Why is the Location Bar Demoting my Popular Web Sites?

I have been noticing lately that I have certain websites that I visit on a regular basis, some more often than others. Lately (over the past few releases) I have been noticing that these websites are getting moved to the way down the list of shown results. I have a website that I visit multiple times a day get pushed below the level of websites that I visit perhaps once a week. It used to be that if I went to that website multiple times (about 3-5 times) I could push it back up in the rankings. I tried to do this by going to that site over 40 times (alternating between it ans some other random page) and it does not move up the rankings. It is not a big problem, but surely annoying when I have to go hunting for the sites that I regularly visit.

Perhaps I need to add some clarity to this. The websites that I am visiting are based on a set that I frequent. This order was stable for at least 6-8 months, but in the last two months it has started to move the sited that I visit the bottom of the list. In other words, the behavior has changed, but the reason is not known. No different addons have been installed. I have noticed this behavior not only on one computer, but multiple computers. Some of these are synched and others not, though as I understand it, the synch feature should not change the results of this.

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I now use the letter x in the location/address bar to go to my crosswords page but I cannot remember how I did it. How do I set up more shortcuts for the location bar?
Thanks!

You can bookmark the site and add a keyword to it.<br />
You can do that in the Library in the Details pane at the bottom right.<br />
Click the More button to make the Keyword field visible.
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Using_keyword_searches

[Help] Page changed, why did the location bar NOT show it ???

This tiny site:: http://flv.appspot.com/flvurl ，into the search bar i pasted http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoICzQpVCeA And then clicked "get flv url" Button，and the page loaded as expected,and i got the address of the .flv file. Good,
But, the string in the location bar did not change，still http://flv.appspot.com/flvurl
Viewing the page source of http://flv.appspot.com/flvurl , I found::
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<div class="rhead"><a href="/"><<Home</a>  »  <a href="/flvurl">Get flv video download url</a><br/>Download Flv video [b]from <a href=""[/b] target="_blank"></a></div>
<div class="rform"><form action="" method="post">
<input type="text" name="q" [b]value=""[/b] size="80"/>
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then, just trying, I typed into the location bar:: http://flv.appspot.com/flvurl?url=http: … oICzQpVCeA
the newly loaded page was different than that of http://flv.appspot.com/flvurl, BUT,
it's not the result page，but looked just like the page of http://flv.appspot.com/flvurl with http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoICzQpVCeA pasted into the search bar，and, with the "get flv url" Button NOT pressed yet.
Viewing the source of this page::
<body>
<div class="rhead"><a href="/"><<Home</a>  »  <a href="/flvurl">Get flv video download url</a><br/>Download Flv video [b]from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoICzQpVCeA" [/b]target="_blank"></a></div>
<div class="rform"><form action="" method="post">
<input type="text" name="q" [b]value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoICzQpVCeA"[/b] size="80"/>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="get flv url" />
</form></div>
<div class="result">
<br />
Finally，I pressed the "get flv url" Button manually，
Viewing the page source::
<body>
<div class="rhead"><a href="/"><<Home</a>  »  <a href="/flvurl">Get flv video download url</a><br/>Download Flv video from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoICzQpVCeA" target="_blank">SwashBot 1</a></div>
<div class="rform"><form action="" method="post">
<input type="text" name="q" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoICzQpVCeA" size="80"/>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="get flv url" />
</form></div>
<div class="result">
[b]SwashBot 1<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=NoICzQpVCeA&t=vjVQa1PpcFNCbNqGl7E_agrEuT2D8iejknk2Hu047rk=">http://www.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=NoICzQpVCeA&t=vjVQa1PpcFNCbNqGl7E_agrEuT2D8iejknk2Hu047rk=</a><br />[/b]
I just want to know, what's the exact address i should type into the location bar that will load the result page immediately??
why i want to do this is to use it in a simple shell script that automates the download....sick of click click click ....
PS::This tiny site can interpret to you the real .flv address from 14 sites, just found it five minutes ago, try it out if you're interested
Last edited by lolilolicon (2009-03-18 05:44:48)

-> Tap '''ALT''' key or press '''F10''' to show the Menu Bar
-> go to Help Menu -> select "Restart with Add-ons Disabled"
Firefox will close then it will open up with just basic Firefox. Now do this:
-> go to View Menu -> Toolbars -> unselect All Unwanted toolbars
-> go to Tools Menu -> Clear Recent History -> '''Time range to clear: select EVERYTHING''' -> click Details (small arrow) button -> place Checkmarks on '''Cookies, Cache''' -> click '''Clear Now'''
-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> General -> When Firefox starts : select "Show My Home Page" -> Type the address of the website which you want to be your HomePage e.g. http://www.google.com -> place Checkmark on "Show the Downloads window when downloading a file" -> select Radio Button option2 "Always ask me where to save files"
-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Content -> place Checkmarks on:
1) Block Pop-up windows 2) Load images automatically 3) Enable JavaScript
-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Security -> place Checkmarks on:
1) Warn me when sites try to install add-ons 2) Block reported attack sites 3) Block reported web forgeries 4) Remember Passwords for sites
-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Advanced -> Network -> Offline Storage (Cache): click '''Clear Now''' button
-> Click OK on Options window
-> click the Favicon on SearchBar -> click '''Manage Search Engines''' -> select all Unwanted Search Engines and click '''Remove''' -> click OK
-> go to Tools Menu -> Add-ons -> Extensions section -> REMOVE All Unwanted/Suspicious Extensions (Add-ons) -> Restart Firefox
You can enable your Known & Trustworthy Add-ons later. Check and tell if its working.

