Igor. Update: June 14, 2019.
Hello, dear readers of the blog site! As I already noted, the developers of Mazila Firefox initially decided to implement a web browser assembly in which its basic functionality would contain a minimum set of options, and all the rest were added as plugins depending on the needs of a particular user.
Thanks, among other things, to this feature, Mozilla gained many supporters, and the generally positive assessment helped this browser occupy one of the leading positions in the world market for quite a long time. True, then came the time of the almighty Google Chrome, whose dominance continues to this day. However, Firefox, with the release of the newest version running on the Quantum engine, has a chance to once again compete for leadership, because the glory of the most extensible browser remains with it.
Thus, of all competitors, Mazila acquired the most extensive set of plugins (add-ons or extensions) during its development. This circumstance alone can lure some users to his side. True, lately Chrome has been trying to seize the palm in this aspect (), but Mozilla does not give up, and such competition ultimately benefits consumers.
How to download and install the extension for Firefox
Before using any add-on for Firefox, of course, you need to. After this task is completed, you can select and add the extension you need on the official store page, where all add-ons are organized into categories to make searching easier:
To install the extension in the Mozilla browser, click on the selected picture and go to the next web page, where you will see concise information on this add-on: the name or nickname of the author, current version, date of last update, brief description, user reviews, screenshots demonstrating the essence of his work, etc. If the decision is positive, after studying all the data, press the button "Add to Firefox":
Before installation begins, the system will ask you to confirm the operation with your permission to access the necessary data and tabs:
By clicking on the “Add” button you will finally activate the download of the extension to the browser. The operation is simple and does not require any additional effort. After a few seconds, you will receive confirmation that the plugin has been successfully installed in your Firefox:
This is a standard installation procedure, which, in general, usually ends there. But when adding some plugins, a new tab may simultaneously open with a developer page, where there are details on the downloaded extension, including its current and previous versions, data on the regularity of its updates, configuration instructions, etc.
In the future, to perform various actions on any plugin, you need to select the appropriate item from the drop-down menu hiding behind the cryptogram with three horizontal stripes in the upper right corner of the Mazila window:
As a result of these movements, you move to the appropriate tab, where you can perform various operations you need with installed add-ons, including setting up, disabling, or even completely removing:
From this tab you can directly go to install other extensions by clicking on the link "Download add-ons", where some plugins will be recommended for you. If you don’t find what you need from among them, you can click on the “Find more add-ons” button, which will take you to the store page (which I already mentioned at the beginning of this section), where there is a huge selection for almost all occasions.
Please note that below we will look at extensions that can be add absolutely free(there are also paid samples for performing special tasks) or with basic free functionality.
Popular Mozilla Firefox add-ons for everyone
First, I will present a selection of plugins that solve a variety of problems and may be of interest to absolutely all Internet users who prefer the Firefox browser.
1. "Government services"— the plugin is designed for placing an electronic signature on the State Services portal, where Russian citizens can use it to draw up absolutely any document online, without wasting their precious time visiting official institutions.
This add-on is not yet listed in the official Mozilla store, so its installation is somewhat different from the standard one, which can be done with official page of State Services. After completing the process, just go to the “Extensions” tab and enable the plugin using the button of the same name. The work of the add-on will be marked by the appearance of a symbol in the form of the Russian national flag in the top panel of the browser window.
2. Browsec VPN is a popular extension that implements a secure VPN (Virtual Private Network) tunnel on the Internet, making it possible to guarantee user confidentiality and replace the real one using proxy servers.
Since the real IP remains behind the scenes, this technology allows you to unblock the content of sites in another country. Let's say you are outside of Russia and want to watch a video on a certain Russian resource that is prohibited from being shown in the region of your current location.
When you activate Browsec VPN and configure the “Russia” virtual location, you immediately get access to browsing that would be impossible without this addon. Let's see how privacy is ensured and blocking is bypassed in practice.
