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How change the sort order of searched items so last search item shows first. I DO NOT mean the order of search engines, but existing searches by down arrow key

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I want to be able to change the sort order of items I have already searched for in the search box. I want to be able to hit the down arrow key and see my previous searches in the order of last search showing first. At the moment I have no idea how it is sorting and it's very annoying to have to re-type a query I typed 5 minutes earlier but because I typed in another 10 since it is lost somewhere in the list. Can this be done, I have googled but did not find the topic anywhere. Just to clarify, I DO NOT MEAN the order of search engines (which is all that comes up in google), I mean the actual text typed in which has been saved in the drop down list.

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I want to be able to change the sort order of items I have already searched for in the search box. I want to be able to hit the down arrow key and see my previous searches in the order of last search showing first. At the moment I have no idea how it is sorting and it's very annoying to have to re-type a query I typed 5 minutes earlier but because I typed in another 10 since it is lost somewhere in the list. Can this be done, I have googled but did not find the topic anywhere. Just to clarify, I DO NOT MEAN the order of search engines (which is all that comes up in google), I mean the actual text typed in which has been saved in the drop down list. Thanks

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The "form fill" feature uses a "frecency" algorithm, frequency + recency, similar to the address bar autocomplete list.

I found an extension that seems relevant, but the reviews are old so I'm not sure it's still working: Searchbar Autocomplete Order.

But... is the autocomplete not working? I would expect that typing a couple characters of the earlier query would filter the list so you can easily select it? Or is the problem that the list doesn't remember enough searches for that?

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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The "form fill" feature uses a "frecency" algorithm, frequency + recency, similar to the address bar autocomplete list.

I found an extension that seems relevant, but the reviews are old so I'm not sure it's still working: Searchbar Autocomplete Order.

But... is the autocomplete not working? I would expect that typing a couple characters of the earlier query would filter the list so you can easily select it? Or is the problem that the list doesn't remember enough searches for that?

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Hi jscher,

Thanks so much for taking the time, this extension does exactly what I want, it allows me to sort by newest and it works perfectly with FF 22, so I'm happy.

To answer your question though, I use the search bar very frequently and can never quite remember the wording of a query I used, I know I can type in some of the words and then scroll, but this solution is just what I need.

Cheers,