Save Firefox Bookmark Searches

If you open the menu to organize (some would call it manage) the Firefox bookmarks you are presented not only with an interface to sort, delete or add bookmarks but also with the possibility to search them. All you need to do is to enter a search term and perform a search in the bookmark’s interface. Firefox will return all bookmarks that match that search term either in the url or title (and probably additional information like tags or descriptions if they exist)

One interesting option that is provided by Firefox is the option to save a search in the Firefox bookmarks. This will create a new dynamic folder in the Firefox bookmark’s menu that will contain all the bookmarks matching the entered search term.

What’s probably even more interesting is the fact that it will automatically display new bookmarks that have been added after performing the search in Firefox if they match the search term. This way it is possible to create a dynamic bookmark folder that will always contain all matching bookmarks of the entered search term. The dynamic folder can be moved into a Firefox toolbar for quick access or to any other location that can display Firefox bookmarks folders.

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Tags: bookmark search, firefox, firefox bookmarks, firefox tips, mozilla-firefox, save bookmark search, web browser
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7 Responses to “Save Firefox Bookmark Searches”

1. Transcontinental says:

   July 16, 2009 at 1:33 pm

   Martin, I never even knew this Firefox feature until reading this article!
   For those who, like me, are new to this, more information available at http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Smart+Bookmarks+Folders

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   • Martin says:

     July 16, 2009 at 2:40 pm

     Transcontinental and I never knew there was a help page at Mozilla about this, ha :)

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