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If you enter text into the Location bar that is not a valid Internet address (UR<!---->L), Firefox will try to direct you to the location you intended. __TOC__ = Internet Keyword search = Firefox will first try to send your request to a keyword search service. By default, this service is Google's [http://toolbar.google.com/bbn_help.html Browse by Name] service. For example, If you type ''mozilla foundation'' into the Location bar, Firefox will submit a query to the Google Browse by Name service, since this is not a valid URL. The service will find its best match for your request, and direct you to '''http://www.mozilla.org'''. An entry without a clear match to a URL will display search results for the entry. == Turning off and on == You can control whether the Internet Keywords search is active by editing your Firefox configuration. {note}'''Note''': This preference does not affect [[Smart keywords|smart keyword searches]] from the Location Bar.{/note} # [[T:aboutconfig]] # Search for the preference {pref keyword.enabled}. # Double-click the {pref keyword.enabled} preference to toggle it between true and false. ** '''{pref false}''' disables Internet Keyword searches. ** '''{pref true}''' enables Internet Keyword searches. == Changing the keyword service == You can specify any valid URL to perform the Internet Keyword searches by modifying the {pref keyword.UR<!---->L} preference in the about:config page: * To set the the Internet Keywords service to perform a Yahoo! search, {pref keyword.UR<!---->L} can be set to {pref http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=}. The text you entered into the Location Bar will be appended to the url. * To reset the Internet Keywords service to use Google, {for win,linux}right-click{/for}{for mac}hold down the {key Ctrl} key while you click{/for} on {pref keyword.UR<!---->L} and select {menu Reset}. = Domain Guessing = If you enter an incomplete URL, Firefox can try to "fix up" the URL by adding a prefix, suffix, or both to what you types. For example, if you type ''www.mozilla'' the Location Bar, Firefox will append ''.com'' to complete the URL. If you type ''mozilla.org'', Firefox will prepend ''www.'' to complete the URL. This "guessing" is secondary to the Internet Keywords search described above - it does not work unless Internet Keywords are disabled. == Turning off and on == You can control whether Domain Guessing is active by editing your Firefox configuration. # [[T:aboutconfig]] # Type '''fixup''' into the Filter prompt at the top of the about:config page. # Double-click the {pref browser.fixup.alternate.enabled} preference to toggle it toggle it between true and false. ** '''{pref false}''' disables Domain Guessing. ** '''{pref true}''' enables Domain Guessing. == Changing the prefix or suffix == You can specify a prefix (such as ''www'') or suffix (such as ''.net'') for the Domain Guessing feature. In the about:config page, double-click the {pref browser.fixup.alternate.prefix} or {pref browser.fixup.alternate.suffix} preference. Enter in the prefix or suffix you want Firefox to add to incomplete URLs. <!-- Credits --> <br/> <br/> '''''Based on information from [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Location_Bar_Search Location Bar search (mozillaZine KB)], [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/end-user/domain-guessing.html Domain Guessing (Mozilla.org End user documentation)], and [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/end-user/internet-keywords.html Internet Keywords (Mozilla.org End user documentation)]'''''