeWhitespace(strings.Replace(item.Text(), title, "", 1))
+}
+
 func firstNonEmptyAttr(item *goquery.Selection, attrs ...string) string {
 	for _, attr := range attrs {
 		value, exists := item.Attr(attr)
 		if !exists {
 			continue
 		}
-		if value = normalizeWhitespace(value); value != "" {
+		if value = core.NormalizeWhitespace(value); value != "" {
 			return value
 		}
 	}
 	return ""
 }
-
-// descriptionFromItem extracts a description using the same 4-step fallback
-// chain as the rod-based browser parser. Bing renders snippet text with heavy
-// source-indentation whitespace, so each candidate is whitespace-collapsed.
-func descriptionFromItem(item *goquery.Selection, title string) string {
-	if descTag := item.Find(Selectors.DescPrimary).First(); descTag.Length() > 0 {
-		if text := normalizeWhitespace(descTag.Text()); text != "" {
-			return text
-		}
-	}
-	if descTag := item.Find(Selectors.DescFallback).First(); descTag.Length() > 0 {
-		if text := normalizeWhitespace(descTag.Text()); text != "" {
-			return text
-		}
-	}
-	if descTag := item.Find(Selectors.DescAny).First(); descTag.Length() > 0 {
-		if text := normalizeWhitespace(descTag.Text()); text != "" {
-			return text
-		}
-	}
-	// Structural fallback: strip title from full text
-	return normalizeWhitespace(strings.Replace(item.Text(), title, "", 1))
-}
-
-// normalizeWhitespace collapses Bing's snippet-markup whitespace into single
-// spaces (see core.NormalizeWhitespace).
-func normalizeWhitespace(s string) string {
-	return core.NormalizeWhitespace(s)
-}
diff --git a/bing/search.go b/bing/search.go
index 47b1e03..ea020f7 100644
--- a/bing/search.go
+++ b/bing/search.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func bingElementMatches(el *rod.Element, selector string) bool {
 	return err == nil && matches
 }
 
-func (bing *Bing) parseResultElement(el *rod.Element, isAd bool, rank, absoluteRank int) (core.SearchResult, bool) {
+func (bing *Bing) parseResultElement(el *rod.Element, isAd bool, rank *core.RankState) (core.SearchResult, bool) {
 	titleSelector := Selectors.Title
 	if isAd {
 		titleSelector = Selectors.AdTitle
@@ -101,16 +101,11 @@ func (bing *Bing) parseResultElement(el *rod.Element, isAd bool, rank, absoluteR
 		bing.logger.Debug("Missing title")
 		return core.SearchResult{}, false
 	}
-
 	href, err := titleElem.Property("href")
 	if err != nil {
 		bing.logger.Debug("Missing URL")
 		return core.SearchResult{}, false
 	}
-	url := strings.TrimSpace(href.String())
-	if url == "" || url == "#" || strings.HasPrefix(url, "javascript:") {
-		return core.SearchResult{}, false
-	}
 
 	title := core.ElementAttribute(titleElem, "aria-label", "title")
 	if title == "" {
@@ -122,10 +117,6 @@ func (bing *Bing) parseResultElement(el *rod.Element, isAd bool, rank, absoluteR
 	if title == "" {
 		title = core.FirstNonEmptyAttribute(el, "aria-label", Selectors.TitleFallbacks...)
 	}
-	if title == "" {
-		bing.logger.Debug("Missing title text")
-		return core.SearchResult{}, false
-	}
 
 	desc := core.FirstNonEmptyText(el, Selectors.DescPrimary, Selectors.DescFallback, Selectors.DescAny)
 	if desc == "" {
@@ -133,14 +124,7 @@ func (bing *Bing) parseResultElement(el *rod.Element, isAd bool, rank, absoluteR
 		desc = core.NormalizeWhitespace(strings.Replace(fullText, title, "", 1))
 	}
 
-	return core.SearchResult{
-		Rank:         rank,
-		AbsoluteRank: absoluteRank,
-		URL:          url,
-		Title:        title,
-		Description:  desc,
-		Ad:           isAd,
-	}, true
+	return assembleBingRow(href.String(), title, desc, isAd, rank)
 }
 
 // Search executes a Bing web search and returns normalized search results.
@@ -192,9 +176,7 @@ func (bing *Bing) Search(ctx context.Context, query core.Query) (results []core.
 	}
 	bing.logger.Info("Found %d organic result containers", totalResults)
 
-	rank := query.Start
-	adRank := 1
-	absoluteRank := query.Start + 1
+	rank := core.NewRankStateAt(query.Start, query.Start+1)
 	for _, result := range resultElements {
 		isAd := bingElementMatches(result, Selectors.Ads)
 		isOrganic := bingElementMatches(result, Selectors.Results)
@@ -202,21 +184,11 @@ func (bing *Bing) Search(ctx context.Context, query core.Query) (results []core.
 			continue
 		}
 
-		resultRank := rank + 1
-		if isAd {
-			resultRank = adRank
-		}
-		srchRes, ok := bing.parseResultElement(result, isAd, resultRank, absoluteRank)
+		srchRes, ok := bing.parseResultElement(result, isAd, rank)
 		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
 		searchResults = append(searchResults, srchRes)
-		absoluteRank++
-		if isAd {
-			adRank++
-		} else {
-			rank++
-		}
 	}
 
