Selection Context Search v5.19

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4.28 (160 reviews)
- Right click on a selected text and choose the search website from the popup window or the context menu - Edit the website list in Add-on Options page or by using the Bookmarks - Unlimited depth of nested folders in the context menu Selection Context Search Selection Context Search Selection Context Search Selection Context Search Selection Context Search

Summary:

  • Right click on a selected text and choose the search website from the context menu
  • The website list is edited in the Add-on Options page. The list can include bookmark folders.
  • Unlimited depth of nested folders in the context menu
  • Export or Import the website list
  • Optional use of placeholders
  • The add-on can do advanced searches such as: reverse image search, page translation and current domain search

The search websites can be added by using three methods:
  1. Go to the search page, right-click on the field where you type the search keywords and choose "Add search page" from the context menu.
  2. Search websites can be added manually in the Add-on Options page. By default the selected text is appended to the website address. Optionally, a placeholder can be used to specify where in the address to insert the selected text.
  3. Search websites can also be added by using a folder named "Search" from the Firefox Bookmarks Menu. To use this method:
    • Create a folder named "Search" in Firefox Bookmarks Menu
    • Go to the search website you want to add and right click on the field where you type the text you want to search
    • A context menu will be displayed then choose "Add a Keyword for this Search..."
    • A window will be displayed then choose to save the bookmark in the "Search" folder then choose a unique keyword
    • Optionally the bookmark can be created in sub-folders of "Search" folder
Both lists are combined and shown in the context menu when right click on a selected text. The Options page list is shown first, then the Bookmarks list.

The search page can open in: a new tab, a background tab, the current tab or in a new window.

The following features are requested by users but cannot be implemented due to technical limitations:
  • Move the sub-menu higher in the context menu
  • Add websites in the main context menu, not only in the sub-menu
  • Favorite icons for websites in the context menu are available starting with Firefox 56

You can add an additional search website directly in the context menu, not in a sub-menu, by using the "Selection Context Search - mini #1", "Selection Context Search - mini #2" or "Selection Context Search - mini #3" add-ons.