When I enter a browser url such as "youtube" it goes to google.com and searches for youtube instead of directly sending me to "youtube.com" , happened recently when updated to 4.0. How do I make it so it goes the to the website directly?
When I enter a browser url such as "youtube" it goes to google.com and searches for youtube instead of directly sending me to "youtube.com" , happened recently when updated to 4.0. How do I make it so it goes the to the website directly?
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The change between Firefox 3.6.* and Firefox 4 is how location bar search works. In Firefox 3.6 it uses Google "Browse by name" search. With the browse by name search, it performs a Google search and if there is a clear match it will take you to the site, otherwise it shows the Google search result. With Firefox 4 it just performs a Google search if you type something which is not recognised as a URL.
To get the Firefox 3.6 behaviour on Firefox 4 you need to change a hidden preference.
- Type about:config into the location bar and press enter
- Accept the warning message that appears, you will be taken to a list of preferences
- Locate the preference keyword.URL, double-click on it and change its value to the link shown below
http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=
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The change between Firefox 3.6.* and Firefox 4 is how location bar search works. In Firefox 3.6 it uses Google "Browse by name" search. With the browse by name search, it performs a Google search and if there is a clear match it will take you to the site, otherwise it shows the Google search result. With Firefox 4 it just performs a Google search if you type something which is not recognised as a URL.
To get the Firefox 3.6 behaviour on Firefox 4 you need to change a hidden preference.
- Type about:config into the location bar and press enter
- Accept the warning message that appears, you will be taken to a list of preferences
- Locate the preference keyword.URL, double-click on it and change its value to the link shown below
http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=
Thank you very much!!!!!
Tony E: I tried it a few days ago and it seemed to work. Not any more. The string you recommended, beginning "http://www.google.com/search?....." is still in the preferences at keyword.URL where you said to paste them. No other changes since first tried. Any ideas? Thanks/A
First make sure that the preference keyword.enabled is set to true.
Another possibility is you may have an add-on that is interfering with this. For details of how to troubleshoot that see https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes