Add JIRA Quick Search to Chrome Omnibox

Question

I would like to search JIRA's "Quick Search" from Chrome's Omnibox. This is not the same as this Chrome Omnibox search string:

https://myserver/jira/browse/%s

That string will only open perfectly (not partially) matched JIRA IDs. A Quick Search will automatically open the issue that uniquely matches the search criteria--even if the search criteria is a partial match. For example, consider a system where there is only one JIRA issue that contains -77, and that JIRA issue is CLS-77. Using Quick Search (at the upper-right corner of the JIRA site) to search for "77" will open issue CLS-77 automatically. Performing the same search through Chrome Omnibox custom search string I listed earlier will not launch CLS-77 when searching for 77.

Answer 1

In searching for the same answer, I discovered a partial solution. This solution requires that you use the keyword searching feature of the omnibox, so searching for "ISSUE-123" will not work but "jira ISSUE-123" will. It also supports quick-search text searching for example "jira some search string."

In chrome, follow these steps to configure:

1. Open chrome's settings and click Manage Search Engines in the search section.
2. Scroll to the bottom and enter the following information:
   • Search engine name: JIRA (or some description about which instance of jira like "Apache JIRA")
   • Keyword: jira (or something simple to remember on the omnibox, could be the base URL of your jira instance)
   • URL: https://jira.example.com/jira/secure/QuickSearch.jspa?searchString=%s (obviously, replace the jira.example.com with the host name of your jira instance)
3. Click done

To use:

1. In the omnibox type jira (or your keyword you configured above) followed by a tab or space
2. Enter your quick-search term which could be an issue key, free-form text or project text

Examples of what to type in the OmniBox:

• An issue key: jira WEB-123
• Free-form text: jira Logo change
• Project-specific search: jira WEB logo