To set your browser to use Naver as its default search engine (i.e. it will bring you to a Naver search results page when you type search terms in the URL link bar aka "omnibox"), simply add a custom search engine in your browser's settings using this string:
http://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=osp_hty&ie={inputEncoding}&query=%s
For example, I've recently converted some of my friends over to using Chrome instead of IE, but they want as "Korean" an experience as possible. Thus, in Chrome:
Menu -> Settings -> Search -> Manage Search Engines -> Other search engines
In the box for "Add new search Engine" just enter "NAVER" and in the box for "URL with %s instead of query" just enter the URL link from above. Then click to set it to "Default" and you're done.
In Firefox there are various ways, but I prefer:
Enter about:config in the URL bar -> find the entry for Keyword.url -> replace the string with the the URL above.
I personally also prefer setting the Chrome homepage to Naver's mobile site. That way you get the benefit of a Naver homepage with Korean news and predictive search while you type, but minus so much gaudy Flash clutter.
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Set Naver as your browser's default search engine
Posted on 5:55 PM by Unknown
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