So, you install the plugin in the usual way, as a result of which a symbolic image of the globe will appear in the top panel of the browser window on the right side. After clicking on it, a splash screen will appear, where the extension can be activated using the “Protect me” button or using the slider at the bottom right:
To select the country in which the target web resource with blocked content is located, click on the “Change” button. The extension will give you a list of countries to whose territory you can move, of course, in a virtual sense:
To use a proxy for countries that have the “Premium” mark next to them, you will have to fork out $4.99 per month. Unfortunately for a large number of Russian-speaking users living abroad, Russia is among the paid options (screenshot above).
However, there are analogues of this addon on the Internet with a free option for bypassing blocking of Russian sites (this one, for example). I used Browsec VPN as an example because it is one of the highest quality overall privacy tools out there.
3. Google Translator, ImTranslator, Dictionary— a multifunctional add-on that allows you to choose a translator (Google, Microsoft Bing, Translator, Yandex). Includes 91 languages and can quickly translate using a dictionary, read text, save history, perform reverse translation and much more.
In order to translate a fragment of text selected on a web page, you need to select it, right-click and from the context menu select the appropriate item that appears there when the extension is in the active state:
4. Video DownloadHelper- a very functional Firefox plugin to download videos. After installing and activating the extension, when you visit one of the web resources with which it works (and there are a huge number of such sites on the Internet), as a result of clicking on its icon, information about the videos on the page will appear, and you will immediately be able to download video files to different formats:
If you move the cursor to the bottom panel of the window instead of the arrow pointing to the right, a set of tools will appear (in the screenshot above it is highlighted in yellow), with which you can perform all available actions (obtaining information about the program, going to a web page with a list of supported sites , analysis of a video resource web page, conversion of local files). From here you can move on to settings that are amazing in their breadth.
5. Adblock Plus- a very convenient extension in our time, when the global network space is filled to capacity with advertising, often incredibly aggressive. It will help you block advertising content on absolutely any web pages and thus tailor the Internet to your needs. In this case, in addition to a much more convenient viewing of content, you also get fast pages, the loading of which is accelerated without unnecessary advertising.
However, in life halftones always rule, and radical measures aimed towards one extreme or another usually do not lead to a completely acceptable result. You may ask, what am I getting at? And besides, in Adblock Plus the developers have provided the possibility of implementing my favorite “golden mean” rule, which is taken into account in the settings that allow you to block
annoying ads, but display unobtrusive and often useful ad units.
6. Adguard Anti-banner- another type of blocker, with which you can block the display of all types of advertising, including video advertising (including on YouTube), banners, text ads, pop-ups and other elements that irritate the eye.
In addition, this Firefox extension has the ability to prevent the download and installation of spyware and advertising applications (adware), protect your personal data, block systems for monitoring user behavior on the network, protect you from negative information and resources containing viruses.
You can go to the settings needed by the user, which contain numerous useful options, from the already familiar “Extensions” tab. By the way, there are a wide variety of filters there, through which you can optimize the operation of Adguard Anti-banner to your taste (among others, there is a filter for useful advertising, it is already enabled by default).
7. WOT- an add-on for Mazila that provides protective functions in terms of identifying various suspicious or even dangerous web resources when surfing the network, including those that are infected with viruses. The more users install this Mozilla Firefox extension in their browser, the larger the database we will have at our disposal, since everyone, in addition to receiving information about the site they are currently visiting, can give it their rating:
The level of user trust in a particular web project is expressed by a certain color (red is the highest degree of unreliability, yellow is a call for caution, green is a white and fluffy resource). Moreover, you will be able to filter out unreliable sites directly on the search results page, where they will be marked with the appropriate icons:
8. Firefox Color- an add-on that makes it possible to make the appearance of your browser more attractive and convenient to work with by choosing among many new, popular and selected design solutions for Mozilla Firefox (about themes for all the most popular browsers).
