We're calling on all EU-based Mozillians with iOS or iPadOS devices to help us monitor Apple’s new browser choice screens. Join the effort to hold Big Tech to account!

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

Wo archive tread sia. Meɖekuku bia biabia yeye ne ehia kpeɖeŋu.

i don't want FF to search if the URL I typed into the Address bar was bad

  • 2 ŋuɖoɖowo
  • 3 masɔmasɔ sia le wosi
  • 10 views
  • Nuɖoɖo mlɔetɔ cor-el

jakester
jakester
more options

i don't want FF to search if the URL I typed into the Address bar was bad. I type a lot of addresses in, like to sub directories, query strings, other than the index page, so if it was wrong, I don't want the stupid thing to do a useless search when I simply misspelled the file name.

i don't want FF to search if the URL I typed into the Address bar was bad. I type a lot of addresses in, like to sub directories, query strings, other than the index page, so if it was wrong, I don't want the stupid thing to do a useless search when I simply misspelled the file name.

All Replies (2)

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

That search feature is called the keyword service. To turn it off, try the steps in this article under "Turning off the web search in the address bar": Search the web from the Address Bar. Does that work?

Please note that some ISPs, instead of simply returning site not found, will send their own search results. One way to spot this is to change the search engine on your search bar to, say, Wikipedia, and see whether the failed address lookup then searches on Wikipedia. If not, your ISP may be sending the search results.

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

You can set the keyword.enabled pref to false on the about:config page.

cor-el trɔe