# Site Search

> Search within the current site using your preferred search engine.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/sitesearcher](https://chrome-stats.com/d/sitesearcher)

## Overview

- **ID:** `sitesearcher`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** sa1hon
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 27
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-20
- **First published:** 2025-05-17
- **Size:** 24 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/sitesearcher/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/saihon/site-searcher/issues](https://github.com/saihon/site-searcher/issues)

## Description

Features
<ul><li><strong>Quick Access:</strong> Open the search popup via the toolbar action button or the <code>Alt+P</code> keyboard shortcut.</li><li><strong>Auto-fill Search Term:</strong> If you have text selected on the current page, it will be automatically pre-filled into the search term input in the popup.</li><li><strong>Auto-fill Domain:</strong> The domain of the currently active page is automatically pre-filled.</li><li><strong>Customizable Search Engines:</strong><ul><li>Choose your preferred search engine from a dropdown menu in the popup.</li><li>Your selection is saved for future use.</li><li>Add, remove, and manage search engines on the options page.</li><li>Defaults include DuckDuckGo and Google.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Context Menu Integration:</strong><ul><li>Right-click on selected text to perform a site search directly.</li><li>This feature can be enabled or disabled in the extension's options.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Theme Support:</strong><ul><li>Choose between a light and dark theme for both the popup and options page.</li><li>Your theme preference is saved.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Options Page:</strong><ul><li>Accessible from the popup or Firefox's add-on manager.</li><li>Manage search engines.</li><li>Toggle context menu visibility.</li><li>Toggle theme.</li></ul></li></ul>
Usage

Using the Popup
<ol><li><strong>Open Popup:</strong><ul><li>Click the Site Searcher icon in the Firefox toolbar.</li><li>Or, press <code>Alt+P</code> (or your configured shortcut).</li></ul></li><li><strong>Search Engine:</strong> The last used search engine will be selected. You can change it using the dropdown.</li><li><strong>Domain:</strong> The current website's domain will be pre-filled. You can modify it if needed.</li><li><strong>Search Term:</strong><ul><li>If you had text selected on the page when opening the popup, it will be pre-filled.</li><li>Otherwise, type your desired search query.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Click "Search"</strong> or press Enter in one of the input fields. A new tab will open with the search results from your chosen engine, scoped to the specified domain.</li></ol>
Using the Context Menu (if enabled)
<ol><li><strong>Select Text:</strong> Highlight the text you want to search for on any webpage.</li><li><strong>Right-click:</strong> Open the context menu.</li><li><strong>Click "Site Search for '[your selected text]'"</strong>: A new tab will open with the search results.</li></ol>

## Rankings

- #21,678 — Overall
- #48 — site

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `scripting`
- `storage`
- `contextMenus`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/sitesearcher)