9. Text Link— sometimes on web pages there are inactive links provided in text format. So, this addon speeds up the opening of pages at such URLs, saving you from additional unnecessary gestures (copying and pasting into the address bar of a new tab or window). After downloading and installing Text Link, you can open pages to which text links lead by simply double-clicking on them:
10. Tab Mix - Rename Tab— allows you to quickly change the title of the active tab, which also significantly saves time when such an operation needs to be performed repeatedly:
11. Gmail™ Notifier— a plugin that allows you to interact with several Gmail mailboxes at once without leaving the current browser tab. After installation, which occurs in the standard way, a proprietary icon of the Google email service will appear in the upper right corner of the window, by clicking on which you can call up the contents of your account in miniature:
In the settings, where you can access from the same window, you can specify your main email account and 5+ additional ones, specify the email checking interval, activate a sound notification when new correspondence arrives, and much more.
A distinctive feature of this extension from many others of its class is that you do not need to enter separate authorization data, you just need to log in to each of those Google accounts from which you want to track notifications.
12. Image Search Pro- This addon provides the ability to perform a reverse image search in several search engines. After installing it and turning it on, move the cursor to the selected picture, call up the context menu by clicking the right mouse button and select the appropriate item:
By going to the page of the desired search engine from the list, you can find out the source of this image, as well as find all its versions with different resolutions.
The best Firefox plugins for webmasters and SEOs
1. is the most successful plugin, in my humble opinion, of all extensions of this class. It can well serve as a teaching aid for beginners in the practical study of HTML and CSS, and is also an excellent assistant when editing page elements:
True, life moves on, and this add-on is no longer supported due to the fact that a similar tool appeared in the basic functionality of Firefox, which is activated using the F12 key or using the Ctrl + Shift + I key combination.
The same can be done if you right-click on any page open in the browser and select “Examine Element” from the context menu that appears, as well as if you open the Mazila menu, hidden behind the icon with three horizontal stripes in the upper right corner, and follow path “Web development” - “Developer tools”.
Despite the fact that the Firebug plugin itself is no longer relevant, I advise you to follow the link to the material about it, because all the basic information presented there will certainly help you in the practical use of any similar tool.
2. is a great addition, especially for those who are trying to improve their practical skills in website editing and layout.
I decided to manually correct one extension called Vimperator, but that was not the case...
This is where Firefox stores all its data:
Windows
On Windows 95, 98 and ME By default, profile folders are located in one of the following folders:
- C:\Windows<папка профиля>\
- C:\Windows\Profiles\
On Windows 2000 and Windows XP
- C:\Documents and Settings\
The Application Data folder is a hidden folder; To show hidden folders, open Windows Explorer and select: Tools > Folder Options > View tab >
On Windows Vista and Windows 7 By default, profile folders are located in one of the following folders:
- C:\Users\
The "AppData" folder is a hidden folder; To show hidden folders, open Windows Explorer and select: “Tools > Folder Options > View tab > Show hidden files and folders.”
On Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 You can also use the following path to find the profile folder, even if it is hidden:
- %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<папка профиля>\
Where %APPDATA% this is an environment variable representing the path to the C:\Documents and Settings\ folder<имя пользователя>\Application Data on Windows 2000/XP and C:\Users\<имя пользователя>\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista and Windows 7. Both of these folders are hidden by default.
To find the profile folder in the default folder in Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7:
Each folder in the "Profiles" folder (eg "xxxxxxxx.default") is a profile on your computer.
Windows Vista and Windows 7: You can open the Start Program app to find the profile folder as explained above, or you can open the Start menu in Windows and use the Search Programs and Files feature in Windows 7 or the Start Search feature in Windows Vista:
"Find programs and files" in Windows 7
1. Press the Start button or Windows key to open the Start menu.
2. In the "Search programs and files" field in Windows 7 or "Start Search" in Windows Vista, enter %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles and press Enter.
3. Click on any of the profiles (for example xxxxxxxx.default) to open it in Windows Explorer.
Linux
Profile folders are located in:
- ~/.mozilla/firefox/<папка профиля>/
The ".mozilla" folder is a hidden folder; To show hidden files in Nautilus (Gnome's default file browser) or Thunar (XFCE's default file browser), select View -> Show Hidden Files or press Ctrl+H.
Mac
Profile folders are located in one of the following folders:
- ~/Library/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/<папка профиля>/
- ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/<папка профиля>/
The tilde character (~) refers to the current user's home directory, so ~/Library is the /Macintosh HD/Users/ folder
Hello, dear friends!
