If you clicked on this triangle it brought up a drop down list of your most visited sites which in my case are/were (hotmail, Google, ebay, my business URL, local weather bureau, MSN news, etc), then all that you had to do was to mouse click the site you wanted to visit and it appeared in the URL bar and you were straight to it, then once in that site if you wanted to visit another frequently visited site you repeated the process again by clicking on the triangle and then from the drop down list mouse click the new site. You could take a look at its features and limitations and see whether it could work for you: I tried your addon but it wasn't what I was looking for either. '''How to show the classic list of frequently visited URLs''' typing a caret does solve the problem but compared to having the down arrow it's an extra step to reach the same goal. That arrow was probably the main reason why I was still using Firefox over other browsers. This setting also disables the user-defined setting, "Show search and site suggestions as I type". I didnt have to press shift. Suggestions from your browsing history, bookmarks, and tabs will be listed, underneath what you've typed. Covering popular subjects like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, SQL, Java, and many, many more. You could take a look at its features and limitations and see whether it could work for you: It will also be at the top of your drop-down menu when you click in the address bar. If you do that, Firefox will switch to dropping down the "Show History" list. What are the benefits of it? By default, it should be set as the Search box . (If a site you want to pin is already listed on the page, just drag it to the top row and it will be automatically pinned. ''Or you can type a space. Just enter your search term after the search shortcut to perform your search (example: @amazon adventure books). As an alternative, I created an extension that adds a button to the main toolbar (it can't integrate into the old location). I will have to type in url's that I cannot remember without going to history. Finally -- a new solution that actually works! Modified June 9, 2020 at 9:00:24 PM PST by cooljb96. Just press EnterReturn when Firefox finds a match. Example: Entering Download Firefox when you already have Firefox installed. You can use Customize to place the button next to the address bar: The Search panel in Firefox OptionsPreferencesSettings The way people use them is individual, of course. However toggling openViewOnFocus worked indeed and the arrow is back. When I type in an address, the drop-down menu no longer contains the same list of addresses as always. 3) Hold down the "Shift" key on your keyboard. Allow sync favorites between Microsoft browsers: Requires Windows 10, version 1703 or later. Your top sites are those you visit the most (a combination of your most recently and frequently visited sites), as well as the sites youve pinned. More info in this article: Customize items on your Firefox New Tab page, I don't know whether you would consider an add-on but I posted one that shows a list that should be more similar to the old list of frequently visited sites. Today, Mozilla rolled out Firefox 75, its latest update for the open source Web browser. Modified May 8, 2020 at 10:51:05 PM PST by toniwalker10. I really do not understand why they would have removed a facility that was so effective and so easy to use, actually I do not understand why program developers have to continually change excellently working programs unless it is simply to keep themselves in a job at the expense of the end users -- as I stated previously "if it aint broke don't fix it", or should that be --- '''"if it aint broke don't break it"''' !!!!! Address bar suggestions. Get support from our contributors or staff members. I'm not sure what happens further with that issue (and the bug that @cor-el posted a link to), but at least I'm grateful to have the arrow back. "(B) "Show History" list previously accessed with the wide "v"-like button" You will notice that Firefox changes the list of suggestions from "top sites" to "most visited". How can I change that number? Firefox lets you get solutions to popular tasks, like downloading, updating, or fixing Firefox. Dig into the knowledge base, tips and tricks, troubleshooting, and so much more. To customize the font that appears in a drop-down list box, use the Font and Font Size boxes on the Formatting toolbar. I don't remember for sure, but it seems like I could scroll if I didn't see the site I was looking for. Now you can delete unwanted websites from list. Now it's gone. This lets you visit websites in just a few keystrokes (no mouse needed). You could take a look at its features and limitations and see whether it could work for you: It seems random. Deleting an address from the drop down address bar. Hi ajpeavler, the "frequent sites" list should not be limited to recent sites unless a bunch of old history got cleared. Click that to get the Menu. Hi Mike109, setting aside any pinned tiles or tiles you've added, the Top Sites should be based on "frecency", a combination of frequency and recency. Really don't know why things have to be constantly changed and made more difficult for users. When you type into this field to enter a URL or search term, Firefox remembers the pages that you have visited and shows page suggestions in the address