Time for Wikia Search

Submitted by mray on 21. March 2009 - 20:23

UPDATE

Unfortunately wikia search did shut down. If you want to reset your standard search use this string: http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe= UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=

Thinking that google is getting too much power? - An alternative is within reach: Wikia Search. It may not be the complete replacement for all other search engines, but it's good enough for day to day searches. Here is how Firefox uses it as the standard address bar search (a feature I use a lot!):

  • visit "about:config" to get all preferences of FF
  • filter the huge list with "keyword"
  • double click the "keyword.URL" preference
  • enter "http://search.wikia.com/search.html#" as value, overwriting the long google entry

Now typing things like "pancake recipe" will send you to a wikia search result - instead of a google one.

If you like Wikia Search - you can help by adding/editing/rating results, or even download the toolbar to enhance your use.