Wikipedia:Tools/Browser tools/Mozilla Firefox/URL shortcut

Description

Allows the user to go to a Wikipedia article from the Mozilla or Firefox address bar by typing "wp Article_Name".

Instructions

1. In later versions of Mozilla, you can add keyword searches more easily by right-clicking on the search field of the required site and selecting "Add a Keyword for this Search" in the resulting pop-up context menu.
2. Add a bookmark for Wikipedia.
3. Right-click on the bookmark and open its properties.
4. In the keyword field, type "wp" or your own shortcut character(s) (without quotes).
5. Change the address (called "location") to one of the following (English wikipedia):
   • "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%s" - This will cause "wp [text]" to go directly to the article page of "[text]".
   • "https://google.com/search?q=site:en.wikipedia.org+%s" - This will cause "wp [text]" to go to a google search for "[text]" specifically focused on Wikipedia.
   • "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=%s" - This is what Mozilla Firefox uses by default in the most recent versions, and will cause "wp [text]" to go to the Wikipedia search page, searching for "[text]" - however if the article "[text]" exists it will load the page directly.
6. If you want to use another language wiki, change to the desired two/three letter language code, for example en.wikipedia.org → ru.wikipedia.org .

Usage

Simply type "wp Article_name" without quotes into the address bar, where Article_name is the name of the article you wish to navigate to. For example, try any of the following: wp Disney, wp Donald Trump, wp WP:RFC.