The technical support service of the LPgenerator platform often receives letters from users who complain about the abnormal behavior of the visual editor: changes are not saved, landing page elements are not displayed or move in different directions, etc.
In 99% of cases, the problem lies in the browser used, namely, in its cache, extensions, or a ban on processing javascripts.
Observations show that it causes the least number of errors and problems.
Today we will tell you how to clear your browser cache, disable unnecessary extensions and enable script processing. So let's get started.
1. How to clear your browser cache?
Your browser's cache is a copy of the contents of web pages you have visited. If the landing page (or individual elements of it) you want to view is already in the cache, the browser will instantly load it from your hard drive without contacting the server.
Thus, after saving changes in the LPgenerator editor, you can see not the edited page, but a copy of it from the cache. In this case, the page does not yet contain the latest changes you made, so it appears that the editor did not save them. Moreover, an overloaded cache can also affect the speed of the platform functionality.
For information on how to properly clear your cache, see the guides below.
After clearing the cache, be sure to restart the browser and check its functionality.
If you still have problems with the editor, then the cause may be your browser extensions. Read about this in the second part of our guide.
1.2. How to clear Google Chrome cache?
Before starting the operation, make sure that all the necessary data (messages, page in the editor, text, etc.) is saved in the browser.
1) Click on the menu icon in the upper right corner:
2) Select "History":
Please note: you can also open history in Chrome using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+h
3) Click "Clear history":
4) Select "During all this time"(this is important, otherwise there will be no point in cleaning),
Check the box next to "Images and other files saved in the cache" and click "Clear history":
5) Done. Close and open your browser (this is important, otherwise cleaning will not help).
2. How to disable browser extensions?
A browser extension (plugin, add-on) is a computer program that expands the functionality of the browser. Sometimes the functionality of extensions includes blocking various elements and technologies necessary for the correct operation of the LPgenerator visual editor.
Here are some of the extensions that you should disable:
- NoScript;
- Adblock (Adblock Plus);
- Ghostery.
If the above plugins are not enabled in your browser, and the problem still persists, we recommend disabling all plugins installed in the browser, and then enabling them one by one in order to determine which one is causing the error.
Below we will explain how to disable extensions in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Internet Explorer browsers.
How to disable extensions in Google Chrome?
1) Click on the settings icon in the upper right corner:
2) Select “Settings”:
3) Select the “Extensions” section on the left:
4) Uncheck the boxes next to extensions that block ads. The plugin will not be deleted and can be enabled when needed:
Note: the most popular blockers are the Adblock and Adguard plugins, but you may have other blocking extensions installed - they need to be disabled.
5) If you do not want to disable the extension, you can pause it on the page.
For example:
6) Done. After disabling plugins, you need to reload the page. It is advisable to press the key combination Ctrl and R:
How to disable extensions in Mozilla Firefox?
1) Open the Firefox menu in the browser panel on the right
2) Select the “Add-ons” section from the drop-down list
After completing these steps, restart your browser and check the operation of LPgenerator.
How to disable extensions in Opera?
1) From the menu, select Extensions > Manage Extensions.
2) Click on the "Disable" button next to the corresponding extension.
How to disable extensions in Internet Explorer?
1) Click on the settings icon in the browser
2) Select “Configure add-ons”
3) Click on the add-on and click “Disable”
How to disable extensions in Safari?
1) Click on the settings icon in the right menu of the browser
2) From the drop-down list, select “Settings”
3) Go to the “Extensions” section
4) You can disable all extensions at once using the Off/On slider
5) To disable a specific extension, uncheck the box next to it
Are you having problems with any extension? Mozilla Firefox (Pale Moon)?
Does not work? Has a panel disappeared (side, top, etc.)?
No access to extension settings Mozilla Firefox?
Slow Firefox? Complete "brake"?
Don't want to deal with configuration files?
But you have a desire to use your favorite extension.
Delete. Clear. Install.