 	// Deduplicate results
diff --git a/core/proxy_test.go b/core/proxy_test.go
index a9c6649..d8277fe 100644
--- a/core/proxy_test.go
+++ b/core/proxy_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	socks5 "github.com/armon/go-socks5"
-	xcontext "golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
 type timeoutTestError struct{}
@@ -438,7 +437,7 @@ type staticResolver struct {
 	ip   net.IP
 }
 
-func (r staticResolver) Resolve(ctx xcontext.Context, name string) (xcontext.Context, net.IP, error) {
+func (r staticResolver) Resolve(ctx context.Context, name string) (context.Context, net.IP, error) {
 	if name == r.host {
 		return ctx, r.ip, nil
 	}
diff --git a/core/rank_state.go b/core/rank_state.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed4d552
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/rank_state.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package core
+
+// RankState tracks organic, ad, and absolute ranks for mixed SERP rows.
+type RankState struct {
+	organicRank  int
+	adRank       int
+	absoluteRank int
+}
+
+// NewRankState seeds ranks for a 0-based page on a 10-results-per-page engine.
+func NewRankState(pageNum int) *RankState {
+	return NewRankStateAt(pageNum*10, pageNum*10+1)
+}
+
+// NewRankStateAt seeds ranks from explicit organic and absolute bases.
+func NewRankStateAt(organicBase, absoluteBase int) *RankState {
+	return &RankState{
+		organicRank:  organicBase,
+		adRank:       1,
+		absoluteRank: absoluteBase,
+	}
+}
+
+// Next reserves the rank pair for the next emitted row.
+func (r *RankState) Next(isAd bool) (rank, absoluteRank int) {
+	absoluteRank = r.absoluteRank
+	r.absoluteRank++
+	if isAd {
+		rank = r.adRank
+		r.adRank++
+		return rank, absoluteRank
+	}
+	r.organicRank++
+	return r.organicRank, absoluteRank
+}
+
+// SetSeparatedAdAbsoluteRanks gives separated ad/organic passes one mixed order.
+func SetSeparatedAdAbsoluteRanks(results []SearchResult, start int) {
+	adCount := 0
+	for i := range results {
+		if results[i].Ad {
+			adCount++
+			results[i].AbsoluteRank = start + results[i].Rank
+		}
+	}
+	organicAbsoluteRank := start + adCount + 1
+	for i := range results {
+		if results[i].Ad {
+			continue
+		}
+		results[i].AbsoluteRank = organicAbsoluteRank
+		organicAbsoluteRank++
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/result_rank_test.go b/core/result_rank_test.go
index 47fc03f..da1f535 100644
--- a/core/result_rank_test.go
+++ b/core/result_rank_test.go
@@ -101,6 +101,54 @@ func TestEnrichResultUsesExplicitResultType(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRankStateInterleavesAdsAndSeedsPages(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// Page 1 (0-based): organic ranks continue at 11, ad ranks always restart at
+	// 1, and the absolute rank counts every emitted row regardless of kind.
+	rank := NewRankState(1)
+
+	steps := []struct {
+		isAd           bool
+		rank, absolute int
+	}{
+		{true, 1, 11},   // ad
+		{false, 11, 12}, // organic (seeded from page*10)
+		{false, 12, 13}, // organic
+		{true, 2, 14},   // ad interleaved after organics
+		{false, 13, 15}, // organic
+	}
+	for i, s := range steps {
+		gotRank, gotAbs := rank.Next(s.isAd)
+		if gotRank != s.rank || gotAbs != s.absolute {
+			t.Fatalf("step %d (ad=%v): got rank=%d absolute=%d, want rank=%d absolute=%d",
+				i, s.isAd, gotRank, gotAbs, s.rank, s.absolute)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSetSeparatedAdAbsoluteRanks(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// Ecosia collects ads and organics in separate passes (each rank-1-based),
+	// then this assigns one mixed absolute order: ads first, then organics.
+	results := []SearchResult{
+		{Rank: 1, URL: "https://organic.example.com/one"},
+		{Rank: 2, URL: "https://organic.example.com/two"},
+		{Rank: 1, Ad: true, URL: "https://ads.example.com/one"},
+		{Rank: 2, Ad: true, URL: "https://ads.example.com/two"},
+	}
+
+	SetSeparatedAdAbsoluteRanks(results, 0)
+
+	want := []int{3, 4, 1, 2} // ads (passes 1,2) precede organics (3,4) in absolute order
+	for i, r := range results {
+		if r.AbsoluteRank != want[i] {
+			t.Fatalf("%s absolute rank = %d, want %d", r.URL, r.AbsoluteRank, want[i])
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestEnvelopePaginationCountsOrganicResults(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/core/server.go b/core/server.go
index 5922acc..3751dba 100644
--- a/core/server.go
+++ b/core/server.go
@@ -195,10 +195,7 @@ func NewServerWithOptions(host string, port int, opts ServerOptions, searchEngin
 	for _, engine := range searchEngines {
 		locEngine := engine
 
-		endpointName := strings.ToLower(locEngine.Name())
-		if endpointName == "duckduckgo" {
-			endpointName = "duck"
-		}
+		endpointName := engineEndpointName(locEngine.Name())
 
 		serv.app.Get(fmt.Sprintf("/%s/search", endpointName), func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 			return serv.handleDedicatedEndpoint(c, locEngine, false)
@@ -215,15 +212,15 @@ func NewServerWithOptions(host string, port int, opts ServerOptions, searchEngin
 			continue
 		}
 		locParser := parser
-		parserEndpointName := strings.ToLower(parser.Name())
-		serv.app.Post(fmt.Sprintf("/%s/parse", parserEndpointName),
-			func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
-				return serv.handleParseEndpoint(c, locParser)
-			})
-		if parserEndpointName == "duckduckgo" {
-			serv.app.Post("/duck/parse", func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
-				return serv.handleParseEndpoint(c, locParser)
-			})
+		// Parse registers the canonical-name path, plus the endpoint slug when it
+		// differs (e.g. /duckduckgo/parse and /duck/parse both resolve).
+		parserName := strings.ToLower(parser.Name())
+		parseHandler := func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
+			return serv.handleParseEndpoint(c, locParser)
+		}
+		serv.app.Post(fmt.Sprintf("/%s/parse", parserName), parseHandler)
+		if slug := engineEndpointName(parser.Name()); slug != parserName {
+			serv.app.Post(fmt.Sprintf("/%s/parse", slug), parseHandler)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1216,12 +1213,20 @@ func (s *Server) resolveEngines(ctx context.Context, enginesParam string) []Sear
 	return enginesToUse
 }
 
+func engineEndpointName(name string) string {
+	name = strings.ToLower(name)
+	if name == "duckduckgo" {
+		return "duck"
+	}
+	return name
+}
+
 func resolveEngineAlias(name string) string {
-	switch name {
+	switch strings.ToLower(name) {
 	case "duck", "ddg":
 		return "duckduckgo"
 	default:
-		return name
+		return strings.ToLower(name)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/duckduckgo/parse_html.go b/duckduckgo/parse_html.go
index 1c6b806..7daa8fa 100644
--- a/duckduckgo/parse_html.go
+++ b/duckduckgo/parse_html.go
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ func ParseHTML(r io.Reader) ([]core.SearchResult, error) {
 
 func parseDDGDocument(doc *goquery.Document) []core.SearchResult {
 	var results []core.SearchResult
-	rank := 1
-	adRank := 1
-	absoluteRank := 1
+	rank := core.NewRankState(0)
 
 	resultSel := firstMatchingSelector(doc, Selectors.Results)
 	if resultSel == "" {
@@ -30,42 +28,49 @@ func parseDDGDocument(doc *goquery.Document) []core.SearchResult {
 	}
 
 	doc.Find(resultSel).Each(func(_ int, item *goquery.Selection) {
-		href := extractFirstAttr(item, Selectors.Link, "href")
+		href := ddgDocumentHref(item)
 		if href == "" || href == "#" || strings.HasPrefix(href, "javascript:") {
 			return
 		}
 
-		title := extractFirstText(item, Selectors.Title)
+		title := firstText(item, Selectors.Title...)
 		if title == "" {
 			return
 		}
 
-		desc := extractFirstText(item, Selectors.Desc)
+		desc := firstText(item, Selectors.Desc...)
+		isAd := ddgSelectionHasAdMarker(item)
 
-		isAd := duckduckgoSelectionHasAdMarker(item)
-
-		r := core.SearchResult{
-			Rank:         rank,
+		resultRank, absoluteRank := rank.Next(isAd)
+		results = append(results, core.SearchResult{
+			Rank:         resultRank,
 			AbsoluteRank: absoluteRank,
 			URL:          href,
 			Title:        title,
 			Description:  desc,
 			Ad:           isAd,
-		}
-		if !isAd {
-			rank++
-		} else {
-			r.Rank = adRank
-			adRank++
-		}
-		results = append(results, r)
-		absoluteRank++
+		})
 	})
 
 	return core.AttachFeaturesToFirstResult(core.DeduplicateResults(results), extractDDGFeatures(doc))
 }
 
-func duckduckgoSelectionHasAdMarker(item *goquery.Selection) bool {
+// firstText returns the normalized text of the first selector that matches a
+// non-empty element.
+func firstText(item *goquery.Selection, selectors ...string) string {
+	for _, sel := range selectors {
+		if tag := item.Find(sel).First(); tag.Length() > 0 {
+			if text := core.NormalizeWhitespace(tag.Text()); text != "" {
+				return text
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// ddgSelectionHasAdMarker reports whether the row self-or-descendant matches any
+// DuckDuckGo ad-badge selector.
+func ddgSelectionHasAdMarker(item *goquery.Selection) bool {
 	for _, sel := range Selectors.AdBadge {
 		if item.Is(sel) || item.Find(sel).Length() > 0 {
 			return true
@@ -74,6 +79,22 @@ func duckduckgoSelectionHasAdMarker(item *goquery.Selection) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// ddgDocumentHref returns the first non-empty href among the link selectors,
+// trimmed. It skips a selector whose anchor has an absent/empty href and tries
+// the next (the pre-refactor extractFirstAttr behavior).
+func ddgDocumentHref(item *goquery.Selection) string {
+	for _, sel := range Selectors.Link {
+		tag := item.Find(sel).First()
+		if tag.Length() == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if val, exists := tag.Attr("href"); exists && val != "" {
+			return strings.TrimSpace(val)
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 // firstMatchingSelector returns the first selector from the list that matches
 // at least one element in the document.
 func firstMatchingSelector(doc *goquery.Document, selectors []string) string {
@@ -84,34 +105,3 @@ func firstMatchingSelector(doc *goquery.Document, selectors []string) string {
 	}
 	return ""
 }
-
-// extractFirstAttr tries each selector in order and returns the named attribute
-// of the first match, or "".
-func extractFirstAttr(item *goquery.Selection, selectors []string, attr string) string {
-	for _, sel := range selectors {
-		tag := item.Find(sel).First()
-		if tag.Length() == 0 {
-			continue
-		}
-		val, exists := tag.Attr(attr)
-		if exists && val != "" {
-			return strings.TrimSpace(val)
-		}
-	}
-	return ""
-}
-
-// extractFirstText tries each selector in order and returns the trimmed text of
-// the first match, or "".
-func extractFirstText(item *goquery.Selection, selectors []string) string {
-	for _, sel := range selectors {
-		tag := item.Find(sel).First()
-		if tag.Length() == 0 {
-			continue
-		}
-		if text := strings.TrimSpace(tag.Text()); text != "" {
-			return text
-		}
-	}
-	return ""
-}
diff --git a/duckduckgo/search.go b/duckduckgo/search.go
index 43a73c9..bdb3010 100644
--- a/duckduckgo/search.go
+++ b/duckduckgo/search.go
@@ -69,9 +69,7 @@ func (ddg *DuckDuckGo) isNoResults(page *rod.Page) bool {
 
