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==SearchPluginHacks Extension== | ==SearchPluginHacks Extension== | ||
[http://www.iosart.com/ Alex Sirota] had made a [[Firefox]] [http://www.extensionsmirror.nl/index.php?showtopic=3614 extension] to delete unwanted search plugins. This extension adds a context menu to the search plugins drop-down list, which allows quickly deleting unneeded plugins. | [http://www.iosart.com/ Alex Sirota] had made a [[Firefox]] [http://www.extensionsmirror.nl/index.php?showtopic=3614 extension] to delete unwanted search plugins. This extension adds a context menu to the search plugins drop-down list, which allows quickly deleting unneeded plugins. | ||
==See also== | |||
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=177335 Add or remove search engines?] | |||
Revision as of 22:53, 24 June 2005
- This article applies to both Mozilla Suite and Firefox.
After installing plugins from Mycroft you might want to get rid of those you don't use.
- Go to the installation directory of the application (Firefox or Mozilla Suite) and locate the subfolder "searchplugins".
- Delete both SRC and GIF/PNG files for each search plugin. For example, if you want to get rid of the default Google search plugin, you will delete "google.src" and "google.png".
- Restart the application and deleted plugins will disappear.
- If you uninstalled a search plugin because it was broken, please go to the Mycroft Homepage and "judge" this plugin. Thank you!
Notes
- All users: Do not confuse your installation directory with your profile folder.
- Linux users: On Linux, you will need root privileges, unless you've installed the program somewhere the user has access to. To obtain root privileges, fire up the console and type su (followed by the root password). Then type firefox.
- FreeBSD users: On FreeBSD, this is usually /usr/X11R6/lib/firefox/searchplugins/. Root privileges will be required to remove the two files associated with each plugin.
- Mac OS X users: On Mac OS X, it is usually under your "Applications" folder, but the "searchplugins" subfolder is in the actual contents of Firefox.app or Mozilla.app. To access these, Ctrl-click the .app file and select "Show Package Contents". See Installation directory.
SearchPluginHacks Extension
Alex Sirota had made a Firefox extension to delete unwanted search plugins. This extension adds a context menu to the search plugins drop-down list, which allows quickly deleting unneeded plugins.
