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How do I change my default search engine from Google to Start Page?

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I don't like to use Google because there are privacy issues which Google is only too happy to violate and hand over to parties I do not want.

I want to be able to use StartPage instead of Google when I type something in the URL space and I want StartPage to be my default home page (already is), default small box search (already is) and defalut search engine (which it is not).

Thanks!

I don't like to use Google because there are privacy issues which Google is only too happy to violate and hand over to parties I do not want. I want to be able to use StartPage instead of Google when I type something in the URL space and I want StartPage to be my default home page (already is), default small box search (already is) and defalut search engine (which it is not). Thanks!

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Note that starting with Firefox 23 it will no longer be possible to specify the search engine for the location bar via the keyword.URL pref.

In Firefox 23+ the search engine used in the location bar is the search engine that is selected in the Search Bar.
You can consider to use a (one letter) keyword search for searching via the location bar.
You can set a keyword for an installed search engine via Manage Search Engines (click the search engines icon on the search bar).

  • Bug 738818 - consolidate Firefox search preferences

Please DO NOT comment in bug reports: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html

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Click on the google on the top right corner and then click manage search engines and choose whatever u like............

If u want to change the start page click on edit and choose preferences

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Thanks Mark. But I am referring to the URL bar, not the search bar on the upper right corner. The bar on the upper right corner I changed with no problems to Start Page.

My issue is with the URL bar on the upper left corner. Whenever I type, for example, Alan Greenspan, I get Google to do my search. I want to change that to get Start Page to do the search instead.

Thanks again.

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I am also telling the same on the top right corner click on google and click on manage search engine for example if u choose wikipedia whenever you type something in url bar wikipedia will do the search mate.......

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Thanks srikar!

I did that. I changed it to Start Page. And eliminated all other search engine choices.

But still, whenever I type the search terms Federal Reserve, I get Google still to do my search.

The home page, and search box on the right are changed to SP. But still I get Google.

Thank you again. Appreciate it.

Cheers!

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Gekose oplossing

See:


Note that starting with Firefox 23 it will no longer be possible to specify the search engine for the location bar via the keyword.URL pref.

In Firefox 23+ the search engine used in the location bar is the search engine that is selected in the Search Bar.
You can consider to use a (one letter) keyword search for searching via the location bar.
You can set a keyword for an installed search engine via Manage Search Engines (click the search engines icon on the search bar).

  • Bug 738818 - consolidate Firefox search preferences

Please DO NOT comment in bug reports: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html

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Thanks cor-el!! This is what I was looking for.

Cheers!