Ekaterina Gerasimova kittykat3756@gmail.com 2013 What are smart bookmarks and how do I add one? Smart bookmarks

A smart bookmark is used to add a search to the address bar. This can be useful if you prefer to use a specific search engine regularly.

Add a smart bookmark

Perform a search using the search engine that you want to add.

Bookmark the page, replacing the search term with %s in the URL.

For example, if you want to be able to search the GNOME user help, start by doing a test search such as for "epiphany". The resulting URL will look like https://help.gnome.org/search?q=epiphany. To add the "bookmark", replace epiphany with %s when bookmarking the page so that the Address looks like https://help.gnome.org/search?q=%s. You may also want to use a Title such as Search GNOME help.

When you next start typing in the address bar, you will see Search GNOME help where your browsing history would normally be shown. Click it to submit the search.

Apart from search engines, you can also use smart bookmarks for other queries, such as searching an online show for a product.