Can't "Add a Keyword for this Search" in Firefox because the search box is a textarea

Don

Steps to reproduce:

Visit kagi.com in Firefox as a logged-in user.
Right-click the search box.

Expected behavior:
The context menu should have an "Add a Keyword for this Search..." option. This feature normally allows the user to create a special bookmark that has an associated keyword. Typing this keyword in Firefox's address/search bar makes Firefox search the bookmarked site instead of the default search engine. (It's like your bang searches.)

Workaround to induce expected behavior:

Visit kagi.com in Firefox as a logged-in user.
Right-click the search box.
Click Inspect.
Right-click the textarea#searchBar element and choose Edit As HTML.
Change the textarea element to an input element.
Close the inspector.
Right-click the search box. It now includes "Add a Keyword for this Search..."

Debug info:
Firefox 118.0.1 / macOS 13.5.2 / United States / US-EAST

Notes
I gathered from another bug report that you recently changed the search box to a textarea to support a new feature. Maybe it's worth it, but I thought I should point out this side-effect.

vicky

Why not add it using the address bar using open search?

While the point you raised is valid, this is also another workaround

Don

Ah!

I didn't see a way to add a search engine to that list, and when I clicked Find more search engines, it took me to Firefox's add-on directory, so I thought I would have to install the Kagi extension to get it to appear there.

I now see that I can go to the Kagi search page, right-click Firefox's address/search bar, and click Add "Kagi Search".

Thanks!

Vlad

Don Thanks for the update!