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Webpage URL is added to search query once page is loaded

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pashazait
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When I open a new Mozilla Firefox window and before the homepage loads I can start to enter a search query into the unified address bar/search box.

However, once the homepage is loaded it tacks on the webpage URL onto the search query. The result looks something like this: "my search queryhttps://www.google.com". This prevents me from correctly searching what I need for once I hit enter.

It's a small nuisance, but I was wondering if there is a way to correct this? If not, perhaps there is a way to offer feadback to the Firefox team?

When I open a new Mozilla Firefox window and before the homepage loads I can start to enter a search query into the unified address bar/search box. However, once the homepage is loaded it tacks on the webpage URL onto the search query. The result looks something like this: "my search queryhttps://www.google.com". This prevents me from correctly searching what I need for once I hit enter. It's a small nuisance, but I was wondering if there is a way to correct this? If not, perhaps there is a way to offer feadback to the Firefox team?

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cor-el
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Hi

Best is to stop loading the homepage (click the stop X or press ESC) if you intend to open a different page or use a built-in page that loads fast instead of a webpage that takes more time to load like you appear to do.

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Could you try this and see whether using modifier keys might help your workflow:

Type my search query into the address bar in an existing tab. The top line of the drop-down that says

my search query - Search with Engine

should be selected. Either:

  • Hold Shift when pressing Enter (or clicking) to launch it in a new window
  • Hold Alt when pressing Enter (or hold Ctrl when clicking) to launch it in a new tab

P.S. If you rarely interact with your home page, using a blank page is way faster and doesn't leak any information about your browsing style. That's one of the choices on the Options page, Home panel. I'm liking it.

pashazait
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jscher2000 said
Could you try this and see whether using modifier keys might help your workflow: Type my search query into the address bar in an existing tab. The top line of the drop-down that says my search query - Search with Engine should be selected. Either:
  • Hold Shift when pressing Enter (or clicking) to launch it in a new window
  • Hold Alt when pressing Enter (or hold Ctrl when clicking) to launch it in a new tab
P.S. If you rarely interact with your home page, using a blank page is way faster and doesn't leak any information about your browsing style. That's one of the choices on the Options page, Home panel. I'm liking it.

Thanks for the reply.

When searching in an existing tab with a page that is already loaded, the problem does not appear. I encounter it only when I start entering a search query before a page is loaded. And the only time that can happen is when I open Firefox for the first time.

I tried using the modifier keys you suggested, however this doesn't seem to solve the problem, since what I run into is that the search query has the URL of the webpage added to it, so it gives me the wrong search results. I have no issues actually sending the search query and opening the results.

I guess I will have to disable the homepage as you and an earlier user suggested, to avoid this issue. Hopefully the problem will be resolved in future revisions of Firefox.

cor-el
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You can set the startup page to an empty page. That way you can leave the homepage at its current setting.

You can modify this pref on the about:config page to set the startup page.