We have looked at the ten most popular search extensions for Firefox, however we can not overlook the many popular search engines you can add to the Firefox search box.
Most Popular Search Plugins for Firefox *
YouTube – Find all kinds of cool web videos.
IMDB – Quickly find that one actor that was in that movie you just saw.
Wikipedia – The web’s encyclopedia.
Album-Cover-Art.org – Quickly find album art from your favorite musical artists.
isoHunt – BT search – Find ISO images [...]
When browsing through your Firefox profile folder, you might see a lot of odd files. Some might make sense, such as your searchplugins folder, however others might seem a little odd.
Here are some of the important files you might seen in your profile folder and what they are used for.
search.sqlite and the searchplugins folder – The first file, search.sqlite stores the order that your search engines (for the search box) are sorted. Inside of the searchplugins folder you [...]
These guys need to at least win cheap web site plug of the year. Are you finding yourself too addicted to Firefox’s addons? The good Dr. Jenkins says he is here to help.
Firefox Addiction Recovery Center from Leeroy Jenkins on Vimeo.
Should be one to keep a place to keep an eye on. If you too need a fix for your addiction check out firefoxaddiction.com.
Now I love WordPress, and I use it for nearly all of my various Web projects. I agree with the mass majority that installing WordPress plugins and themes can sometimes be a pain. Sure it isn’t rocket science, but it could be a little easier.
The OneClick Installer for WordPress extension for Firefox hopes to change that for me. A very unique idea indeed – this extension promises to give you that “one click” install process [...]
Extensions in Firefox are exactly what you probably think they are. They extend the browser and add extra functionality that is not built in by default. There are thousands are extensions to choose from, but you don’t need to install every single one. Just pick up the ones you really need.
The easiest way to download new extensions is to open up Firefox, then go to Tools then click on Add-ons. When that Window pops up, click [...]
I got an E-mail yesterday from a woman who wanted to know where she could find some good search engine plugins to put into Firefox.
She was a beginner and didn’t know which way to turn really. I pointed her towards the same place a point all my friends that want to know a little more about search engine plugins – Mozilla’s official Web site for them.
That is the best place to get started in my opinion. [...]
Hey we all like to pinch pennies every once in a while, right?
For those of you out there who are still using Internet Explorer, there is another option that won’t open your computer to all sorts of security holes. Better yet, it will automatically kill most pop-up windows and, when you switch to it, it will incorporate all of your bookmarks from Internet Explorer. I switched years ago and it’s the best thing I ever did; in fact, [...]
/ September 26, 2006 -
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Sure, you have seen how to create a search plugin before, but have you ever been promised a two minute or less learning curve? The folks over at Digital Inspiration have produced a very handy tutorial giving you everything you need to know about creating a search plugin.
+ Learn How to Create a Search Plugin!
Forget how to spell a word? Want to know what a word means? Install this search plug-in and use your Firefox search box to look up words in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary or Thesaurus instantly—from anywhere on the Web. Personally, I usually use the Google search plugin for this, but Merriam-Webster might make a little more sense to other folks out there.
[Learn More About the Merriam-Webster Search Plugin!]
This afternoon I have been playing around with Firefox search plugins again. Since I have everything finalized as far as server moves and domain name changes go, I wanted to update the ones I created a few months back.
+ Add Firefox Facts to your Firefox Search Bar!