Add WoWInterface Search to Firefox and Google Toolbar
 

Before you continue with this you MUST have Firefox OR Google Toolbar (for Firefox)

For Firefox Users

1. Download wowinterface.xml
2. Copy that to C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins


There you go. It's pretty simple.


For Google Toolbar users
Again, this is only for Google Toolbar for Firefox. I don't use IE, so I don't have any idea how to add searches to it.

1. Install the toolbar if you haven't done so already.
2. Click this link.
3. The window that pops up, click "Add"


There you go, it should be ready to use.

The firefox link just opens up the code on a new page. At this point, users will have to copy/paste the code and resave it in order to use. Just an FYI.

How about submitting this to Mozilla's Firefox AddOns site so it's even easier to end users to install? Once it's approved and on the official AddOns site, users just have to click the "Install" button and get the downloading, copy and pasting done automatically.

Copy/pasted the code in notepad++, saved as .xml, put into the correct folder and nothing. Opened the file and received the following:

Windows XP Home
Firefox 3.5.6

Actually you don't have to copy/paste it or anything, just right-click on the link and choose 'Save link as...', then put it in the indicated folder. Works like a charm. Many thanks for this!

There's two already there, been there for ages:

http://mycroft.mozdev.org/jsreq.html wowi_addons (35570)
http://mycroft.mozdev.org/jsreq.html wowinterface (26587)

Additional ways to search is never a bad thing, though. Thank you for setting these up. :)


There's also four for Allakhazam's:

http://mycroft.mozdev.org/jsreq.html allwowplugin (4063) (main site)
http://mycroft.mozdev.org/jsreq.html wowallaitem (7403) (item db)
http://mycroft.mozdev.org/jsreq.html wowallamob (7405) (mob db)
http://mycroft.mozdev.org/jsreq.html wowallaquest (7404) (quest db)

And one for Wowhead:

http://mycroft.mozdev.org/jsreq.html wowhead (11020)

Cairenn, all those links seem to point the Mozdev "You must have javascript enabled" page...

Edit: I've just done a manual search and found out that the probable reason for all those pointing to that page is that MozDev creates a link to the javascript required page with an onClick handler that actually adds the search to the search box. I think that this means it's not possible to create direct links - if you want to add searches you have to search the site for them manually (using the search link in the left menu on the site).

Because you need javascript enabled to view that page...

No, they link directly to the page - it's called "jsreq.html".... also see my edit above.

You're welcome and yes this is how you do it. Unfortunately I couldn't figure out a way to link it without javascript

And for chrome users:

1. Click the Spanner (top right below the close button)
2. Go to Options
3. Then to "Manage"
4. Add
5. Type wowinterface.com for name
6. wowi for keyword
7. Code:

   ---

   http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/search.php?search=%s

   ---

   for URL
8. Profit!

Now when you type wowi <addon name> in the omni box you should go to the seach page for <addon name>.

This is great! Now to figure out Internet Explorer >.>

You're welcome =)
I'm going to be submitting the WoWI and Curse Search (Yeah I know =P) to Mozilla to make for easy installs

On the Mozilla Site
 

The one I added is located here

Mine is the one that says "Sean".

OpenSearch Looks pretty interesting, specifically the AutoDiscovery bit.

IMO, it's easy to implement. WoWI should just add it to their site. They can host the XML themselves and everything. It takes 5 minutes :rolleyes:

Indeed it does, in case they don't add it I've made a lil' website to hopefully make the process of adding WoWI to your search bar a little easier.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3786517/wowi...pensearch.html

For some reason I can't get it to work with chrome, but spotify does.

I can't believe I never thought of using dropbox to host a webpage.
That's awesome

And for Opera users, just right-click in the search box, click "Create Search", type a keyword (I use "wi") and hit Enter. No plugins or digging through menus required. :p

Cool added it to the temporary website above.