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Firefox address bar suggests wrong domain
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Mar 15, 2026409 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I recently upgraded to FF4 and want to change the behavior of the address bar. Right now if I start to type, for example, "websitename", it will suggest every url with 'websitename' in it. So far so good. If I start by typing "local-websitename" {I use the local- prefix for sites I'm developing on …
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Fix for: Firefox address bar suggests wrong domain
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Consider having a local hosts file, e.g.: Then get a host switcher for Firefox, e.g. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/hostadmin/ to switch between the live and the development environment. I admit this is not the answer you were expect…
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