Custom Search Tool in Firefox

There are search engines which you visit/use frequently and are not listed in Firefox plugin page, so what you will do? Create your own simple :

I will making a Google Linux search tool :

• Open any text editor and paste this code :

  <search 
   name="Google Linux"
   method="GET"
   action="http://www.google.co.in/linux"
   queryCharset="utf-8"
  > 
    <input name="q" user>
  </search>



• You can add more parameters other than query like "Search within a domain".
  Add

  <input name="sitesearch" value="gnu.org">

  below

  <input name="q" user>

  Just carefully observe the URL after you hit a search for the parameter name/value and keep adding for a filtered search.


• Save the file as filename.src (I am using glinux.src) to ~/.mozilla/firefox/<profile>/searchplugins/
  
  TIP : To display icon next to your search engine create a 16X16 PNG or GIF image and save it in the same folder as glinux.src and name it glinux.png or glinux.gif as per your file format


• Restart Firefox, your source will be compiled and converted into a .XML file automatically and what next! use your engine

Also check : Mycroft Project

Attached few of my favorites : search.tar.gz