any search items I enter into my location bar, it searches at localized google site which is in Arabic. I want the search to occur in default google english site
I want the location bar to search items in default English version of Google. As I am based in middle east, the search takes place on arabic version of google which is of no use to me
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To revert to Google (English) as your preferred search engine, please do the following.
- In the location bar, type about:config and hit Enter.
- In the filter at the top, type: keyword.URL
- Double click it and remove whatever's in there and replace it with http://www.google.com/search?q=
The URL to add in "keyword.URL" becomes a link in this post, so right click it and choose "Copy Link Location" to copy it to the Windows clipboard. Then hit CTRL+V to paste it. Saves you having to type the whole thing.
To reset your home page, do the following.
- Go to the site you want to set as your homepage.
- Click the orange Firefox button and go to Options | Options | General
- Make sure it says "Show My Homepage" in the first dropdown menu.
- Click the button called "Use Current Pages" to set the homepage to the one you have on the screen.
After you complete the above steps, install this add-on to prevent another search engine from modifying your preferences: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/browserprotect/
Thank you. That was helpful
Some sites automatically redirect you to a site in the local language, based on where your IP locates you.
If the Google (Firefox) or Yahoo! home page is in the wrong language then see: