Using Mozilla and Firefox Search

The Mozilla and Firefox Search facility, is custom made Google search that searches all the official Mozilla and Firefox sites and only those. As a consequence the results are very relevant to Mozilla and its flagship product Firefox. By adding a link or search box to your site or blog and by adding a search plugin to your browser you can make this search facility easily available to yourself and others.

1. Link to the Mozilla and Firefox Search facility

To add a link like this to your website or blog:

Mozilla and Firefox Search

Simply copy and paste the following text into your page:

<a href="http://www.7is7.com/software/firefox/search/">Mozilla and Firefox Search</a>

2. Searching Mozilla and Firefox sites directly from your site

You can also add a search box to your site or blog for this custom made Google search. Here is a sample of what this search box looks like:

In order to add this to your site or blog simply copy and paste the following text into the page where you want to have the search box:

<!-- Google CSE Search Box Begins --> <form id="searchbox_000338234051794139944:-j4gupaunoc" action="http://www.7is7.com/software/firefox/search/results.html"> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="000338234051794139944:-j4gupaunoc" /> <input name="q" type="text" size="25" /> <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Mozilla and Firefox Search" /> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:9" /> </form> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/coop/cse/brand?form=searchbox_000338234051794139944%3A-j4gupaunoc"></script> <!-- Google CSE Search Box Ends -->

3. Searching Mozilla and Firefox sites directly from your browser

3.1 Search Plugin

To use this custom made Google search directly from your browser add the Mozilla and Firefox search plugin to your browser (click on link below):

• Mozilla and Firefox Search Plugin (OpenSearch) - For Firefox 2 and IE 7.
• Mozilla and Firefox Search Plugin (Sherlock Search) - For Firefox, all versions.

3.2 Bookmarklet

An alternative is to use the bookmarklet below, which presents you with a pop-up in which you can enter your query. To save this bookmarklet, 'right-click' on the link and 'save as bookmark or favorite'.

Mozilla and Firefox Search Bookmarklet

3.3 Keyword Search

Using Firefox go to the search homepage, 'right-click' on the search box and select add keyword for this search. Enter a name, for example 'Mozilla and Firefox search', and enter a keyword, for example 'mfs' and add the bookmark.

Now you can search directly from your location bar, by entering 'mfs' followed by your search terms.

 

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