 func (ddg *DuckDuckGo) parseResults(results rod.Elements, pageNum int) []core.SearchResult {
 	searchResults := []core.SearchResult{}
-	organicRank := pageNum * 10
-	adRank := 1
-	absoluteRank := pageNum*10 + 1
+	rank := core.NewRankState(pageNum)
 
 	for _, r := range results {
 		// Get URL - try multiple selectors
@@ -116,15 +114,8 @@ func (ddg *DuckDuckGo) parseResults(results rod.Elements, pageNum int) []core.Se
 		desc := core.FirstNonEmptyText(r, Selectors.Desc...)
 
 		// Check if it's an ad
-		isAd := duckduckgoElementHasAdMarker(r)
-		resultRank := 0
-		if isAd {
-			resultRank = adRank
-			adRank++
-		} else {
-			organicRank++
-			resultRank = organicRank
-		}
+		isAd := ddgElementHasAdMarker(r)
+		resultRank, absoluteRank := rank.Next(isAd)
 
 		result := core.SearchResult{
 			Rank:         resultRank,
@@ -135,19 +126,17 @@ func (ddg *DuckDuckGo) parseResults(results rod.Elements, pageNum int) []core.Se
 			Ad:           isAd,
 		}
 		searchResults = append(searchResults, result)
-		absoluteRank++
 	}
 
 	return searchResults
 }
 
-func duckduckgoElementHasAdMarker(el *rod.Element) bool {
+func ddgElementHasAdMarker(el *rod.Element) bool {
 	if el == nil {
 		return false
 	}
 	for _, selector := range Selectors.AdBadge {
-		matches, err := el.Matches(selector)
-		if err == nil && matches {
+		if matches, err := el.Matches(selector); err == nil && matches {
 			return true
 		}
 		if adIndicator, err := el.Element(selector); err == nil && adIndicator != nil {
diff --git a/ecosia/parse_html.go b/ecosia/parse_html.go
index 3466be7..d83f9c2 100644
--- a/ecosia/parse_html.go
+++ b/ecosia/parse_html.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ecosia
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -24,83 +25,87 @@ func parseEcosiaDocument(doc *goquery.Document) []core.SearchResult {
 	adRank := 1
 
 	doc.Find(Selectors.Result).Each(func(_ int, item *goquery.Selection) {
-		res, ok := parseEcosiaItem(item, rank, false)
-		if !ok {
-			return
+		if res, ok := parseEcosiaSelectionRow(item, rank, false); ok {
+			results = append(results, res)
+			rank++
 		}
-		results = append(results, res)
-		rank++
 	})
 
 	doc.Find(Selectors.Ad).Each(func(_ int, item *goquery.Selection) {
-		res, ok := parseEcosiaItem(item, adRank, true)
-		if !ok {
-			return
+		if res, ok := parseEcosiaSelectionRow(item, adRank, true); ok {
+			results = append(results, res)
+			adRank++
 		}
-		results = append(results, res)
-		adRank++
 	})
 
-	setSeparatedAdAbsoluteRanks(results, 0)
+	core.SetSeparatedAdAbsoluteRanks(results, 0)
 	return core.AttachFeaturesToFirstResult(core.DeduplicateResults(results), extractEcosiaFeatures(doc))
 }
 
-func parseEcosiaItem(item *goquery.Selection, rank int, ad bool) (core.SearchResult, bool) {
-	linkTag := item.Find(Selectors.ResultLink).First()
-	if linkTag.Length() == 0 {
-		linkTag = item.Find("a[href]").First()
-	}
-	if linkTag.Length() == 0 {
-		return core.SearchResult{}, false
+// parseEcosiaSelectionRow extracts a web row from a goquery selection.
+func parseEcosiaSelectionRow(item *goquery.Selection, rank int, ad bool) (core.SearchResult, bool) {
+	link := item.Find(Selectors.ResultLink).First()
+	if link.Length() == 0 {
+		// Fall back to the first anchor when the test-id selector is absent.
+		link = item.Find("a[href]").First()
 	}
+	href, _ := link.Attr("href")
 
-	href, exists := linkTag.Attr("href")
-	if !exists {
-		return core.SearchResult{}, false
+	title := selectionText(item, Selectors.Title)
+	if title == "" {
+		title = selectionText(item, "h2, h3")
 	}
+	desc := selectionText(item, Selectors.Desc)
+	return assembleEcosiaRow(href, title, desc, rank, ad)
+}
+
+// assembleEcosiaRow validates an already-extracted web row and builds the
+// result. Shared by the rod (browser) and goquery (raw / parse) parsers.
+func assembleEcosiaRow(href, title, desc string, rank int, ad bool) (core.SearchResult, bool) {
 	href = strings.TrimSpace(href)
 	if href == "" || strings.HasPrefix(href, "javascript:") {
 		return core.SearchResult{}, false
 	}
+	return core.SearchResult{
+		Rank:        rank,
+		URL:         href,
+		Title:       strings.TrimSpace(title),
+		Description: strings.TrimSpace(desc),
+		Ad:          ad,
+	}, true
+}
 
