How to make address bar also the search bar in FF

Question

I upgraded my FF to v7 (I am on Ubuntu if this matters).
Before, I could type in the address bar "ebay" or "gmail" for example
and it would take me to those sites.
After I upgraded, it redirects to Comcast's (my IP) search page...
How do I restore the previews behavior?

Answer 1

Your question indicates you want to be able to search in the address bar like Chrome. The functionality I am proposing doesn't take you directly to the site but instead searches Google for the typed keywords. I don't know if there is a better way to do it in FF7 but here is how I did it before:

1. Navigate to about:config in the address bar.
2. Filter for keyword.URL and change it to http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=

To navigate based on your browsing history and bookmarks in the address bar, go to Tools -> Options -> Privacy and in the Location Bar section select History & Bookmarks. When this is enabled and you have bookmarked or visited eBay in the past, for instance, you'll get a suggestion drop-down with the eBay website as one of the suggestions.

Answer 2

It has nothing to do with Firefox. It's your ISP violating the DNS standard. Go to https://dns-opt-out.comcast.net/ to revert normal behavior.

Answer 3

Caveat: This solution doesn't take you directly to the site.

• Click the Firefox Search Bar dropdown arrow and then Manage Search Engines

• Select Google from the list and click the Edit Keyword button

• Enter "g", then click OK

Now you can search from the Firefox address bar by typing the letter "g", followed by a space, followed by your search term.

For example, g your-search-term-here. The hotkey CTRL+L moves your cursor directly to the Address Bar.

As an alternative, you can just press the hotkey CTRL+K to move your cursor directly to the Firefox Search Bar.

Hope that helps!