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JavaScript Navigation ebay.com

eBay: "/" shortcut to the search box

Lets you press the "/" key anywhere on the page to jump straight into the search box.

Code to copy

// Press "/" anywhere to jump straight to the search box
document.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
  if (e.key !== '/' || e.ctrlKey || e.altKey || e.metaKey) { return; }
  const tag = (document.activeElement && document.activeElement.tagName) || '';
  if (tag === 'INPUT' || tag === 'TEXTAREA') { return; }
  const box = document.getElementById('gh-ac');
  if (box) {
    e.preventDefault();
    box.focus();
    box.select();
  }
});

How to use this example

  1. Copy the code with the button above.
  2. Install JustZix (2 minutes) and open the extension on the target page.
  3. Add a new rule matching that page.
  4. Paste the code into the rule's JavaScript panel and save — it runs on every page visit.

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