That’s it, you’re done, and Search Engine Land (or whatever you’ve named it) should now be located in your search bar.

You can also rename the search resource, add a keyword (or single letter) to trigger the search from the navigation toolbar, and even change the icon.Ħ.

Right-click in the box and the select “Add to Search Bar” from the drop-down menuĤ. Head to a SEL page and look for the search box on the site.ģ. Install the Add-On (you’ll only need to do this once).Ģ. Here’s the entire process that should take you only a few seconds.ġ. Let’s say you want to add the Search Engine Land database of archived posts to your search bar. With this free tool I’m able to quickly and easily add most search tools to my search bar without having to code or download anything but the add-on itself, and I only had to do that once.Īdding any search tool to your Firefox search bar takes only a few clicks and is completed in a matter of seconds. Say hello to a new, free Firefox add-on called “Add to Search Bar”. No, I don’t use Mycroft extensions and I’m not a developer so this does not involve any coding. Plus, I decide what search tools to add, remove, and how to order the resources I select.

In fact, I have had access to many search engines, library catalogs, database lookups, and other searchable databases I use a lot, want to demo, or use often. I’ve had access to Twitter’s search engine and Twitter’s “who to follow” database from my Firefox search box for a long time. Last week Mozilla released version 8.0 of Firefox and a nifty new feature allows you to search Twitter directly from the Firefox search box.Īlthough I’m a Firefox user, last week’s update was not a big deal for me.

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