Comments on: Firefox Search Bar Not Working – Solved

By: Jim Hillier

Jim Hillier — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:37:23 +0000

In reply to Bob C..

It’s a good thought Bob but… been there, done that.

Disabling all (3) extensions was the first thing I tried, it made no difference.

By: Bob C.

Bob C. — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:22:49 +0000

My guess why it doesn’t work for some and does for others could be due to an add-on. Disabling all add-ons and try searching to verify. If the search box now works, re-enable one at a time until you hit the one causing the problem. I’ve also ran into a situation where two add-ons created a conflict but none when excluding one.

By: Jim Hillier

Jim Hillier — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:14:23 +0000

In reply to Joe H.

Hey Joe,

Yes, it’s a strange one. Lots of reports across forums of the search bar not working and lots of different solutions put forward. This was the one that worked for me, but I’ve read of others who’ve tried the same fix and it hasn’t worked for them. Go figure.

I’m running the latest Firefox version (149). Firefox is reporting it’s up to date.

By: Joe H

Joe H — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:05:44 +0000

Inside of about:config, the “browser.newtabpage…” item you mentioned is set to true on my Firefox (149). But the search bar works normally (I always prefer the search bar). Possibly Firefox has fixed this? Not sure, but mine is not misbehaving. FWIW.

By: Harry

Harry — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:37:08 +0000

I started with Navigator and ended up with Firefox for many years until it no longer served me well. I run Chrome and Edge now. A happy camper, indeed.