Stockvault.net browser search plugin

The stockvault.net search plugin provides the ability to access the gallery search engine from a web browser, without having to go to the website first.

Installing the plugin is simple. Just click the image above and when promped, select "ok". In your searchbar you will now see a camea icon which you have to select. Type in a keyword that describes the image you are looking for, and you will be directed to our search results page. Remember, to broaden your search, use simple and fewer keywords.

This search plugin works for both Internet Explorer and Firefox.

What's a search plugin?

Technically, a search plugin is a small text file that tells the browser what information to send to a search engine and how the results are to be retrieved. The ease with which search plugins can be created has led to archives where public contributions can be downloaded, and these can be important in software personalization. With the introduction of Firefox 2.0 in 2006, search plugins started to offer search suggestions, where terms would appear as the user typed. These are laid out in a menu, and are predicted based on the most likely ending to a word that was midway through being typed. This uses Ajax technology to query the remote website's database for most common search terms, and so differs from traditional browser autofill, where the form would typically be completed based on information the user had entered previously.

How do I uninstall it?

Internet Exporer users:
Click on the arrow in the search input and then the "Change search defaults.." in the list.



Now select the "Stockvault search plugin" and press the "remove" button, then click the "OK" button.
The plugin has now been removed successfully.

Firefox users:
Click on the arrow in the search input and then the "manage search engines" list.



Now select the "Stockvault search plugin" and press the "remove" button.
The plugin has now been removed successfully.