i just wanted to provide a direct link to add a firefox search engine for another site (download.com) on my webpage. though i know that the plugin can be easily be added from mycroft. how can i create a link for my users to add from my site so that they don't need to go to mycroft and it just adds from there.
Create a Mycroft Search Plugins on our webpage
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Anonymous
UnregisteredPosted 3 years ago # -
Anonymous
Unregisteredhttps://developer.mozilla.org/en/Creating_OpenSearch_plugins_for_Firefox
Once you create the reqd. XML file, host it and make sure your server serves with the correct MIME type - "application/opensearchdescription+xml".
It's far, far easier to create and host it on Mycroft.
Posted 3 years ago # -
Anonymous
UnregisteredThanks Sparx. Do we have to host the file ourselves? Is there no way we can just provide a link to a hosted file on Mycroft?
Posted 2 years ago # -
Anonymous
UnregisteredNot really, because if you have a look at the code, it calls a javascript function to serve you the appropriate code. I think it's easier to merely post a link to the page that will list your particular search engine. If you create a custom search engine, then you can add a custom term - I added the term labnol for DI Search. So, this link takes you only to that link. All a user has to do is click on it.
Posted 2 years ago # -
Sparx - Thanks much for creating the Digital Inspiration search plugin.
Posted 2 years ago #
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