bar drop-down, such as sites you've bookmarked, tagged, visited before or have open in tabs. This enables your extension to, for example, search a library of free ebooks or, as in the example above, a repository of code examples. We can change that with a simple change. On the left, click Privacy and Services. Firefox is moving away from having a separate button for this. (3) Double-click the '''browser.urlbar.update1''' preference to switch the value from true to false Click that, and the URL will be erased . Pressing EnterReturn in this case would take you directly to that address. Press the down arrow key to highlight the item. Now type browser.urlbar.maxRichResults in the Filter box. Mozilla. Firefox 3.6 Address Bar Sorting in Drop-Down [ 16 Answers ] Regarding the drop down list of address bar history, I thought that Firefox sorts this list by most often visited sites. (A) Work with the shorter Top Sites list (2) In the search box above the list, type or paste URLB and pause while the list is filtered, (3) Double-click the browser.urlbar.update1 preference to switch the value from true to false. It was easy, convenient, made sense, and only needed the mouse. Hello all! For more information, see AllowAddressBarDropdown browser policy. It will also be at the top of your drop-down menu when you click in the address bar. section of the following article: [[Address bar autocomplete in Firefox - Search your bookmarks, history and tabs]]. Or you can type a space. In addition to the autocomplete drop-down list, Firefox will also complete the URL in the address bar. Or you can type'' ^ ''which triggers a history search.'' The only way I can get the pinned sites back is the enable "Top Sites" in the Option menu, but then my dropdown menu show the wrong sites. The location bar history shows my most visited websites in a small box with a scroll bar, is ther a way to expand this and make it longer(with no scroll bar), Drop down menu not showing most recently visited websites, Rate your Firefox experience, surveys and out of date messages (Heartbeat), Customize items on your Firefox New Tab page. [[Customize the New Tab page]] Run Edge without any extensions and see if you have the same problem. Click "OK" when done. So this is an improvement how??? button. 2) Place your cursor over the URL you wish to manually delete. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/address-bar-autocomplete-firefox, Customize your New Tab page to hide or display content, Curate the Top Sites list on the Firefox Home / new tab page by removing unwanted items, and Firefox should fill it from your history -- you also can add/pin pages you want in specific positions in the top 8. toniwalker10 is right, what is the motivation for reducing usability? Meanwhile, if you click in the address bar and type a space (press the spacebar), Firefox will show the classic frequently visited URLs list. A list of URLs will drop down. To get results from Google each time you search, you can make Google your default search engine. Hit the Space-key on the keyboard after activating the address bar. Well, nothing in particular. I think that you have missed the point/problem that others have asked and as of today (7th June) I have had the same problem and it is most annoying and should be fixed by Firefox immediately. Firefox is moving away from having a separate button for this. Click that to get the Menu. Not sure if Id miss the Top Sites section, Im just used to looking at it. Place a check mark next to "History" and any other files that you want to delete. Was it change just for the sake of change? 3) Hold down the "Shift" key on your keyboard. If you use this function a lot, which I do, those extra keystrokes add up very quickly and it's just very annoying because it used to function perfectly before. This is still true in Firefox 77 so that is another option. Step 1 Click the "Safety" menu on the far-right side of your browser's tab bar. For the others, save them as Bookmarks, or even use the Bookmarks Toolbar. The Top Sites & "classic frequently visited URLs list" are similar but not exact. To learn more, see Address bar autocomplete suggestions in Firefox. In case you run out of things to try: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/show-history-top-sites-button/. For the drop-down, there's currently no way to increase beyond eight Top Sites. You can initiate a history search by typing a caret '^' in the location bar. Once you add the new Top Site, it is pinned to the page. Keep reading to learn more about the address bars powerful features. this last post is the one that fixed it for me thanks for coming back and responding about it. When you type into this field to enter a URL or search term, Firefox remembers the pages that you have visited and shows page suggestions in the address bar drop-down, such as sites you've bookmarked, tagged, visited before or have open in tabs. When the user focuses the browser's address bar and starts typing, the browser displays a drop-down list containing suggested pages based on what they typed. Now I updated to FF 77. You can use Customize to place the button next to the address bar: See: Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars, Modified May 10, 2020 at 4:10:59 PM PST by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer, "(B) "Show History" list previously accessed with the wide "v"-like button".