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after upgrading to 10.0, the location bar disappeared.

Make sure that you do not run Firefox in full screen mode (press F11 or Fn + F11 to toggle; Mac: command+Shift+F).
If the menu bar is hidden then press the F10 key or hold down the Alt key to make the menu bar appear.
Make sure that toolbars like the "Navigation Toolbar" and the "Bookmarks Toolbar" are visible: "View > Toolbars"
*Open the Customize window via "View > Toolbars > Customize"
*Check that the "Bookmarks Toolbar items" is on the Bookmarks Toolbar
*If the "Bookmarks Toolbar items" is not on the Bookmarks Toolbar then drag it back from the toolbar palette in the customize window to the Bookmarks Toolbar
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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Back+and+forward+or+other+toolbar+items+are+missing

Why does the location bar only perform searches, even typing about:config just returns a google search for "about:config"

My location bar will only perform web searches and no longer takes the browser directly to web address entered manually. for example typing "about:config" returns the results of a google search for "about:config", typing "http://www.gawker.com" does not take me to gawkers website but rather returns google search results for "http://www.gawker.com".

''You might want to disable or remove that Yahoo! activeX Plug-in Bridge that shows in your Installed Plugins. Firefox doesn't do ActiveX and a plugin like that might leave you open to being exploited.''
First you need to figure out if an extension you have installed is causing that.
Do you have that problem when running in the Firefox SafeMode? <br />
[http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode] <br />
''Don't select anything right now, just use "Continue in SafeMode."''
If not, see this: <br />
[http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes]
Or, it could be caused by Malware.
Install, update, and run these programs in this order. '''''(Not all programs detect the same Malware.)''''' They are all free for personal use, but some have limited functionality in the "free mode" - but those are features you really don't need to find and remove the problem that you have.<br />
''Note: If your Malware infection is bad enough and you are mis-directed to URL's other than what is posted, you may have to use a different PC to download these programs and use a USB stick to transfer them to the afflicted PC.''
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware - [http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php] <br />
SuperAntispyware - [http://www.superantispyware.com/] <br />
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NoRedirect: <br />
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Redirect Remover: <br />
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Why is the text so small on this web site???

Why is the message text so small on this web
site?? It is almost impossible to read!!
The navigation text is tiny as well, I cant
read a word of the navigation bar at the top
of this page.
If this is produced using Netweaver, I am
very concerned.
Come on SAP, this needs addressing.

On my computer it is OK, but I have seen this on other machines too. But this surely is not connected to NetWeaver, as you surely knew
I'll forward this to SDN personell.
Regards,
Benny

Why am I not able to type in new URLs in the location bar either in my current tab or any new tab in the middle of my session? I've never had this problem with any other version of Firefox.

For example, I had several tabs open in Firefox 4 just now. For no apparent reason, when I opened a fifth tab, I couldn't click on the location bar or type anything into it even with repeated attempts. I either have to start Firefox again or try going back to a tab that is already open with a page loaded and type into the location bar there. That worked for me to be able to get to this website. This is very frustrating and seriously hampering my ability to use Firefox--which I have previously always been impressed with. I have a 2 year old Dell Optiplex 755 running Windows Vista.

Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
* Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
See:
* [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]]

Using Firefox 4.0 Beta 4. When I open a link in a new window, the web address does not show in the location bar. Why?

When I open a web page link in "a new window" the link opens, but the web page information does not appear in the location bar. It is blank. If I open the link in a new tab, there is ho problem.
Further, if a open a link from the tab without a location in a new tab on the same window and then go back to the original tab, the location bar fills with the web address.
Have done this starting in several locations, so it not location dependent.

That behaviour is likely top be caused by an add-on, and in your case the likely culprit is IE Tab 2, the various versions of IE Tab have caused problems with Firefox 4 beta including issues with the location bar not being updated.
You can test to see if IE Tab 2 is causing your problem by disabling it and then seeing if the location bar in a new window shows the address. If it is not that add-on causing the problem, see [[troubleshooting extensions and themes]].
For info, the IE Tab Plus add-on has been updated recently to improve compatibility with Firefox 4 beta, you may want to try that one instead. The latest version is available from http://coralietab.mozdev.org/installation.html

Why can't I load a page by hitting enter after I type it into the location bar? I have to click on the green arrow to load new pages.