Use the following simple algorithm for the Mozilla Firefox (Pale Moon) browser:
Note: sometimes the above does not solve the problem, for example: side expansion panel"All-in-One Sidebar" has "disappeared", does not open and there is no access to it.
Then this is solved as follows:
Launch Firefox in safe mode(For more details, see the article Safe Browser Mode.) and load with the option - " Reset toolbars and controls". Next button - "Make changes and restart".
This problem appears due to " spoiled " file localstore.rdf
Removing and restoring an extension using SeoQuake (v.2.6.8) as an example.
The algorithm for removing, saving and restoring an extension for the Mozilla Firefox (Pale Moon) browser is designed for most extensions.
Note: The interface and messages shown on this page are indicative only. depends on the current version of the application, but the essence remains relevant for the browser Mozilla Firefox And Pale Moon versions 3.6.x - 2X.x. and higher.
Save extension.
If you have problems with the extension or “wrong” browser behavior, for example:
- The SeoQuake toolbar has been “shortened” without the ability to restore it in the browser.
- No access to toolbar settings.
- Or do you just want to remove some extension from Mozilla Firefox.
If necessary, if, for example, there is no access to the Internet, there is no way to download from the site, etc., we save the extension ( SeoQuake) using the CLEO application, while the program FEBE- must be installed.
To save, in the menu bar, select - " Tools" - "FEBE"-"Quick Backup"
- Set the folder where we will copy the extension ( SeoQuake).
- Place a checkmark on the desired extension ( SeoQuake).
- Button " Begin".
- If everything is in order, we will be notified about this in a pop-up window.
After successfully saving the extension we need, we will remove it from Mozilla Firefox.
Remove extension from Firefox browser
To remove an extension from Mozilla Firefox, go to Menu Panel - " Add-ons".
In the list that opens, select the extension ( SeoQuake) to delete and press the button " Delete"
We were immediately warned in a pop-up window.
Maybe you'll think about it? What for? We saved it. Delete...
Do you think you removed the extension and everything is fine? No, you are deeply mistaken!
Remnants of the extension are still in the data files Mozilla Firefox current profile.
First you need to be in the current profile folder find and delete the folder " SeoQuake".
Note: Where is the profile located? Firefox see the chapter in the article - How to determine where the profile is located Mozilla Firefox.
Note: extension SeoQuake Unfortunately, there are not only such modest ones that leave their traces in the browser after deletion.
There are a lot of extensions that " forget"clean up after yourself" garbage", as a result of which the database Firefox gets bloated and the browser starts to work slower at first, then strange things happen" freezing", "glitches" and finally stops loading.
That's why, If Firefox began to work more slowly or " freeze", and you are sure that everything is fine with extensions and plugins, and you have already reinstalled several times Firefox, but the problem persists, then it’s time to clean the configuration file.
But I don’t want to deal with this matter.( Where are these records? What records? Where are they located? etc.)
There is a way out and it’s very simple! The only drawback is that you will need to configure all the extensions and the browser itself again.
Note. Starting from Firefox version 13 and higher, the browser provides the ability to reset settings and the ability to more quickly resolve problems related to the performance of Firefox.
Clearing browser configuration Mozilla Firefox from the remnants of expansion.
To delete entries remaining from the uninstalled extension, go to the menu bar:
"Reference" - "About:?"- "All configuration settings"
If you are using the MR Tech Toolkit extension
Or use the page address:
Note: records about changed settings Mozilla Firefox are stored in the file:
prefs.js
(See mozillazine.org for more information) current browser profile.
You will immediately receive a terrible message! We promise we'll be careful...
And in the line " filter"we write seoquake . Further, melancholy, on each record displayed (... seoquake...) right click in the menu - " Reset" clear the field value.
All of the changes you make in Firefox, like your home page, what toolbars you use, extensions you have installed, saved passwords and your bookmarks, are all stored in a special folder, called a profile. Your profile folder is stored in a separate place from the Firefox program so that, if something ever goes wrong with Firefox, your information will still be there. It also means you can uninstall Firefox without losing your settings and you don"t have to reinstall Firefox to clear your information or troubleshoot a problem.
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How do I find my profile?