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Earlier in the thread I noted that if you turn off the Top Sites section of the new tab page, then the automatic list switches to the frequent URLs list. It's just not the same list of sites that I previously got when I clicked the arrow. The autocomplete results appear, but might not show the page you want. However if you are emailing from Gmail or Yahoo, or if Thunderbird is linked to a corporate email system like an Exchange server, those can add drop down suggestions from all previous saved email or from the entire corporate address book. The Firefox address bar displays the URL (web address) for the page that you are visiting. Plus most people don't like change once they get used to something and like it. "hi, firefox 75 introduced a change where a dropdown with lists of your top site will now appear when you just click somewhere into the address bar (so the need for a dedicated button for this is no longer present)." I tried your addon but it wasn't what I was looking for either. I think that you have missed the point/problem that others have asked and as of today (7th June) I have had the same problem and it is most annoying and should be fixed by Firefox immediately.
Probably not, but I don't know of a way to restore it. Usually, if I type a couple characters, the address I'm looking for shows up and I can either arrow down to it and press Enter or if it's further down, click it with the mouse. Then, press the "Delete" key. I really do not understand why they would have removed a facility that was so effective and so easy to use, actually I do not understand why program developers have to continually change excellently working programs unless it is simply to keep themselves in a job at the expense of the end users -- as I stated previously "if it aint broke don't fix it", or should that be --- "if it aint broke don't break it"!!!!! Hi toniwalker10, the preference mentioned earlier in this thread is for Firefox 75-76. Thanks. Many websites offer search engines that you can add to Firefox. Invariably, NVDA reports the underlying web address field or portions of text on other menu bars present on Firefox or the webpage text beneath the drop-down menu list panel instead of the individual menu items in the dropdown list. As you type into the address bar, Firefox may offer relevant site suggestions, such as websites from your browsing history, bookmarks and open tabs, to help you quickly and easily navigate the web.
Now, to get to the sites which were previously in the drop-down menu, I have to remember and type in the first letter or two of the url; then it will come up in the auto-complete. This makes my experience with Firefox *extremely* worse, because now I don't have a quick access to open one of my most visited sites inside the current tab without starting typing their addresses. On the old drop-down menu, it took a very long time for a site to drop off the list once I stopped visiting it very often. I don't understand why they changed it. On the 2 previously modified profiles the arrow is gone along with the drop down list. This gives the user a quick way to access, for example, pages from their history or bookmarks. The Firefox address bar displays the URL (web address) for the page that you are visiting. Changing How Your Files and Folders are Displayed Smart keywords do not make keyword suggestions.
Now it does not change back to the arrow on the address bar. Was there some performance or functional reason for taking away the little arrow in the address bar for most visited sites??? This does not seem to be the case with mine. You can also get to the extensions menu by pasted this into the address bar: edge://extensions/ . I used to spend a lot of time changing settings whenever I got a new PC (either my personal one or they gave us new ones at work) trying to get it to look and work as close as possible to Windows 95. Really don't know why things have to be constantly changed and made more difficult for users. Please ask a new question if you need help. Currently you can:
This does not seem to be the case with mine. I am not aware of a purely mouse-able way to have both of those things. You can pin multiple sites. Now I updated to FF 77. (2) In the search box above the list, type or paste '''URLB''' and pause while the list is filtered
(If you have changed the new tab setting to a specific site, you'll need to temporarily change it back to the "Firefox Home Default" in your Options under the "Home" section.) In case you run out of things to try: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/show-history-top-sites-button/, Thanks. Why do you have to make things difficult for users.? In Thunderbird itself all those email autocomplete entries come from address books in Thunderbird. I thank you for that information and I will give it a try, but it is definitely not as convenient as the way it used to be up until today. Go to Run (Windows key + R together), and enter: regedit You should now see a new Registry Editor window pop up. If you disabled Top Sites, the list usually will be the classic recent/frequent list. : Customize items on your Firefox New Tab page. (Edit: Updated first screenshot). Please ask a new question if you need help. I am not aware of a purely mouse-able way to have both of those things. Simply type your search term in the address bar and press EnterReturn. ''ajpeavler [[#answer-1312974|said]]
