GitHub overrides the slash key to focus its search box. This extension restores the default Firefox behavior to pop up the Find bar.

Prevent search hijacking with GitHub add-on
GitHub: Prevent search hijacking is a Firefox add-on that restores the default Firefox behavior of popping up the Find bar instead of focusing on GitHub's search box when the slash key is pressed.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
Weekly download count: 1
Firefox on Android: Yes
Permissions:
- *://github.com/*
Size: 8.72K
Email: yu*****@gmail.com
URLs: Website
Ranking
Other platforms
Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
User reviews
by 远离中共邪教快退出党团队, 2025-03-08
Had to create an account just so I could recommend and review this extension, which works great, with a perfectly minimal footprint.
I'm a coder, so I spend much of time online, and many sites like to steal focus when I try to search the page for a term using the slash key; which means that I then have to instead click on the Firefox File Menu Bar, then click Edit, then click Find in This Page.
This extension perfectly stops websites from doing that.
by No, 2019-11-20
Add-on safety
Risk impact
GitHub: Prevent search hijacking requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Request access to the following domains: github.com
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Risk likelihood
GitHub: Prevent search hijacking has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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