Reviews for ContextSearch web-ext
ContextSearch web-ext by Mike B
Response by Mike B
Developer response
posted 5 years ago(edit3 - 10-19-2020) Were you searching a folder or a single engine when you observed the problem last? I've uploaded v1.27.5 which fixed the same problem v1.27.4 did, but when searching a folder as well.
(edit 2) Thanks for the reply. I thought the bug fixed in 1.27.4 would take care of your issue, but there must be another bug. I've tried all the engines you mentioned, but I'm getting good search results using the context menu now. Could you open ContextSearch options -> Search Engines and tell me if you see an orange (FF) next to those engines you're having issues with? If not, could you edit one of them and paste the template / method / etc info? It could help narrow down the problem.
(edit) Nevermind, version 1.27.4 going up. Context menu was not working with Firefox engines
Would you mind opening a ticket at the support site or editing your reply here? Some users seem to be experiencing problems with the latest builds and I could use some input on what exactly is going wrong. I tried adding Yandex to my install and had no problems, and troubleshooting is difficult when I can't replicate the bug.
(edit 2) Thanks for the reply. I thought the bug fixed in 1.27.4 would take care of your issue, but there must be another bug. I've tried all the engines you mentioned, but I'm getting good search results using the context menu now. Could you open ContextSearch options -> Search Engines and tell me if you see an orange (FF) next to those engines you're having issues with? If not, could you edit one of them and paste the template / method / etc info? It could help narrow down the problem.
(edit) Nevermind, version 1.27.4 going up. Context menu was not working with Firefox engines
Would you mind opening a ticket at the support site or editing your reply here? Some users seem to be experiencing problems with the latest builds and I could use some input on what exactly is going wrong. I tried adding Yandex to my install and had no problems, and troubleshooting is difficult when I can't replicate the bug.
203 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by frostbyte, 12 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Beckanhaf, 23 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by FoxRefire, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Jean-Ricky, a month agoMUCH MORE than contextual (select text & launch) search
MULTIPLE SITES (not only "whole web" - as Google & the likes) search engines AT ONCE
makes this add-on UNIQUE !
Besides, it is HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE : provides
• different KINDS OF OF MENUS (Context/Quick/Toolbar/Sidebar) to launch searches
• many UI CONFIGURATIONS OPTIONS to fit your likes
Just a [very] few points to note :
• too many options (time to master) ?
• missing tool-tips & not always detailed enough ones...
Whatever: unique & powerful
THANKS - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13443993, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13163912, 4 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Paulthefox, 5 months agoAbsolutley excelent add on can customise it as much as needed and works perfect
- Rated 5 out of 5by Steven_Aston, 5 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Piper, 6 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Gemini62167, 6 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by HypnotizedNarcissist, 8 months agothe best from the best
my respect mike
easy, fast, great lay-out, top add-on
thank you very much
btw. and always good updates - Rated 5 out of 5by Кадочников Сергей, 9 months agoПрекрасное расширение, удобное, легко настраиваемое под себя.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Seän "Frostbyte" Shepherd, a year ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by EarOfWheat, a year ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by darlington95, a year ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Dideldum, a year agoDefinitely the Best Search-addon. Nearly perfect.
Unfortunately the sidebar feature is not working (Firefox & Chromium).. - Rated 5 out of 5by Seän D. Shepherd, a year ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Ninetynine, a year ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Dom0909, a year ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 10244801, a year agoDitched my two faithful companions Context Search Origin and Swift Selection Search when I found this babe.
- Rated 5 out of 5by biggsley, a year ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Saud, 2 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by LawrenceSan, 2 years agoI've used many, many different extensions in several different browsers over many years. (I'm an experienced web developer, starting when the web was first invented, and can code several different web languages -- in other words, I'm not a newbie.)
ContextSearch web-ext has the most complicated, buggy preferences interface I've ever seen in a browser extension. I have it running in both Firefox and Chrome, and when it works it's great -- but trying to customize it, add search engines, etc. is a nightmare.
Currently one of the engines in my ContextSearch list is "Google Maps". It works fine in Firefox, but doesn't work at all in Chrome, just leads to a blank page. So I tried exporting it from Firefox into Chrome. Forget it! The export/import features in the extension's customization interface appears to just export the URL for the icon, not for the search engine itself? And some of the gazillion preferences-interface elements for this extension, in both browsers, appear as just solid gray blocks -- regardless of what theme I use, or whether Dark Reader is on or off, or what other interface options I choose for ContextSearch itself. Of the options (including links) that I can see clearly, most of them don't do anything like what their name implies or what I'd expect them to do.
I haven't given up on it because, for the engines I finally get working, it's very useful. But I spend more time wrestling with this interface than with all my other (many) installed extensions put together!