I do it for the sites that are in my favorites/bookmarks too. It is faster for me to just start typing it in than it is to use my mouse to go to the folder and click the link. Usually by the time I get to the 2nd or 3rd letter, the site is the first option and I can just press down to click on it. As a result, there are a number of sites I just never put on my bookmarks.

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Posted by beerJeep

Louisiana

Member since Nov 2016

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Posted on 2/24/21 at 9:44 am to Weekend Warrior79

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Usually by the time I get to the 2nd or 3rd letter, the site is the first option and I can just press down to click on it.

That is auto fill..... aka the standard way people navigate to websites they frequent.

That isn’t using a search function.

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Posted by JDGTiger

Louisiana

Member since Oct 2020

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Posted on 2/24/21 at 9:45 am to Chicken

Chicken the next outfit that will screw you is Shopify.

Those are their stores not yours and if they don't like something about you they will take your store offline without warning.

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Posted by Weekend Warrior79

Member since Aug 2014

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Posted on 2/24/21 at 10:06 am to beerJeep

And when the autofill does not populate the exact site you are searching for, it sends you through their search function

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Posted by tide06

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Posted on 2/24/21 at 10:29 am to beerJeep

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Tor.

Tor is built into Brave btw when you use a private tab.

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Posted by LakeCharles

USA

Member since Oct 2016

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Posted on 2/24/21 at 2:22 pm to beerJeep

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I mean..... who uses search engines to get to a website they frequent?

It's the way new people find a site. There is always attrition of active people.. Interests change, people die. A site will need a constant stream of new people to maintain a constant number of active members.

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