It’s not new information, but since I just figured this out recently, I thought I’d punch it up here. When you add a new bookmark in FireFox there are a few fields that you get prompted to fill out:
These fields are only a portion of the information that Firefox can keep for a particular bookmark. Among the most useful of these is the keyword field.
For people like me who prefer to use the keyboard over any form of pointing device, this is fantastic. I can open a new tab and type in the keyword of the bookmark I want, in this case ‘kdm’ and firefox will load the bookmark in question.
Even though most browsers have a built-in search bar, that’s another toolbar that eats up real-estate in your browser. If you’re screen-space-challenged or you have a disdain for toolbars. Take your bookmarks to the next level with a parameter.
By adding in the string %s you can create search bookmarks for your favourite searching sites. As a helper, I’ve included a few search links below which already contain the %s. Just right-click the links below and use the ‘Copy Link Location’ or ‘Copy Shortcut’ options.
