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Is it possible to set new tab google search parameters ?

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Pootz
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When I open a new tab on my firefox 41.0.2 I see a google search and 8 most accessed pages. I wonder if it is possible to set text or parameters to that google search box, like site:sportsexample.com OR site:newsexample.com then I could have a default google search on the right side of address bar and a specific google search on a new tab.

Thanks in advance.

When I open a new tab on my firefox 41.0.2 I see a google search and 8 most accessed pages. I wonder if it is possible to set text or parameters to that google search box, like site:sportsexample.com OR site:newsexample.com then I could have a default google search on the right side of address bar and a specific google search on a new tab. Thanks in advance.
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FredMcD
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Any search bar in Firefox should default to the current user selected search engine.

Type about:preferences#search<enter> in the address bar.

Pootz
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FredMcD said Thank you for your reply FredMcD. Now I understood that what ever is selected on search bar becomes the search provider on a new tab.

My question remains, is it possible to set a text/parameters to the google search engine?

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cor-el
cor-el
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You can look at the Keyword Search extension to specify which search engine to use for searching via the location/address bar and search bars on built-in about pages.

Pootz
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cor-el this is not what I'm looking for, but thanks for your reply.