Add custom search engine version history - 17 versions
Add custom search engine oleh Tom Schuster
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Version 5.0
Released 30 Mac 2025 - 65.87 KBWorks with firefox 58.0 and laterAdded support for (temporarily) uploading search engines to dpaste.org, becuase paste.mozilla.org is shutting down.Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
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Version 4.2
Released 20 Jul 2021 - 65.2 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 4.1
Released 2 Jun 2021 - 65.14 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterUpdated guide to Firefox 89 ("Proton")Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 4.0
Released 2 Feb 2021 - 68.36 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later- Now requires a new permission "search" to check for duplicate search engines.Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 3.2
Released 10 Dis 2020 - 68.26 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterNew version allows entering "non-valid" URLs like http://%s.example.org that work with Firefox.Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 3.1
Released 15 Jul 2020 - 68.27 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later- Work around an issue with paste.mozilla.org when Name contains cyrillic letters
- Multiple instances of %s are now replacedSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 3.0
Released 23 Jun 2020 - 68.04 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later- Instead of using file.io this extension is now using paste.mozilla.org.
- Added a placeholder text for suggestionsSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 2.0
Released 3 Jun 2020 - 68.16 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterUse an alternative approach for adding search engines in Firefox 78+ now that Mozilla disabled window.external.AddSearchProvider.Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.8
Released 16 Jan 2019 - 58.27 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterAt the moment file.io will often return a "Too many requests" error to us. So we are adding file.io to the permissions to at least detect when this happens, during submission.Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.7
Released 16 Jan 2019 - 58.42 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.6
Released 12 Dis 2018 - 58.38 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterAutomatically suggest a favicon URLSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.5
Released 25 Nov 2018 - 58.29 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterMake extension page accessible via about:addons optionsSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.4
Released 3 Nov 2018 - 58.27 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterAdded way of adding a custom search engine with Firefox 65+ (currently Nightly)Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.3
Released 26 Okt 2018 - 37.18 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later- Specify POST query parameters
- Use icon from your local computerSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.2
Released 3 Sep 2018 - 36.49 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 to 68.*Add option to define the Suggestion URL and Input Encoding. Also added a preview feature.Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.1
Released 1 Ogs 2018 - 36.73 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 to 68.*Updated IconsSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.0
Released 30 Jul 2018 - 28.77 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 to 68.*Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0