Adding A Custom Search Engine To Firefox [closed]

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I need to add a custom search engine to Firefox. I have a name and a search url.

1. What options should I change in %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\XXXXXXXX.default\prefs.js file?

2. Do I need to create a distinct xml file for new search engine in one of these folders?

   • %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\XXXXXXXX.default\searchplugins

   • %PROGRAM_FILES%\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins

3. Should I modify %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\XXXXXXXX.default\search.sqlite sqlite database file?

Answer 1

I came here to add tldr-pages as a custom search, looking for a way how to do that.

Turns out, that there was a very simple way: In Firefox, next to the URL-bar, there is a search-bar with a magnifying-glass. If that magnifying-glass has a PLUS on it, the page you are looking at offers its own openSearch.xml-file.

• hit the search-box
• a pop-up opens
• find the line that says "Add" at the bottom and
• click it

That is how I solved my initial problem and maybe it solves yours, too.

Answer 2

The easiest way to add new search engines is via the "Add to Search Bar" add-on, simply right click on the search form on the webpage you want to add, then "Add to Search Bar" and it will show up in the Search Bar:

• https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3682