Click the menu button, click Help and select Troubleshooting Information. From the Help menu, choose Troubleshooting Information. The Troubleshooting Information tab will open.
- Under the Application Basics section, click on Open Folder Show in Finder Open Directory. A window will open that contains your profile folder.Your profile folder will open.
Finding your profile without opening Firefox
Firefox stores your profile folder in this location on your computer, by default:
C:\Users\
Windows hides the AppData folder by default but you can find your profile folder as follows:
- From the Start Screen, click the Desktop tile. The Desktop view will open.
- From the Desktop, hover in the lower right-hand corner to access the Charms.
- Select the Search charm. The Search sidebar will open.
- In the search box, type in:
%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\
without pressing Enter. A list of profile folders will appear. - Click on the profile folder you wish to open (it will open in a window). If you only have one profile, its folder would have "default" in the name.
- Click the Finder icon in the dock. On the menu bar, click the Go menu, hold down the option or alt key and select Library . A window will open containing your Library folder.
- Open the Application Support folder, then open the Firefox folder, and then the Profiles folder.
- Your profile folder is within this folder. If you only have one profile, its folder would have "default" in the name.
- (Ubuntu) Click the Places menu on the top right of the screen and select Home Folder. A File Browser window will appear.
- Click the View menu and select Show Hidden Files if it isn't already checked.
- Double click the folder marked .mozilla .
- Double click the folder marked firefox . Your profile folder is within this folder. If you only have one profile, its folder would have "default" in the name.
What information is stored in my profile?
Note: This is not a complete list. Only important information is described.
- Bookmarks, Downloads and Browsing History: The places.sqlite file contains all your Firefox bookmarks and lists of all the files you"ve downloaded and websites you've visited. The bookmarkbackups folder stores bookmark backup files, which can be used to restore your bookmarks. The favicons.sqlite file contains all of the favicons for your Firefox bookmarks. For more information, see Bookmarks in Firefox and Restore bookmarks from backup or move them to another computer .
- Passwords: Your passwords are stored in the key4.db and logins.json files. For more information, see Password Manager - Remember, delete, change and import saved passwords in Firefox.
- Site-specific preferences: The permissions.sqlite and content-prefs.sqlite files store many of your Firefox permissions (for instance, which sites are allowed to display popups) or zoom levels that are set on a site-by-site basis (see Font size and zoom - increase the size of web pages).
- Search engines: The search.json.mozlz4 file stores user-installed search engines. For more information, see Add or remove a search engine in Firefox.
- Personal dictionary: The persdict.dat file stores any custom words you have added to Firefox's dictionary. For more information, see How do I use the Firefox spell checker? .
- Autocomplete history: The formhistory.sqlite file remembers what you have searched for in the Firefox search bar and what information you’ve entered into forms on websites. For more information, see Control whether Firefox automatically fills in forms .
- Cookies: A cookie is a bit of information stored on your computer by a website you’ve visited. Usually this is something like your site preferences or login status. Cookies are all stored in the cookies.sqlite file.
- DOM storage: DOM Storage is designed to provide a larger, more secure, and easier-to-use alternative to storing information in cookies. Information is stored in the webappsstore.sqlite file for websites and in the chromeappsstore.sqlite for about:* pages.
- Extensions: The extensions folder, if it exists, stores files for any extensions you have installed. To learn more about Firefox extensions and other add-ons, see Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox.
- Security certificate settings: The cert9.db file stores all your security certificate settings and any SSL certificates you have imported into Firefox.
- Security device settings: The pkcs11.txt file stores security module configuration.
- Download actions: The handlers.json file stores your preferences that tell Firefox what to do when it comes across a particular type of file. For example, these are the settings that tell Firefox to open a PDF file with Acrobat Reader when you click on it. For more information, see Change what Firefox does when you click on or download a file .
- Stored session: The sessionstore.jsonlz4 file stores the currently open tabs and windows. For more information, see Restore previous session - Configure when Firefox shows your most recent tabs and windows .
- Toolbar customization: The xulstore.json file stores toolbar and window size/position settings. For more information, see