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Update URL added for searchplugins
Tues, 02 February 2010 10:57:00 GMT
I have now added the Url tag for self updates of searchplugins which at least works from Firefox 3.5, and may work in other browsers.

Google Chrome and Arora web browsers
Tues, 02 February 2010 10:53:00 GMT
The latest developer version of Google Chrome now adds search plugins 'properly' (it fills in the proper name / keyword when you click on an install link), and WebKit based web browser Arora supports installation of search plugins from the web.

Changed from MSSQL to MySQL
Tues, 01 September 2009 17:56:00 GMT
I have changed the database server from Microsoft SQL Server to MySQL because it is easier to do remote backups via MySQL. I think I've ironed out any problems in the coding but if you find any then let me know.

SQL Injection Attack
Wed, 15 July 2009 17:42:00 GMT
Unfortunately my database has been hit by another SQL injection attack which managed to severly corrupt my database. I have restored a backup but some plugins may be missing and will need to be recreated, also if you find out you can no longer login then you may need to sign up again and recreate any plugins you had. I am sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and I am taking steps to protect the database against future attacks.

Wolfram Alpha Search Engine Live
Wed, 20 May 2009 10:01:00 GMT
A bit late with the news but the new computational search engine Wolfram Alpha is now live. On a first quick go it is quite impressive and could be quite useful when you want a quick answer to a direct question, there is already a searchplugin for it on searchplugins.net as well.

DeeperWeb Search Press Release
Wed, 20 May 2009 09:56:00 GMT
'Google Searches Deeper with DeeperWeb - A Search Engine Extension. DeeperWeb, a new search engine extension, introduces Google users with innovative search boosting technologies. Employing Tag-Cloud techniques to help users navigate through search results more efficiently and Topic-Mapping Technologies for fast results identification.' Read the full press release. Also there is a searchplugin for Deeperweb on searchplugins.net and you can get the Firefox extension from AMO.

Forgot to pay the bill
Mon, 16 February 2009 17:53:00 GMT
The recent downtime over the last few days was my own fault - I forgot to pay my webhost, Webhost4Life, so they suspended my account. Everything is back to normal for now and, hopefully, for the future.

searchplugins.net hacked
Sun, 21 September 2008 15:09:00 GMT
Apologies if searchplugins.net seems to have been not behaving in the last few days but I only found out that my database had been hacked. Hopefully I have now remedied this problem. If yuo are still experiencing problems with the site please let me know.

Version 1.1 of Firefox Search Sidebar released
Thur, 08 September 2008 20:43:00 GMT
Version 1.1 of the Firefox Search Sidebar (Homepage) has been released. It is compatible with Firefox3 and has added options to switch between parallel - default, (searches open in multiple tabs simultaneously), and single, (list of searched search engines in sidebar), searches.

Google Chrome and searchplugins.net
Fri, 05 September 2008 00:19:00 GMT
The Google Chrome web browser is compatible with OpenSearch searchplugins - such as the ones on searchplugins.net

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