-	title := ""
-	if t := item.Find(Selectors.Title).First(); t.Length() > 0 {
-		title = strings.TrimSpace(t.Text())
+// assembleEcosiaImageRow validates an already-extracted image card and builds
+// the result (formatting the source/dimensions description). Shared by both
+// parser backends.
+func assembleEcosiaImageRow(href, title, source, dims string, rank int) (core.SearchResult, bool) {
+	href = strings.TrimSpace(href)
+	if href == "" {
+		return core.SearchResult{}, false
 	}
-	if title == "" {
-		if t := item.Find("h2, h3").First(); t.Length() > 0 {
-			title = strings.TrimSpace(t.Text())
+	desc := source
+	if dims != "" {
+		if source != "" {
+			desc = fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s)", source, dims)
+		} else {
+			desc = dims
 		}
 	}
-
-	desc := ""
-	if d := item.Find(Selectors.Desc).First(); d.Length() > 0 {
-		desc = strings.TrimSpace(d.Text())
-	}
-
 	return core.SearchResult{
 		Rank:        rank,
 		URL:         href,
 		Title:       title,
 		Description: desc,
-		Ad:          ad,
 	}, true
 }
 
-func setSeparatedAdAbsoluteRanks(results []core.SearchResult, start int) {
-	adCount := 0
-	for i := range results {
-		if results[i].Ad {
-			adCount++
-			results[i].AbsoluteRank = start + results[i].Rank
+// selectionText returns the trimmed text of the first selector that matches,
+// the goquery counterpart of the rod element's selector-fallback text lookup.
+func selectionText(item *goquery.Selection, selectors ...string) string {
+	for _, selector := range selectors {
+		if tag := item.Find(selector).First(); tag.Length() > 0 {
+			return strings.TrimSpace(tag.Text())
 		}
 	}
-	organicAbsoluteRank := start + adCount + 1
-	for i := range results {
-		if results[i].Ad {
-			continue
-		}
-		results[i].AbsoluteRank = organicAbsoluteRank
-		organicAbsoluteRank++
-	}
+	return ""
 }
diff --git a/ecosia/search.go b/ecosia/search.go
index eaa74cc..351301f 100644
--- a/ecosia/search.go
+++ b/ecosia/search.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ package ecosia
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -109,30 +108,10 @@ func (e *Ecosia) parseResult(elem *rod.Element, rank int, ad bool) (core.SearchR
 	if err != nil {
 		return core.SearchResult{}, false
 	}
-	hrefStr := strings.TrimSpace(href.String())
-	if hrefStr == "" || strings.HasPrefix(hrefStr, "javascript:") {
-		return core.SearchResult{}, false
-	}
 
-	title := ""
-	if t, err := elem.Element(Selectors.Title); err == nil {
-		title, _ = t.Text()
-	} else if t, err := elem.Element("h2, h3"); err == nil {
-		title, _ = t.Text()
-	}
-
-	desc := ""
-	if d, err := elem.Element(Selectors.Desc); err == nil {
-		desc, _ = d.Text()
-	}
-
-	return core.SearchResult{
-		Rank:        rank,
-		URL:         hrefStr,
-		Title:       strings.TrimSpace(title),
-		Description: strings.TrimSpace(desc),
-		Ad:          ad,
-	}, true
+	title := core.FirstNonEmptyText(elem, Selectors.Title, "h2, h3")
+	desc := core.FirstNonEmptyText(elem, Selectors.Desc)
+	return assembleEcosiaRow(href.String(), title, desc, rank, ad)
 }
 
 // Search executes an Ecosia web search and returns normalized search results.
@@ -223,7 +202,7 @@ func (e *Ecosia) Search(ctx context.Context, query core.Query) (results []core.S
 		}
 	}
 
-	setSeparatedAdAbsoluteRanks(all, query.Start)
+	core.SetSeparatedAdAbsoluteRanks(all, query.Start)
 	deduped := core.DeduplicateResults(all)
 	if query.Limit > 0 {
 		deduped = core.LimitOrganicResults(deduped, query.Limit)
@@ -243,10 +222,6 @@ func (e *Ecosia) parseImageResult(el *rod.Element, rank int) (core.SearchResult,
 	if err != nil {
 		return core.SearchResult{}, false
 	}
-	imgURL := strings.TrimSpace(href.String())
-	if imgURL == "" {
-		return core.SearchResult{}, false
-	}
 
 	title := ""
 	if img, err := link.Element("img"); err == nil {
@@ -254,33 +229,19 @@ func (e *Ecosia) parseImageResult(el *rod.Element, rank int) (core.SearchResult,
 			title = strings.TrimSpace(*alt)
 		}
 	}
+	source := elementText(el, Selectors.ImageSource)
+	dims := elementText(el, Selectors.ImageDims)
+	return assembleEcosiaImageRow(href.String(), title, source, dims, rank)
+}
 