'' Then suddenly one day when I opened Firefox Youtube was no longer listed in the dropdown menu and the other options had been moved around. In Vivaldi you can choose which kinds of results should be shown in the drop-down by opening Settings Address Bar Address Drop-Down Menu, including: Bookmarks For many, Bookmarks are an important tool in managing online life. If your search term autocompletes to a web address that you don't want to visit, press Del, Backspacedelete or Space before pressing EnterReturn. Search over 14 million words and phrases in more than 510 language pairs. On the 2 unmodified profiles the arrow is still missing, but clicking the address bar box does display a drop down list. I am using 16.02 version. Get support from our contributors or staff members. Even if I don't have the url highlighted, when I click on one of the items in the drop-down menu, it still goes to the new site. This will also prevent your search from autocompleting with bookmarks, smart keywords and search shortcuts. Thanks. Hi, If your problem is deleting the website history. ~pmt~. I do know it is showing sites I've viewed recently instead of sites I visit around once or twice a week. On the old drop-down menu, it took a very long time for a site to drop off the list once I stopped visiting it very often. If you disabled Top Sites, the list usually will be the classic recent/frequent list. The web addresses just DON'T come off: So now I have to get an extension for firefox to make it do something that it used to do perfectly well before it was summarily removed???!!! When you start typing in the address bar, Firefox suggests relevant popular searches as provided by search engines like Google, Bing, etc. This does not change in currently open windows, but you'll notice the change in new windows (Ctrl+n) and of course in future sessions. Some things do not need changing. Thank You! Is there any option to bring that feature back?Avoid support scams. For example, if you type "suppo", Firefox may fill in "rt.mozilla.org/" to complete the address "support.mozilla.org" if you've visited that site before. When you start typing a search term in the address bar, you'll see icons to search instead with: other search engines, Bookmarks, Tabs, or History. Was it change just for the sake of change? This feature is currently only available in English. A drop-down list (abbreviated drop-down, or DDL; also known as a drop-down menu, drop menu, pull-down list, picklist) is a graphical control element, similar to a list box, that allows the user to choose one value from a list.When a drop-down list is inactive, it displays a single value. Hello, sorry for not responding earlier, had no access to the computer. * Remove unwanted Top Sites, and reposition frequent icons, in the first 8 positions on the new tab page so the drop-down will more closely match what you want to see (see: [[Customize the New Tab page]]) On occasion, you may see a tip from Firefox on how you can save time while searching. Dig into the knowledge base, tips and tricks, troubleshooting, and so much more. Open Microsoft Edge. If the selected URL is very long so that it extends past the end of the URL line, you might have to highlight the showing part of the URL and "Backspace" it and once that part is cleared highlight the next part and clear it and so on until the URL bar is completely clear. If you can't find a way to display the "Show History" button, and you can't live without it, you can revert the change as follows: If you use this function a lot, which I do, those extra keystrokes add up very quickly and it's just very annoying because it used to function perfectly before. In Firefox 83+ you can click the History search button on the bottom of the address bar drop-down to show your frequently visited URLs. jscher2000, >What's happening when you click inside of the url bar? Please ask a new question if you need help. There is no way to increase the number from 8 at the moment. Put me down for hating this change to the way the address bar functions now.(1) In a new tab, type or paste '''about:config''' in the address bar and press Enter/Return. If you don't find this, first click the Menu at the top left. Since the upgrade today this triangle is missing and the only way to get to the drop down menu is to highlight what ever URL is in the URL bar and use the "Backspace" key to clear the URL bar, then place the mouse in the now empty URL bar and the menu box appears and then you have to mouse click the one you want. Enter search terms or a specific web address to get search suggestions,your top sites, bookmarks, history and search engines all within the same field. This is exactly the first thing I noticed when the update appeared on my system. Open firefox and type about:config in the addressbar and press Enter. Video of the Day Step 2 Select "Delete Browsing History" from the drop-down menu. Anybody??? Entries in the location bar drop down list with a yellow (blue on Mac) star at the right end are bookmarks and those entries can't be removed from the location bar drop down list with the Delete key. Be at the Top sites section, Im just used to something and it. 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