Google-chrome – Stop Omnibar from searching within a site

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Is there a way to disable the Omnibar in Chrome from searching within a specific site rather than Google when I start my search with that site's name?

For example, when I'm trying to search for information about Last.fm, I begin my search with "last.fm", and as soon as I press Space, it defaults to searching within Last.fm. This also happens with some .com sites, even if I leave off the .com part (such as Amazon), but not others (such as Reddit).

I'm fine with the normal behavior of pressing Tab to search within the site, but I just don't want it done automatically, so is there a way to turn this off?

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When you want to indicate to the Omnibar that you want to search for something, start your query with a ?. Then it will always perform a search through your selected search engine.

For example:

?last.fm something

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Source: https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95653

Click the wrench icon on the browser toolbar.

Select Options (Preferences on Mac and Linux; Settings on a Chromebook).

Click the Basics tab.

Click Manage search engines in the "Search" section.

Remove a search engine: Select the search engine from the list and click the x that appears at the end of the row.

Add a search engine: Scroll to the bottom of the dialog and fill out the following fields:

Add a new search engine: Enter a nickname for the search engine.

Keyword: Enter the text shortcut you want to use for the search engine. Use the keyword to do keyword searches.

URL: Enter the web address for the search engine.

Edit a search engine: Select the search engine from the list and click the field you want to modify.

Make a search engine default: Select the search engine you want to use as your default search engine and click the Make default button that appears in the row.

Of particular interest is the keyword. Try editing the Amazon search, and taking a look in there. If you don't need the Amazon search, just deleting it would work too.

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Disable the autocomplete at will with a space at the end of your search term. For example you can simply press:

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