-	source := ""
-	if s, err := el.Element(Selectors.ImageSource); err == nil {
-		source, _ = s.Text()
-		source = strings.TrimSpace(source)
+// elementText returns the trimmed text of the first descendant matching
+// selector, or "" if absent.
+func elementText(el *rod.Element, selector string) string {
+	if e, err := el.Element(selector); err == nil {
+		text, _ := e.Text()
+		return strings.TrimSpace(text)
 	}
-	dims := ""
-	if d, err := el.Element(Selectors.ImageDims); err == nil {
-		dims, _ = d.Text()
-		dims = strings.TrimSpace(dims)
-	}
-
-	desc := source
-	if dims != "" {
-		if source != "" {
-			desc = fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s)", source, dims)
-		} else {
-			desc = dims
-		}
-	}
-
-	return core.SearchResult{
-		Rank:        rank,
-		URL:         imgURL,
-		Title:       title,
-		Description: desc,
-	}, true
+	return ""
 }
 
 // SearchImage executes an Ecosia image search and returns normalized image
diff --git a/ecosia/search_raw.go b/ecosia/search_raw.go
index 63f44df..a5a8dc2 100644
--- a/ecosia/search_raw.go
+++ b/ecosia/search_raw.go
@@ -57,31 +57,15 @@ func imageResultParser(response *http.Response) ([]core.SearchResult, error) {
 		rank    = 1
 	)
 	doc.Find(Selectors.ImageResult).Each(func(_ int, s *goquery.Selection) {
-		href, ok := s.Find(Selectors.ImageLink).Attr("href")
-		if !ok || strings.TrimSpace(href) == "" {
-			return
+		link := s.Find(Selectors.ImageLink)
+		href, _ := link.Attr("href")
+		title, _ := link.Find("img").Attr("alt")
+		source := strings.TrimSpace(s.Find(Selectors.ImageSource).Text())
+		dims := strings.TrimSpace(s.Find(Selectors.ImageDims).Text())
+		if res, ok := assembleEcosiaImageRow(href, strings.TrimSpace(title), source, dims, rank); ok {
+			results = append(results, res)
+			rank++
 		}
-		title, _ := s.Find(Selectors.ImageLink).Find("img").Attr("alt")
-		title = strings.TrimSpace(title)
-		var (
-			source = strings.TrimSpace(s.Find(Selectors.ImageSource).Text())
-			dims   = strings.TrimSpace(s.Find(Selectors.ImageDims).Text())
-			desc   = source
-		)
-		if dims != "" {
-			if source != "" {
-				desc = source + " (" + dims + ")"
-			} else {
-				desc = dims
-			}
-		}
-		results = append(results, core.SearchResult{
-			Rank:        rank,
-			URL:         href,
-			Title:       title,
-			Description: desc,
-		})
-		rank++
 	})
 	return results, nil
 }
@@ -140,7 +124,7 @@ func Search(ctx context.Context, query core.Query) (results []core.SearchResult,
 		parsedResults[i].Rank = startRank + organicIdx
 		organicIdx++
 	}
-	setSeparatedAdAbsoluteRanks(parsedResults, pageNum*10)
+	core.SetSeparatedAdAbsoluteRanks(parsedResults, pageNum*10)
 
 	core.WithRequest(ctx).WithField("results_count", len(parsedResults)).Debug(
 		fmt.Sprintf("Ecosia Raw results : %v", parsedResults),
diff --git a/google/search.go b/google/search.go
index bfcba29..57f4f09 100644
--- a/google/search.go
+++ b/google/search.go
@@ -273,9 +273,7 @@ func (gogl *Google) Search(ctx context.Context, query core.Query) (results []cor
 	}
 	gogl.logger.Info("Found %d total results", totalResults)
 
-	rank := query.Start
-	adRank := 1
-	absoluteRank := query.Start + 1
+	rank := core.NewRankStateAt(query.Start, query.Start+1)
 	// When matched by the canonical organic selector (div.tF2Cxc) every element
 	// is already an organic result, but the wrapper itself often lacks data-ved
 	// (it sits on the outer .g/data-hveid container). Only require data-ved when
@@ -331,10 +329,7 @@ func (gogl *Google) Search(ctx context.Context, query core.Query) (results []cor
 			} else {
 				srchRes.Description = strings.TrimSpace(text)
 			}
-			srchRes.Rank = adRank
-			srchRes.AbsoluteRank = absoluteRank
-			adRank++
-			absoluteRank++
+			srchRes.Rank, srchRes.AbsoluteRank = rank.Next(true)
 			searchResults = append(searchResults, srchRes)
 
 		} else if isAnswerBox {
@@ -454,10 +449,7 @@ func (gogl *Google) Search(ctx context.Context, query core.Query) (results []cor
 			}
 			srchRes.Description = desc
 
-			rank += 1
-			srchRes.Rank = rank
-			srchRes.AbsoluteRank = absoluteRank
-			absoluteRank++
+			srchRes.Rank, srchRes.AbsoluteRank = rank.Next(false)
 			searchResults = append(searchResults, srchRes)
 			continue
 
diff --git a/google/search_raw.go b/google/search_raw.go
index bd1b717..2c6834d 100644
--- a/google/search_raw.go
+++ b/google/search_raw.go
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ func ParseHTML(r io.Reader) ([]core.SearchResult, error) {
 
 func parseGoogleDocument(doc *goquery.Document) []core.SearchResult {
 	results := []core.SearchResult{}
-	rank := 1
-	adRank := 1
-	absoluteRank := 1
+	rank := core.NewRankState(0)
 
