GitHub: Prevent search hijacking

GitHub: Prevent search hijacking

GitHub overrides the slash key to focus its search box. This extension restores the default Firefox behavior to pop up the Find bar.

What is GitHub: Prevent search hijacking?
GitHub: Prevent search hijacking is a Firefox add-on that restores the default Firefox behavior of popping up the Find bar instead of focusing on GitHub's search box when the slash key is pressed.
Merlin
Stats
By: Yuri Khan
Users: 24 ▲ 2
Rating: 5.00 (1)
Version: 0.3resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Creation date: 2018-06-06
Weekly download count: NaN
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • *://github.com/*
Size: 8.72K
URLs: Website
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User reviews
Had to create an account just so I could recommend and review this extension, which works great, with a perfectly minimal footprint. I'm a coder, so I spend much of time online, and many sites like to steal focus when I try to search the page for a term using the slash key; which means that I then have to instead click on the Firefox File Menu Bar, then click Edit, then click Find in This Page. This extension perfectly stops websites from doing that.
by No, 2019-11-20
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Safety
Risk impact

GitHub: Prevent search hijacking may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

GitHub: Prevent search hijacking is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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