When I type a URL into the location bar, I have to click on the green arrow at the right end of the location bar for the new page to load. In previous versions of Firefox you just hit enter to load the new page.

This didn't help my problem. When I restart Firefox in Safe Mode, the problem goes away but none of the other troubleshooting tips help. I noticed today that when I start Firefox in normal mode, I get this error: "TypeError: Components.classes[cid] is undefined." It's a Javascript error, and I also noticed that when I go to the Gmail page in normal mode the cursor isn't automatically placed in the username field like usual. When I start Firefox in safe mode it does this, however.

I clear the browsing and download history already, but the history still auto-appear in the location bar when I type the site url. Why?

I use
tools -> clear recent history -> browsing & download history (everything)
However, all the news or urls I visit couple months ago always auto-appeared when I type the url in the location bar.
I've observed this situation since Firefox 4 or 5, so I am googling how to really delete all my browsing history.
Also, it is weired and angry, firefox keep to remember the wrong id/password of web server authentication data, since I edit my id/password. Firefox always show me the wrong id/password, even I delete everything and every categories in the "Clear All History". It looks the clear history feature doesn't function as it indicated.

Here is how you do it:
Firefox > History > Clear Recent History
(Or Tools > Clear Recent History)
Then in the opened window hit the button beside details and then check all of the available things in there.
Also pay attention that everything is selected in the list of the upper side.
If this helped you, please hit 'Solved it' Button so the topic would be closed.

Why do I have to click the green arrow on the location bar instead of pressing ENTER to prompt the new webpage to load?

When entering a web page (e.g., www.aol.com) I would normally hit the ENTER key on my keyboard and the aol webpage would open. However, using Firefox 4.0.1 on my desktop, I have to enter the webpage (e.g., www.aol.com) and then use the mouse to right-click on the green arrow tab located to the right of the location bar. This is not the case on my wife's laptop, however. And she is using the same version of Firefox.

This was very very helpful and I resolved the issue. The problem ended up being an extension from my AVG firewall that I had to disabled, once I disabled the ext Firefox worked properly again.

Why can't I search in the location bar anymore?

I don't mind the changes made to Firefox too terribly but the one thing that's really throwing me off is that I can't search Google from the location bar anymore! Previously, when I wanted to know something stupid like how tall the Eiffel Tower is, I just popped 'how tall is the eiffel tower' into my location bar and bam, instant answers. Now, if put anything with spaces I get:
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I already went to about:config and keyword.enabled is set to true. What could the problem be? :(

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/luckybar/

Why don't I get google results when typing keyword into the location bar?

When typing keywords into the location bar, instead of taking me to Google I get a "problem loading page the connection was reset" error. And the domain it automatically takes me to is domainnotfound.Internetserviceprovider.net. Is there any way that if I don't type in a full url and just press enter it will give me the google results for those keywords? thank you for the assistance

Sounds that your ISP is detecting whether a DNS look up fails in redirect you to that optimum.net url.
In such a case you need to contact your ISP and ask them for alternative DNS servers that do not redirect you or you can set other DNS servers yourself.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Error_loading_websites#DNS

All of my bookmarks appear in the location bar when all i want is the history

So lets just jump through everything I have done already. I basically figured out that all of the sites listed in my location bar are my bookmarks. All want is history. Before my Location bar settings were set to history and bookmarks, but then I decided to delete all my history and that just left the bookmarks. So figured out the location bar settings thing and I switched it to History but its still showing my bookmarks in the location bar. Some sites I have bookmarked but haven't visited in awhile. I would also like to note that there is no star next these links in the location bar but when I click on any of the links in it they are bookmarked sites. I am guessing the missing star may have something to do with why its being tagged history. I have no clue but I only want history in my location bar not bookmarks. I tried customizing it and still all my bookmarks are in it.

Are those sites redirected to another location?
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You can also restrict the drop down list to websites that you've typed in the location bar.
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Location_Bar_search
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.urlbar.default.behavior

I want to change the operation of the location bar

I just upgraded to Firefox 4 and lost all the location bar settings that I implemented when Firefox 3 came out. I personally consider the 'awesome' bar to awesomely stupid.
A search system is supposed to narrow your results, not throw everything in the universe at you. If I type an 'a' in the bar, I should get useful results with words starting with 'a', not everything with the letter 'a' in it. I get tons of useless stupid results like:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vantec-NexStar-NST-370GX-USB2-0-External-HD-Enclosure_W0QQitemZ170612527077QQcategoryZ158817QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D10%26pmod%3D170609509665%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D7966427859536039466
See anything starting with 'a' in that mess??? Why is it in my search results???
There used to be an article in the database that explained how all the urlbar settings and options in the config page work. Where can I find this info now????

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