 	// Prefer the canonical organic result block (div.tF2Cxc, innermost). Fall
 	// back to the broad attribute selector only when no tF2Cxc blocks exist, so
@@ -81,14 +79,7 @@ func parseGoogleDocument(doc *goquery.Document) []core.SearchResult {
 		desc := descTag.Text()
 
 		if link != "" && link != "#" {
-			resultRank := rank
-			if isAd {
-				resultRank = adRank
-				adRank++
-			} else {
-				rank++
-			}
-
+			resultRank, absoluteRank := rank.Next(isAd)
 			result := core.SearchResult{
 				Rank:         resultRank,
 				AbsoluteRank: absoluteRank,
@@ -99,7 +90,6 @@ func parseGoogleDocument(doc *goquery.Document) []core.SearchResult {
 			}
 
 			results = append(results, result)
-			absoluteRank++
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/yandex/parse_html.go b/yandex/parse_html.go
index 7e5189c..921ec08 100644
--- a/yandex/parse_html.go
+++ b/yandex/parse_html.go
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ func ParseHTML(r io.Reader) ([]core.SearchResult, error) {
 
 func parseYandexDocument(doc *goquery.Document) []core.SearchResult {
 	var results []core.SearchResult
-	rank := 1
-	adRank := 1
-	absoluteRank := 1
+	rank := core.NewRankState(0)
 
 	doc.Find(Selectors.Results).Each(func(_ int, item *goquery.Selection) {
 		// The neuro/AI answer renders as a serp-item li too, so it would be
@@ -33,73 +31,79 @@ func parseYandexDocument(doc *goquery.Document) []core.SearchResult {
 			return
 		}
 
-		// Skip blocks without a result heading (filters out non-organic blocks
-		// that share the result-row container).
-		titleTag := item.Find(Selectors.Title).First()
-		if titleTag.Length() == 0 {
-			return
-		}
-
-		// Prefer the canonical organic-title link, then the closest <a> wrapping
-		// the title, then any <a> in the block.
-		linkTag := item.Find(Selectors.LinkPrimary).First()
-		if linkTag.Length() == 0 {
-			linkTag = titleTag.Closest("a")
-		}
-		if linkTag.Length() == 0 {
-			linkTag = item.Find(Selectors.Link).First()
-		}
-		if linkTag.Length() == 0 {
-			return
-		}
-
-		href, exists := linkTag.Attr("href")
-		if !exists {
-			return
-		}
-		href = strings.TrimSpace(href)
-		if href == "" || href == "#" || strings.HasPrefix(href, "javascript:") {
+		href, ok := yandexDocumentHref(item)
+		if !ok {
 			return
 		}
+		title := core.NormalizeWhitespace(item.Find(Selectors.Title).First().Text())
+		desc := firstNonEmptyText(item, Selectors.Desc, Selectors.DescFallback)
 		isAd := yandexSelectionHasAdMarker(item) || yandexURLLooksAd(href)
 
-		title := strings.TrimSpace(titleTag.Text())
-		if title == "" {
-			return
+		if res, ok := assembleYandexRow(href, title, desc, isAd, rank); ok {
+			results = append(results, res)
 		}
-
-		desc := ""
-		if descTag := item.Find(Selectors.Desc).First(); descTag.Length() > 0 {
-			desc = strings.TrimSpace(descTag.Text())
-		}
-		if desc == "" {
-			if descTag := item.Find(Selectors.DescFallback).First(); descTag.Length() > 0 {
-				desc = strings.TrimSpace(descTag.Text())
-			}
-		}
-
-		resultRank := rank
-		if isAd {
-			resultRank = adRank
-			adRank++
-		} else {
-			rank++
-		}
-
-		results = append(results, core.SearchResult{
-			Rank:         resultRank,
-			AbsoluteRank: absoluteRank,
-			URL:          href,
-			Title:        title,
-			Description:  desc,
-			Ad:           isAd,
-		})
-		absoluteRank++
 	})
 
 	return core.AttachFeaturesToFirstResult(core.DeduplicateResults(results), extractYandexFeatures(doc))
 }
 
+// assembleYandexRow validates an already-extracted Yandex row and assigns ranks.
+// Shared by the rod (browser) and goquery (raw / parse) parsers, which differ
+// only in how they pull title/href/desc out of the DOM.
+func assembleYandexRow(href, title, desc string, isAd bool, rank *core.RankState) (core.SearchResult, bool) {
+	href = strings.TrimSpace(href)
+	if href == "" || href == "#" || strings.HasPrefix(href, "javascript:") {
+		return core.SearchResult{}, false
+	}
+	if title == "" {
+		return core.SearchResult{}, false
+	}
+
+	resultRank, absoluteRank := rank.Next(isAd)
+	return core.SearchResult{
+		Rank:         resultRank,
+		AbsoluteRank: absoluteRank,
+		URL:          href,
+		Title:        title,
+		Description:  desc,
+		Ad:           isAd,
+	}, true
+}
+
+// yandexDocumentHref resolves a result row's link href in the goquery path:
+// the canonical organic-title link, then the <a> wrapping the title, then any
+// <a> in the block. ok=false when no anchor with an href attribute is found.
+func yandexDocumentHref(item *goquery.Selection) (string, bool) {
+	linkTag := item.Find(Selectors.LinkPrimary).First()
+	if linkTag.Length() == 0 {
+		linkTag = item.Find(Selectors.Title).First().Closest("a")
+	}
+	if linkTag.Length() == 0 {
+		linkTag = item.Find(Selectors.Link).First()
+	}
+	if linkTag.Length() == 0 {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	href, exists := linkTag.Attr("href")
+	if !exists {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	return href, true
+}
+
+// firstNonEmptyText returns the normalized text of the first selector that
+// matches a non-empty element, the goquery counterpart of core.FirstNonEmptyText.
+func firstNonEmptyText(item *goquery.Selection, selectors ...string) string {
+	for _, selector := range selectors {
+		if tag := item.Find(selector).First(); tag.Length() > 0 {
+			if text := core.NormalizeWhitespace(tag.Text()); text != "" {
+				return text
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 // isYandexNeuroAnswer reports whether a serp-item is the AI/neuro answer card.
 func isYandexNeuroAnswer(item *goquery.Selection) bool {
 	if name, ok := item.Attr("data-fast-name"); ok && name == "neuro_answer" {
diff --git a/yandex/search.go b/yandex/search.go
index 60e712d..7d18cbe 100644
--- a/yandex/search.go
+++ b/yandex/search.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-rod/rod"
@@ -72,9 +71,7 @@ func (yand *Yandex) isNoResults(page *rod.Page) bool {
 
