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Re: No more "i'm feeling lucky"

dwight.stegall Feb 23, 2010 9:54 PM
Posted in group: Google Chrome Forum

Categories: Give Feature Feedback and Suggestions :

Google I'm Feeling Lucky! As Default Search Engine

The following is for Windows users. It might be different for other Operating Systems.

Google Chrome & Chromium

1. Right-click the address bar and click on "Edit search engines...".
2. Click the Add button
3. Where it asks for a name type Google - I'm Feeling Lucky!
4. Where it ask for a keyword type im
5. Where it asks for a URL paste http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=%s
6. Click Ok to save your settings and exit the dialog box
7. Now click the Make Default button
8. Click the Close button at the bottom
9. Type in keywords in the address bar that describe the site you want like Caterpillar for http://www.cat.com/

Internet Explorer and It's Clones

1. Go to this site http://www.ieaddons.com/en/createsearch.aspx
2. Where it asks for an URL paste http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=TEST
3. Where it asks for a name type Google - I'm Feeling Lucky!
4. Click the Install Search Provider button.
5. Check the box that says Make this my default search provider.
6. Click the Add button.
7. Type in keywords in the search box that describe the site you want like Caterpillar for http://www.cat.com/

Mozilla Firefox

There is nothing to do here. Firefox searches Google - I'm Feeling Lucky! in the address bar by default. To change that type about:config into the address bar and press Enter. In the filter search box type keyword.URL and change the search URL to the one you want.

Flock

1. Type about:config into the address bar and press Enter
2. In the filter search bar type keyword.URL
3. When you see keyword.URL look to the right and you will see an URL
4. Replace it with http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=
5. Type in keywords in the address bar that describe the site you want like Caterpillar for http://www.cat.com/

Opera

1. Press CTRL+F12 to open the Preferences panel.
2. Click on the Search tab.
3. Click on the Add button.
4. Where it asks for a name type Google - I'm Feeling Lucky!
5. Where it asks for a keyword type im
6. where it asks for an address paste http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=%s
7. Click the check box where it asks Use As Default Search Engine
8. Click Ok and then Ok again to save those settings and exit the dialog box.
9. Type in keywords in the search box that describe the site you want like Caterpillar for http://www.cat.com/

Safari For Windows

You can't add any search engines to the search box or address bar in this browser.

But you can use this bookmarklet I made for that.

Google - I'm Feeling Lucky!

javascript:void(q=prompt('Google%20-%20I\'m%20Feeling%20Lucky!:\n\nEnter%20Keywords%20and/or%20Operators',getSelection()));if(q)%20void(location.href='http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q='%20+%20escape(q))

In the box that opens when you click on the bookmarklet type in keywords that describe the site you want like Caterpillar for http://www.cat.com/

Put this bookmarklet where it is easy to get to like on the Bookmark Toolbar.

Google's I'm Feeling Lucky doesn't always understand what you want so sometimes it sends you to Google Web Search. Try different keywords until it sends you to the site you want.