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Is there a way to add Duck Duck Go to the firefox search bar? I really like using keywords to launch searches (since I use VIMperator) but I can't seem to add

by aplusbi 16y ago

Is there a way to add Duck Duck Go to the firefox search bar? I really like using keywords to launch searches (since I use VIMperator) but I can't seem to add arbitrary keywords to my knowledge.

epi0Bauqu 16y ago
To add it to the search bar, go to http://duckduckgo.com/ http://duckduckgo.com/ or https://duckduckgo.com/ https://duckduckgo.com/ (depending on if you want SSL or not), and click 'Add to Firefox' at the bottom. To add it to the address bar, type about:config into the address bar, search for keyword.url and then change it to http://duckduckgo.com/?q= http://duckduckgo.com/?q= (or https://duckduckgo.com/?q= https://duckduckgo.com/?q= for SSL).
- aplusbi 16y ago
  This will just replace one of the current searches whereas I want to add one. But I figured it out - in the searchplugins directory in the firefox install are a bunch of xml files. I added a new one with the relevant info and now "duck" is the keyword that maps to a duck duck go search.
  - amalcon 16y ago
    For the information of anyone else looking to do this, you can do it in the GUI: Add it to the search bar In the search bar dropdown, click "Manage search engines" Select DDG and set a keyword. I use "d". Then, search using e.g. "d Hacker News"
    - LeChuck 16y ago
      People using vimperator can access the dialog with :dialog searchangines
- sirn 16y ago
  "To add it to the address bar, type about:config into the address bar, search for keyword.url" Actually, it's much simpler than that: just right click on the search field and choose "Add a Keyword for this Search…".
nfriedly 16y ago
You can also use the search plugin at http://nfriedly.com/stuff/duckduckgoogle/ http://nfriedly.com/stuff/duckduckgoogle/ if you want search suggestions. Note, however, that this kills some of the privacy as it sends your searches to both Google and Duck Duck Go.
w1ntermute 16y ago
Try the Add to Search Bar extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3682/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3682/ I also use Vimperator, and have a DDG keyword search.

by aplusbi 16y ago

Is there a way to add Duck Duck Go to the firefox search bar? I really like using keywords to launch searches (since I use VIMperator) but I can't seem to add arbitrary keywords to my knowledge.

epi0Bauqu 16y ago

To add it to the search bar, go to http://duckduckgo.com/ http://duckduckgo.com/ or https://duckduckgo.com/ https://duckduckgo.com/ (depending on if you want SSL or not), and click 'Add to Firefox' at the bottom. To add it to the address bar, type about:config into the address bar, search for keyword.url and then change it to http://duckduckgo.com/?q= http://duckduckgo.com/?q= (or https://duckduckgo.com/?q= https://duckduckgo.com/?q= for SSL).

aplusbi 16y ago
This will just replace one of the current searches whereas I want to add one. But I figured it out - in the searchplugins directory in the firefox install are a bunch of xml files. I added a new one with the relevant info and now "duck" is the keyword that maps to a duck duck go search.
- amalcon 16y ago
  For the information of anyone else looking to do this, you can do it in the GUI: Add it to the search bar In the search bar dropdown, click "Manage search engines" Select DDG and set a keyword. I use "d". Then, search using e.g. "d Hacker News"
  - LeChuck 16y ago
    People using vimperator can access the dialog with :dialog searchangines
sirn 16y ago
"To add it to the address bar, type about:config into the address bar, search for keyword.url" Actually, it's much simpler than that: just right click on the search field and choose "Add a Keyword for this Search…".

nfriedly 16y ago

You can also use the search plugin at http://nfriedly.com/stuff/duckduckgoogle/ http://nfriedly.com/stuff/duckduckgoogle/ if you want search suggestions. Note, however, that this kills some of the privacy as it sends your searches to both Google and Duck Duck Go.

w1ntermute 16y ago

Try the Add to Search Bar extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3682/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3682/ I also use Vimperator, and have a DDG keyword search.