 func (yand *Yandex) parseResults(results rod.Elements, pageNum int) []core.SearchResult {
 	searchResults := []core.SearchResult{}
-	organicRank := pageNum * 10
-	adRank := 1
-	absoluteRank := pageNum*10 + 1
+	rank := core.NewRankState(pageNum)
 
 	for _, r := range results {
 		titleTag, err := r.Element(Selectors.Title)
@@ -82,64 +79,62 @@ func (yand *Yandex) parseResults(results rod.Elements, pageNum int) []core.Searc
 			yand.logger.Debug("Missing h2 title")
 			continue
 		}
-		title, err := titleTag.Text()
-		if err != nil || strings.TrimSpace(title) == "" {
-			yand.logger.Debug("Failed to extract title")
+		href, ok := yand.elementHref(r, titleTag)
+		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
-		title = strings.TrimSpace(title)
-
-		link, err := r.Element(Selectors.LinkPrimary)
-		if err != nil {
-			if closest := core.ClosestMatching(titleTag, Selectors.Link, 4); closest != nil {
-				link = closest
-				err = nil
-			}
-		}
-		if err != nil {
-			link, err = r.Element(Selectors.Link)
-			if err != nil {
-				yand.logger.Debug("Missing link")
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-		linkText, err := link.Property("href")
-		if err != nil {
-			yand.logger.Debug("Missing href")
-			continue
-		}
-		hrefStr := strings.TrimSpace(linkText.String())
-		if hrefStr == "" || hrefStr == "#" || strings.HasPrefix(hrefStr, "javascript:") {
-			continue
-		}
-
+		title := core.ElementText(titleTag)
 		desc := core.FirstNonEmptyText(r, Selectors.Desc, Selectors.DescFallback)
+		isAd := yandexElementHasAdMarker(r) || yandexURLLooksAd(href)
 
-		isAd := yandexElementHasAdMarker(r) || yandexURLLooksAd(hrefStr)
-		resultRank := 0
-		if isAd {
-			resultRank = adRank
-			adRank++
-		} else {
-			organicRank++
-			resultRank = organicRank
+		if res, ok := assembleYandexRow(href, title, desc, isAd, rank); ok {
+			searchResults = append(searchResults, res)
 		}
-
-		res := core.SearchResult{
-			Rank:         resultRank,
-			AbsoluteRank: absoluteRank,
-			URL:          hrefStr,
-			Title:        title,
-			Description:  desc,
-			Ad:           isAd,
-		}
-		searchResults = append(searchResults, res)
-		absoluteRank++
 	}
 
 	return searchResults
 }
 
+// elementHref resolves a result row's link href in the rod path: the canonical
+// organic-title link, then the <a> wrapping the title, then any <a> in the
+// block. ok=false (with a debug log) when no usable anchor is found.
+func (yand *Yandex) elementHref(r, titleTag *rod.Element) (string, bool) {
+	link, err := r.Element(Selectors.LinkPrimary)
+	if err != nil {
+		if closest := core.ClosestMatching(titleTag, Selectors.Link, 4); closest != nil {
+			link, err = closest, nil
+		}
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		link, err = r.Element(Selectors.Link)
+		if err != nil {
+			yand.logger.Debug("Missing link")
+			return "", false
+		}
+	}
+	linkText, err := link.Property("href")
+	if err != nil {
+		yand.logger.Debug("Missing href")
+		return "", false
+	}
+	return linkText.String(), true
+}
+
+func yandexElementHasAdMarker(el *rod.Element) bool {
+	if el == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, selector := range Selectors.AdMarkers {
+		if matches, err := el.Matches(selector); err == nil && matches {
+			return true
+		}
+		if child, err := el.Element(selector); err == nil && child != nil {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // Yandex hydrates the results list progressively, so the first parse can be
 // short. After the list selector appears, re-poll briefly until we have the
 // requested number of organic results or the grace period elapses.
@@ -175,22 +170,6 @@ func (yand *Yandex) waitForParsedResults(ctx context.Context, page *rod.Page, pa
 	return results, nil
 }
 
-func yandexElementHasAdMarker(el *rod.Element) bool {
-	if el == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	for _, selector := range Selectors.AdMarkers {
-		matches, err := el.Matches(selector)
-		if err == nil && matches {
-			return true
-		}
-		if child, err := el.Element(selector); err == nil && child != nil {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 func (yand *Yandex) parseImageEntities(items rod.Elements) map[string]ImageEntity {
 	entities := make(map[string]ImageEntity)
 	for _, item := range items {